with sails furled and helm lashed to the lee-side
with sails furled and helm lashed to the lee-side
• (adv.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n.
when a boat us without sail or engine power
A·hull' adverb [ Prefix a- + hull .] (Nautical) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull , noun 
(of a sailing vessel) with all sails furled and the helm lashed to head into the wind, as in heavy weather. · abandoned, with decks awash.