luff up

1. To turn into the wind while sailing. The frigate started luffing up ahead of us, cutting across our ship's path.

2. To direct the helm of a sailing vessel toward the wind. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "luff" and "up." We'll want to luff the boat up closer to the wind to slow us down.

See also: up

See also:

sailing
colour
off the wind
sail close to (near) the wind, to
sail close to the wind
on the wind
near the wind
sail near the wind
sail before the wind
close to the wind

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