sail against

sail against something

to operate a boat or ship, so as to move against the wind. It takes skill and training to sail against the wind. The huge cruise ship sailed against the wind all the way to St. Thomas.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pietrina	-	Italian
SignÝ	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Steffie	-	German (Rare)
Modestas	-	Lithuanian
Sanderson	['sændəsn]
Edvin	ED-vin (Swedish), ED-veen (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian