"Broach-to. To fly up into the wind. It generally happens when there is considerable sea on, and the ship is carrying a press of canvas with a good deal of after-sail set. When a ship sails with the wind aft, or on the quarter, the wind acts in the direction of the ship s course and the pressure on the sails is very much diminished. If from this position the ship suddenly presents her broadside to the wind, the sails, masts, and rudder will be endangered, and in extreme cases the ship may capsize or be forced down stern foremost. Broaching-to is generally occasioned by the difficulty of steering the ship; by the negligence or incapacity of the helmsman; or by an accident happening to the helm which renders it incapable of governing the ship. See BROUGHT BY THE LEE."〔 at Internet Archive〕〔"A ship is brought by the lee when her course is changed so as to cause the wind to blow against what was before the lee side, thus laying the sails aback." at Internet Archive〕