In nautical, one of the species of layer is called hover that can be made when sailing of bowling with good wind and all rigging, if it is wanted to stop the course of the ship for a short time to wait for some ship or for any other reason.
The hoist is to brace the glvias and other upper yards by windward, so that they drink wind by the face of the bow; to lower a little the greater strips and to place progressively the reed of the rudder to leeward. The maneuver is expressed with the phrase of doing and getting to the hover. Related words
Pairo: nickname of the great Pairola clan. Its origins are very remote, it is believed that this is what the alpha male of the clan is called.
Add: According to www.larompiente.com/dictionary.asp?letra=p: PAIRO - Keeping Pairo, means maintaining the position regarding the fund. When there is a temporary means to stay prow to the swell with little rag (little sail), in order to compensate the effect of dejection.
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