So right away, even the simplest definition of capacity presents a non-technical trade off, between headway and journey time, not that that's much of a problem in practice.

In other words, you will pay not just later, but more. Lean into your discomfort.

to starboard the helm

A favoring breeze enabled us to sail all the way down the lake, and (having been windlassed across the haul-over) even down the canals.