Answer:

leeward

Answer	Crossword Clue
LEEWARD	Downwind
LEEWARD	Moving toward the calmer side, at sea
LEEWARD	Nautical direction

LEEWARD	West Indies' ... Islands
LEEWARD	Side away from the wind
LEEWARD	Out of the wind
LEEWARD	Martinique's group
LEEWARD	... Islands (chain that includes Guadeloupe)
LEEWARD	Guarded West Indian islands.
LEEWARD	Islands southeast of Puerto Rico.
LEEWARD	Antigua is one of the ... Islands.

LEEWARD	Island chain in the West Indies.
LEEWARD	Away from the wind.
LEEWARD	Islands discovered by Columbus, 1493.
LEEWARD	Side to with a sailboat tilts.
LEEWARD	Nautical term.
LEEWARD	Antilles islands.
LEEWARD	Antilles chain
LEEWARD	... Islands, bird sanctuary

LEEWARD	A way the wind blows
LEEWARD	On the safe side
LEEWARD	Pull fish back in a nautical direction (7)
LEEWARD	The way the wind blows, perhaps
LEEWARD	Away from the wind
LEEWARD	West Indies islands
LEEWARD	Not on the windy side