set sail

verb3

1. •
   To depart on a voyage by boat or ship.

   • We set sail for the Caribbean.
2. •
   (figurative) To do the analogous counterpart on a vessel with any other means of propulsion, such as steaming.

   • A Navy task force is expected to set sail shortly.
3. •
   To spread and arrange the sails of a sailboat or sailing ship for the purpose of putting out.

   • The sailors of the regatta are going to wait out this weather before they set sail.