Then, with a smile he'd been saving since independence, he slowed the boat, and those who wanted a dip dived straight in.

Spotting one, he slows the boat, steadies the spear’s tines above the surface, and plunges downward.

I slowed the boat and pointed the nose to the open sea.

Additional changes after construction had begun slowed the boats' progress.

Upon touching the water, the parachutes were released to blow away, and a drogue opened to slow the boat's drift and aid in the survivors reaching the lifeboat.