handiness

My handiness with the ropes, when I volunteered to help in hoisting sail, surprised and even perplexed him.

Besides, their speed and superior handiness give them a pull over us, when fighting under sail.

Expert native authorities have a very high opinion of the handiness of Hazara slave girls.

He has been invaluable with his sailor's resources and handiness.

Butts had been introduced as a stalking-horse, but there was no doubt about Si's admiration of his "handiness."