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Minor nit, but tacking is by definition, turning into/across the wind.
by mdtusz 7y ago
Minor nit, but tacking is by definition, turning into/across the wind.
- OrangeMango 7y agoCame here to write that. In modern sloop-rigged boats, I believe that the general consensus is that tacking is less dangerous and gentler on your equipment than jibing(gybing)/wearing. In the tall-ship era of square-rigged vessels, wearing ship caused far less wear-and-tear on your rigging and was something you did to be more cautious or if your boat was far from a shipyard. Tacking through the wind was perhaps a bit reckless and not something to be done unless chased by a privateer or you were a warship in action.