Amusingly, it's still referred to as jibing[1], even though the apparent wind remains a headwind. This is important because sailing has right-of-way rules that

Amusingly, it's still referred to as jibing[1], even though the apparent wind remains a headwind. This is important because sailing has right-of-way rules that are written in terms of the true wind, not the apparent wind. [1] or gybing if you're using British spelling.