GETTING THERE AND RETURNING


Now let’s put everything you have just learned together by sailing upwind, across the wind, and downwind. We will start by sailing upwind to a buoy with a series of tacks. Then we’ll sail across the wind on a reach to another buoy. After rounding the second buoy, we’ll sail downwind using a series of jibes. After jibing around the third buoy, we will sail a reach, this time on starboard tack back to our starting point.


WIND


l Sail Trim - Adjust sail trim as needed for each of the points of sail on a circuit.


l Maintain Course - Sail a predetermined course within +/- 10 degrees with proper sail trim.


Wind is from ahead with the boom on the port side of the sailboat. The sailboat is sailing on starboard tack.


Sailing Upwind E Wind coming over the bow of boat. E Sails are sheeted in all the way. E Driver steers boat toward the wind as much as possible.


E A sailboat may sail a series of tacks to reach a destination.


Wind is from ahead with the boom on the port side of the sailboat. The sailoat is sailing on port tack.


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Sailing upwind is also called beating to windward, or beating.


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