SAILING ANGLES
TACKING ANGLES Since tacking upwind requires course changes of approximately 90 degrees, there are several ways to arrive at an upwind destination. In open water you can sail on one tack until you are in a position to tack just once and then sail directly to your destination. In a channel, you may need to use a series of short tacks to reach your destination.
A handy way to estimate what your new course will be after you tack is to sight directly off the windward side of the boat and pick out a landmark. This landmark will help you reference where your bow should point after your tack.
When tacking, your course options are unlimited, but the angle of your tacks should always be the same: about 90 degrees.
JIBING ANGLES
Sailing downwind allows you to sail directly toward your destination. However, it is safer, more comfortable, and faster to sail on a deep broad reach and jibe, rather than sail directly downwind.
Jibing angles are a lot more flexible and less structured than tacking angles. With the wind coming from behind, you do not have to contend with the No-Sail (No-Go) Zone.
WIND
WIND
Similar to tacking upwind, you can either use just one or a series of jibes to head downwind.
KEEP IN MIND
When tacking, we turn through an angle of approximately 90 degrees. When jibing, however, the angle is much smaller, about 45 degrees.
Tacking to an upwind destination is accomplished by sailing close hauled through a series of tacks.
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