Point A Point B Problem: How do you sail from point A to point B? Wind.

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Point A Point B Problem: How do you sail from point A to point B Wind

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Point A

Point B

Problem: How do you sail from point A to point B?Wind

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Tack (or Changing Tacks): To change a

sailing ship’s course by steering the ship, bow

first through the wind and ending up with the

wind coming from the other side of the ship.

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Point A

Point B

Problem: How do you sail from point A to point B?Wind

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Ready AboutHelm A leeSpanker AmidshipsEase Headsail SheetsRise Tack and Sheet on the foreRise Tack and Sheet on the mainBack the headsailsMainsail HaulSlack away the spanker sheetShift Headsail sheetsShift Staysail SheetsLet go and haulRudder AmidshipsSet the Main SailHelm Full and BySet the Fore Sail

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Point A

Point B

Problem: How do you sail from point A to point B?Wind

Answer: By beating to windward.

A series of tacks allow a ship to beat to windward, thereby gaining ground eachtack.