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Basics of Sailing: How to Tack.

By Danny Cruz

Sailboat in Sydney Harbour

Photo by: John Shillabeer via Wikipedia – License Sailing: How to tack Tacking is when you perform a turn and flip the sails to the other side (tack) of the boat after approaching the wind head on. Tacking a sailboat requires the same approach whether the boat is small or large. Obviously, a small boat […]

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