b) Sailing around a course
Side
D
Point of sail
dd#
A
Close hauled
B
Close hauled
C
Broad reach
D
Broad reach
Tips
1
• To sail upwind ("bottom" → "top"), the sailboat should sail "close hauled" along one edge of the "no go zone". After
sailing along some distance turn through the "no go zone" to the other edge. Zigzag to make progress upwind.
• The sails will change side when you cross the "no go zone". Do not straighten the rudder until the sailboat has past
the "no go zone" otherwise the sailboat will stop moving.
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Sail trim
Description
All the way in
Sailing up wind just outside the "no go zone"
Sailboat "tacked" (A → B): Bow of sailboat crossed the "no go zone" and
All the way in
sailing up wind just outside the "no go zone"
3/4 out
Sailboat "bearing away" from the top buoy and sailing downwind.
3/4 out
Sailboat "jibed" around the side buoy and now sailing downwind.
Wind direction
Top
C
B
Bottom
A
No Go Zone