Re: Tacking

Gene Fuller wrote:
> andrew m. boardman wrote:
> 
>>  (I'll also happily argue with whoever said
>> that not tacking is guaranteed to be faster than tacking.  Lots of
boats
>> can gain with a good roll tack; 42.2.e is there for a reason.)

> Andrew,
> 
> Literacy is such a growing problem today.

Agreed.

> On June 7 I said,
> 
> ". . . then a single tack will generally be fastest."

And on June 8th Matt Colie said,

"Any tack costs speed and they should be avoided when not required."

I would guess that Andrew was addressing this comment, not yours.

Cheers.

//Walt