Re: tacking

On Mar 24, 6:43 pm, "Wilbur Hubbard" <wilburhubb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "pensive hamster" <pensive_hams...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Mar 22, 12:04 pm, Claus Fr=F8rup <Cl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Ahoy again.
> > Once again I need your help for the translating of my hompage
> > athttp://www.froerup.dk/claus/2007eng.htm
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> > This time I'm looking for the maritime term for tacking or beating
> > up-wind, when one leg of the tack is shorter than the other.
> > Short-tacking isn't the proper term, because it is generally used when
> > tacking in a narrow channel, river or similar places.
> > I have had a look
> >
athttp://www.answers.com/topic/tack-sailingandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w.=
...
> > the term I'm looking for is
> > not listed here.
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> > I hope you can help me again:-)
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> 'Close-hauled' could possibly be the word you are looking for. You
> could say eg: 'sailed close-hauled on ****t tack for 3 miles (or 1/2
> hour?), and then tacked onto starboard for 1/4 mile, and then back
> onto ****t for another 4 miles.' You could add in compass headings or
> other details (speed, wind strength, sea state/waves, current/tide) if
> you wish.
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> If you are beating up-wind, you will be close-hauled on either ****t or
> starboard tack. Close-hauled  means that the sails are sheeted (more
> or less) as close to the centreline of the boat as possible. I say
> 'more or less' because most boats sail faster a degree or two off the
> closest they can point into the wind, without the sails flapping.
>
> You can also say 'sailing hard on the wind on ****t (or starboard).
> Thats the same as being close-hauled.
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> The phrase you're groping for is "sailing full and by."
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> Wilbur Hubbard

No it isn't. "sailing full and by" is for nervous sailors, uncertain
of their skill. It would be presumptuous to think that necessarily
applies to the OP. "sailing full and by" is not the same as avoiding
pinching in order to optimise VMG to windward.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_nautical_terms
http://tinyurl.com/a98na
Full and by - Sailing into the wind (by), but not as close-hauled as
might be possible, so as to make sure the sails are kept full. This
provides a margin for error to avoid being taken aback (a serious risk
for square-rigged vessels) in a tricky sea. Figuratively it implies
getting on with the job but in a steady, relaxed way, without undue
urgency or strain.