Progress to Perfect Tacks
Repeating some basic steps will get you blazing through your tacks.
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Repeating some basic steps will get you blazing through your tacks.
A simple approach gets you your cunningham adjustment and a better foot presentation.
The long tack helps you minimize your mileage and keeps you out of the corners.
Tacking in the zone, keeping clear, and penalty turns remain the most basic of rules regularly broken.
Now that you’ve done the proper preparations, it’s time to give it a dry run.
A rounding tack at the leeward mark can put you in control. The key is to anticipate the need and tack first.
Three rules are changed in sensible ways to promote safety, fairness and simplicity.
Repeating some basic steps will get you blazing through your tacks.
A simple approach gets you your cunningham adjustment and a better foot presentation.
The long tack helps you minimize your mileage and keeps you out of the corners.
Tacking in the zone, keeping clear, and penalty turns remain the most basic of rules regularly broken.
Now that you’ve done the proper preparations, it’s time to give it a dry run.
A rounding tack at the leeward mark can put you in control. The key is to anticipate the need and tack first.
Three rules are changed in sensible ways to promote safety, fairness and simplicity.
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