Tacking or coming about is a sailing maneuver by which a sailing craft (sailing vessel, ice boat, or land yacht), whose next destination is into the wind...

A tack is a nautical term both for the lower, windward corner of a sail and, separately, for the windward side of a sailing craft (side from which the...

through, the direction of the wind. This operation is known as tacking or coming about. Tacking more than 180° to avoid a jibe is sometimes referred to as...

Look up tacking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tacking may refer to: Tacking (sailing) or coming about, a sailing maneuver Tacking (law), a legal...

starboard tack). Changing from one tack to the other, by steering through the wind direction, is called tacking, or going about. A craft sailing with the...

and stabilizers. Jibe – Basic sailing maneuver, where ship turns its stern through the wind Tacking (sailing) – A sailing maneuver Translation (physics) –...

side. Tacking from the port tack (bottom) to the starboard (top) tack Beating to windward on short (P1), medium (P2), and long (P3) tacks A sailing craft...

the same tack and not overlapped, the boat that is astern shall keep clear of the boat ahead. (Rule 12). When a boat is tacking (changing tack) it shall...

weld Upholstery tack or furniture tack, a type of short nail more robust and resistant than the drawing pin. A tack as a part of the tacking maneuver; in...

stages of the Tour de France. Headwind and tailwind Air navigation E6B Tacking (sailing) Crosswind stabilization "Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance". Pilot's...