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| Keywords: Tacking Intervals.jpg en Schematic showing different paths of a vessel beating against the wind A vessel sailing against the wind from A to B can tack using different sized intervals taking e g the paths P1 P2 or P3 while travelling the same overall distance In a narrow channel path P1 can be necessary while in open water P3 may be preferable because it requires fewer turns In all cases the vessel will sail as close to the wind as possible own Lindert 2010-03-18 Tacking Intervals svg Sailing manoeuvres Sailing diagrams | ||||
