Carolls.

Tacking in light air with a Com-Pac,
Before you tack you'll have to fall off and gain speed. Do this gently!
Remember a turned rudder is like a brake. When you get speed sail across
the wind to you're new course,being very,very light on the helm. I have
tacked past other boat by just heeling the boat to make the turns NO
rudder at all. Tacking in ligth air is like sailing a group of lazy "S"
turns. Don't let the rudder kill your motion

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