Which means one other yokrl said it, BS thought it sounded cook, so he
adopted it...

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
So, what does "snap off a tack" mean? In what way is it different from
"a
tack"?


Snap off a tack as in "as fast as possible" so as not to lose boat
speed. Not just a racing term. It's certainly used here and when I was
sailing in FL last month.

RB
35s5
NY