Tacking
Gene Fuller wrote:
andrew m. boardman wrote:
(I'll also happily argue with whoever said
that not tacking is guaranteed to be faster than tacking. Lots of boats
can gain with a good roll tack; 42.2.e is there for a reason.)
Andrew,
Literacy is such a growing problem today.
Agreed.
On June 7 I said,
". . . then a single tack will generally be fastest."
And on June 8th Matt Colie said,
"Any tack costs speed and they should be avoided when not required."
I would guess that Andrew was addressing this comment, not yours.
Cheers.
//Walt
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