Thom Stewart scribbled thusly:
On boat, when I had one was;

Ready a'bout
Ready
Helm a'lee


Depends on the boat, on the situation, on the crew.
Generally, when day sailing, I'll say something like, "Sorry
to change the subject, but we need to tack." Then the people
have to be advised about putting their drink in a secure
place or holding onto it. Then everybody wants to help and
the muddle has to be sorted out. But most of the time, we're
on boats I can handle myself if there aren't too many bodies
in the way.


OzOne wrote
Yep, that's OK.
We mostly race and with a very close understanding of our situation
and tactics that borders on telepathy., the commands are often
something like
" What do you reckon?"
"Yep, let's go"
To which the helm is then pushed down.

Yes but everybody is focussed on sailing. A good crew should
not only be aware of the developing situation in the race &
on the boat, but should have the sheets ready very soon
after the last tack.

The best crew I sailed with would often just say, "Look at
number 123 (or whoever), we need to tack" as he was shifting
his feet & grabbing the lazy sheet; knowing that I'd be
putting the helm down before he finished the sentence. Or
I'd say "Gotta go! Now!" and the helm would be moving as I
spoke.


Capt. JG wrote:
We say... "umm" ... then we tack.


Yeah but you West Coast guys are always so reserved and
understated.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King