TRAINING:
TACKING
STEP-BY-STEP FOR TACKING
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1. Top speed into the tack, keep it flat.
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2. Step back behind the elastic, uncleat the main. Bend your knees to enable you to stand up as you head up.
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3. Stand up and unhook by sweeping your front hand down.
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4. Pass the tiller around the back and step across the boat. Steer through the wind.
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5. Step forward and let the main sail out. This stops you getting in irons or being blown over.
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6. Change over your tiller hands. The mainsheet and tiller are now in the same hand. Hook on with your front hand.
7. Sheet on as you step out.