I would ask. “No, but there is a line of pressure ahead I want to get into before we tack,” our tactician might respond with confidence. That is a great reason to sail the short tack.

If you’re late, tack and sail upwind, then tack back again, fully racing upwind. If the pin is favored and you need to close distance on the line, for example in a last-minute left shift ...

Worldwide, 80% of the sails used in the "470 class," Olympic-level, two-person dinghies have come off North Sails' factory line. Shiraishi ... A spinnaker sail's-worth of fabric can yield seven ...

“She won the start,” Riley said. “But she had to tack right on the line and was going pretty slow, and we had better boat speed while sailing in the puffs.” Riley built about a 15-second ...

The seven crews who took to the water at Welland Yacht Club on Sunday faced another windy day for the start of the Sunday ...

However, their apparent cruise to the win was rudely interrupted early on Thursday when a tack line on the J1, which is used for sailing upwind, snapped and ruled out the use of the vital sail.

Sunday saw the races for the Welland Yacht Club Flag Officer’s Cup and what proved to be an eventful sail for all due to the ...