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What is the definition of starboard tack?
Sailing on a point of sail such that the ship is rigged to sail properly when the wind comes over the starboard rail.
The point of sailing when the wind is over the side of your boat?
The best point of sailing is 45 degrees to the wind. If the wind was over the beam you would have to take a port or starboard tack to it.
Where is the boat on a sail?
On a port tack, starboard tack, or running before the wind.
Rules for Olympic sailing?
Same as the rules for any other sailing, Starboard boats have right of way, the windward boat gives way if on the same tack, and over taking boat keeps clear. look at wikipedia under 'racing rules of sailing' for a more extensive answer
Tiller boom tack and jib are names used in?
sailing
What is the four letter word that means the act of sailing close into the wind?
Tack. The verb is to "tack." When you sail a sail boat - or a "sailing boat" in British English parlance - towards or "into" the wind, that action is called "tacking".
What is the changing direction while sailing is?
Upwind = tack, Down wind = gybe
What does it mean for a sailboat to be in irons?
A sailing vessel cannot sail directly upwind for very long. Usually, the sails are either full against the wind pulling the sailing vessel along down wind, or at an angle to the wind to "slice" along across the wind called a "tack". However, when the sailing vessel needs to change tack (first going left to right across the wind, then turning to go right to left across the wind), it can be accomplished by turning down wind, crossing the path of the wind as it comes across the stern of the sailing vessel, then "slicing" along on the opposite "tack". This process is called a "gybe". There is another way to change tack, that is to turn the sailing vessel into the wind, sailing upwind for a very short time, continuing the turn so as to sail on the opposite "tack". The process is, itself, called a "tack". Unfortunately during a "tack" when the sailing vessel spends that short time turning across "upwind", if the vessel comes to a stop because there isn't enough speed to completely turn across the wind, the vessel no longer has water passing the rudder enough to allow that rudder to continue steering. The sailing vessel will be slowly blown backwards a bit until it turns the sails to catch the wind properly to get the vessel going fast enough (usually down wind) for the rudder to steer again. When the vessel is stopped or going backwards a bit, this is when the sailing vessel is "in irons". Basically, In irons is when the bow of a sailing vessel is headed into the wind and the boat has stalled and is unable to maneuver.
What is the action required when a power boat is approaching a sail boat head-on?
the power driven ship should give-way, and it must only do so by turning starboard... in good seamanship the sailing vessel should also turn starboard, but are not required to by law.
What is the significance of the colors on a nautical star?
I have heard that for sailor the colors represent port and starboard, Port is left and starboard is right. So a green star would be starboard and on the right, and a red star would be port and on the left. if you are returning home. I dont know what present colors mean but i know the colors for sailing and that sailors used the nautical star as a tattoo for guidance
What should a motorboat do when approaching a sailing vessel head on?
Power should give way to sail, if a collision is imminent or you are ever unsure on what to do always turn to starboard (right).
History of port and starboard?
In the oldest of sailing days the left side of the ship was called the "larboard" side. The right side was "steorbord" which is now "Starboard", it said that the name came literally from the side of the ship was steered from. larboard was too easily confused in high winds or loud sounds with starboard, so it was changed to "port side" which was the side of the ship cargo was loaded on from the docks.
