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Question 3
A boat on starboard tack bears away until she heads directly downwind. To slow
her speed, her crew holds the boom along the centreline. The wind is hitting the
port side of her mainsail, although only her leech moving towards her starboard
side indicates this. Which tack is she on?
Answer 3
Port tack. As she is sailing directly downwind her leeward side is defined as the
side on which her mainsail lies. This is her starboard side. She is therefore on
port tack.
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