What to do and how to do it; the American boys handy book (1920)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 150
ause the wind isI pressing on the aftermost side of the sail. So she very natur-ally moves forward. When she nears buoy No. I, the helms-man moves the tiller, or handle of the rudder, toward the sail.This causes the boat to turn her head toward buoy No. 2, thesail swings across to the other side of… … to work itself. This operation is called * tacking, or 122 Summer, working to windward, and the act of turning, as at the buoysNo. I and No. 2, is called going about. * It will be seen, then, that the science of sailing lies in beingable to manage a boat with her head pointing at any possibleangle…
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