COMING ABOUT/ TACKING
A SWITCH OF SAILSIDE ,WHERE THE BOW TURNS THROUGH THE WIND.
THE WHOLE MANOEUVRE IS A TURN WHICH BEGINS EN ENDS ON A CLAUSE REACH
TACKING IN 4 STEPS:
- 1 READY ABOUT
CHECK IF THERE IS ROOM ON THE WINDWARD SIDE:
-HEAD UP TO CLOSE HAULED
- CREW PREPARES JIBSHEET (OUT OF CLAMP / TAYLING )
- 2 LEE-HO
HEAD UP (SLOWLY, TILLER TOWARD THE BOOM)
- 3 (RELEASE JIB)
WHEN THE MAINSAIL SWITCHES SIDES (IN IRONS):
- HELMSMAN MOVES TO THE OTHER SIDE,
- BEAR AWAY (SLOWLY)
- RELEASE THE JIBSHEET
- PULL IN THE NEW JIBSHEET (WITHOUT ANY TENSION )
WHEN THE SHIP IS ALMOST ON THE NEW CLOSE HAULED:
- CENTER THE TILLER TO STOP THE TURN.
- 4 (TRIM JIB)
WHEN THE SHIP IS ON THE RIGHT CLOSE REACH
TENSION / TRIM THE JIBSHEET. (SLOWLY)