To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course.
To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See Tack, v. t., 4.
A point of sailing with the wind on one side of the boat (noun); to change the side of the boat from which the winds blows by turning the bow through the wind (verb).
the nautical manouevre of bringing a sailing vessel on to another bearing by bringing the wind round the bow; during this manouevre the vessel is said to be 'coming about'.
The side of the of the boat where the sail is positioned.
Way of a ship zig-zagging into the wind or turning it by steering to winward.
To turn a boat so that the bow (nose, pointy end) passes through the eye of the wind. eg. A boat on a starboard tack turns 45° to the right, to sail on a port tack. Or...a boat leaning to the left makes a right hand turn, and is now leaning to the right.
Direction a ship goes in relation to the position of the sails. Also to change the course of a ship.
The direction which is being sailed, normally either starboard tack or port tack. Also: To change direction, by turning upwind. As opposed to a jibe which is done by turning downwind.
1) the lower forward corner of the sail 2) To change direction of the boat while travelling upwind
to change the direction of a sailing vessel's course by turning her bows into the wind until the windn blows on her other side.
1) A line connected to the clew of the course sail that pulls it forward. 2) The action of turning a vessel so that her bow crosses the exact direction the wind is blowing from. 3) The direction of travel of a vessel. 4) The lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail closest to the joining of the mast and boom. In the case of a sail that runs on a stay, the lower corner that is secured both to the stay and the stay's connection point.
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
The manoeuvre that brings the vessel round so that it is sailing with the wind coming from the opposite side by steering the bow through the wind, which means that the vessel is brought round so that halfway through the manoeuvre the bow is pointing directly into the wind. A boat is described as being on the port tack when the wind is coming towards it from the port side, and starboard tack when the wind is coming towards it from the starboard side.
The lower forward end of a triangular sail. Such a sail is tacked down when its tack has been secured.
the front, lower corner of the sail, also course with the wind coming from the side of the boat, also to change course by turning into the wind so that the wind comes from the other side of the boat
The lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail. To tack is to sail into the wind by proceeding at an angle to the wind; tacking is the act of turning at the end of each leg so sailed. Description of the point of sailing of a vessel relative to the wind direction; a vessel on port tack has the wind on the port side.
Referring to which (of two) positions the sailboat boat may take with respect to the direction of the wind. If the windward side is starboard, the boat is said to be on the starboard tack. If the windward side is port, it is on the port tack. Tack, when used as a verb, refers to changing tacks by coming about (pointing the boat into the wind). It can also refer to the whole process of moving the boat up wind as in "We had to tack up the river because the wind was against us." It also means the corner of the sail where the luff (forward edge) meets the foot (bottom edge).
1. the lower foremost corner of a sail; compare clew; 2. to make fast the tack of a sail; 3. indicates the wind direction relative to the sailing vessels heading, e.g. starboard tack means the wind is on starboard side
On a triangular sail, the bottom forward corner. Also, to turn the boat so that the wind exerts pressure on the opposite side of the sail.
a) The process of turning the bow of the yacht through the wind and changing the sides of the sails. b) The lower corner of a sail that is attached to the yacht.
Also called takke in Old English. 1. The lower, forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail. In square-rigged ships, it is the rope used to hold in the lower corners of the courses and staysails on the weather side. 2. To change the course of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails, as in: tacking the ship to larboard. 3. A rope used to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
The fore corner of a triangular sail.
To change direction relative to wind direction (usually in a zigzag manner over the duration of an upwind leg), such as changing from having the wind on the right to having the wind on the left. 360 Meaning a "360-degree penalty turn", one complete circle sailed as a penalty for hitting a buoy.
(1) The lower forward corner of the sail. (2) To turn a yacht through the wind so that its sails draw on the opposite side.
The lower forward corner of the sail usually fitted with a cringle. Also means sailing a zigzag course.
The front lower corner of a sail; the intersection of the luff and the foot. In the case of a spinnaker, the corner connected to the spinnaker pole. [ see mainsail drawing][ see jib drawing][see related photograph: Santa Cruz 52
The lower corner of a sail. Also, each leg of a zigzag course.
(verb) Change directions so that the wind comes from the opposite side of the boat. (noun) Port tack, wind from left — starboard tack, wind from right.
Starboard or Port A boat is on the tack, starboard or port, corresponding to her windward side.
bottom front corner of sail or, when sailing into the wind, to change direction so that the wind is coming from the other side
To turn the bow of a sailboat through the wind, so that the sails fill on the opposite side.
To change direction, particularly to turn upwind. As opposed to a gybe which is downwind.
To sail towards the wind in a zig-zag course; can also mean "food", especially as "hard tack" or ship's biscuit.
1) the lower forward corner of the sail (amûre)- 2) To change direction relative to wind direction (usually in a zigzag manner over the duration of an upwind leg), such as changing from having the wind on the right to having the wind on the left. (opposite of jibing) (virer de bord).
The direction of the ship's course with respect to the wind. To change the direction of the ship by turning the bow through the wind. Come about.
Direction of travel. Verb: to sail at an acute angle to the wind.
Tack is a term used in sailing that has different meanings in different contexts.
The tack of a square-rigged sail is a line attached to its lower corner. This is in contrast to the more common fore-and-aft sail, whose tack is a part of the sail itself, the corner which is (possibly semi-permanently) secured to the vessel.