Making headway, by alternate tacks, toward the direction of the wind.
The operation of making progress to windward by making tacks against the wind in a series of zigzags and the boat sailing as close to the wind as the sails, and their efficiency, allows.
Working to windward by a series of tacks A point of sail also known as sailing close hauled
Sailing at a close-hauled angle against the wind in alternate tacks. Since sailboats cannot sail directly into the wind, beating is the closest course to the wind they can sail.
Sailing towards the direction of the wind.
Tacking. To sail against the wind by sailing on alternating tacks.