[quote=multimatt]Right. I think I understand the concept, but what about over a 40 or even a 80 mile course where repeated tacking is necessary? During this past Miami Key Largo Race, we were sailing in Biscayne Bay south with the wind straight out of the south. It seemed like we were sailing from one end of the bay to the other (staying on tacks longer), while the other guys were sticking to the eastern side of the bay and tacking back and forth more often. They generally outran us and I was wondering if there was a rule of thumb to know when or how often to tack in a situation like this? We had planned to stay with the group during the race and see their techniques, but we got left behind pretty quickly....[/quote]
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