<AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="4,4,20,22" HREF="!Sailing into the wind is also called tacking to windward. To sail into the wind, a boat tacks (zigzags) at a 45-degree angle to the direction of the wind. The boat must tack because if it sailed directly into the wind, the sail would flap wildly and be useless.">
Sailing requires skill, knowledge, and experience. Three basic maneuvers that all sailors must know are how to sail (1) into the wind, (2) across the wind, and (3) with the wind.<NP>
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World Book diagram by David Cunningham</P>
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