Sailing 101 Point of Sail

 This is called the Point of sail.

Regions for different rig settings

The first diagram is to distinguish the several basic ways of sailing. and how according to your direction you are suppose to set the Main Sail and Jib.

 

This example shows the heading of the boat and settings of the main sail and jib and how much slack you should give the sails according to the direction of the wind.

This is the fundamentals of sailing.









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Point-of-Sail
Point-of-Sail	Wind Direction
In Irons	Into the Wind
Close-Hauled (Beating)	30-40 Deg
Close Reach	70 Deg
Beam Reach	90 Deg
Broad Reach	135 Deg
Running	180 Deg

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