OUYANG MATILDA 20 Owner's Manual page 10

THE THREE POINTS OF SAILING ARE:
1. Beating or Closehauled:
A boat is said to be beating or closehauled when she is headed on
a course as close to the winds as she can sail with her main boom
sheeted over the boat.
2. Running Free:
When a boat is sailing in the same direction as the wind she is said to
be running free or sailing before the wind, with her main boom let out
at nearly a right angle to the boat.
3. Reaching:
We say a boat is reaching when the wind is coming over the side of the
boat. There are three types of reaches. Note the difference in each in
the direction in which the wind is coming over the side of the boat, and
the way the sail is trimmed in the following "Sailing Circle".
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