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Sailing the LiteHawk Whisper
Your new LiteHawk Whisper presents an interesting challenge.
Sailing requires constant reaction to water movements, wind gusts and wind direction changes! This is important as
you do not have an engine to drive your yacht, it is powered by wind only.
Your reactions now require adjustment of the rudder and sails in order to find the best possible course for your
sailing adventure!
Starboard Tack
Close
Hauled
Close
Reaching
Heading
Up
Beam
Reaching
Broad
Reaching
Reaching
Wind
Port Tack
Head To Wind
(In Irons)
Close
Hauled
Dead
Area
Bearing
Away
Broad
Reaching
Reaching
Running
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Sailing Into The Wind: Tacking
When sailing up wind, you need to
zig-zag left & right (port/starboard) to
move across the water. This is known as
TACKING, below is a graphic to show
you how.
Make sure not to angle
the boat too much into
the wind as you will
lose boat speed and
stall. Known as being in
Close
Irons.
Reaching
Tacking
Sails: Keep pulled in
Beam
Tip: Move the rudder
Reaching
quickly when tacking to
help to keep the boat
moving
Tacking
Sails: Keep pulled in
Wind
R
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