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Tack Defined

The lower corner of a sail. Also, each leg of a zigzag course.

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BERNTSSON And COL Complete Quarter-Final Line Up In Marstrand

Published July 3, 2009, 1:45 am, International Sailing Federation

Sweden's Johnie BERNTSSON and Seb COL of France took the final two quarter-final spots at the Match Cup Sweden, whilst current World Tour leader Adam MINOPRIO and reigning World Champion Ian WILLIAMS both crashed out.

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Canoes, kayaks built by hand at the Rock River Canoe Co.

Published July 3, 2009, 1:17 am, Watertown Daily Times

FORT ATKINSON - Paddling down a lazy river or along a quiet lakeshore is the ultimate goal for several craftsmen who are building their own boat at the Rock River Canoe Co. in Fort Atkinson. Current thoughts for those men revolve around what type of wood to use and what the next step is.

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Monday Night Laser Series in full swing after slow start

Published June 30, 2009, 10:39 pm, Sierra Sun

The Monday Night Laser Series got a late start in light winds this year.

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10 great places for sailors to take a brand-new tack

Published June 29, 2009, 1:23 pm, USA Today

Summertime invites boaters to sail away, but you don't have to be regatta-ready to enjoy the wind at your back.

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Burton wins Laser SB3 National Championships

Published June 29, 2009, 1:16 am, Yachting and Boating World

Craig Burlton has won the UK Laser SB3 National Championships in Falmouth, beating some of the country's best small-boat sailors across a range of wind and wave conditions.

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Sea Notes: Marion Bermuda race grueling from start to finish

Published June 27, 2009, 10:22 pm, The Standard-Times

After seven days battling howling winds, rain, heavy seas and a host of other difficulties, more than 30 of the 44 boats entered in the Marion Bermuda race Friday, June 19, have pulled into Hamilton Harbor in Bermuda. The rest either did not start the...

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Free sailing program draws crowds

Published June 26, 2009, 7:05 pm, The Capital

At first the words were foreign: jib, spinnaker, mainsail, windward, leeward, tack, keel. Paul W. Gillespie - The Capital Melissa Trost, right, teaches knot-tying basics to participants in Annapolis Community Boating’s FreeSail program.

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