Raising the spinnaker while tacking is not advised.
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Tacking
Synonyms for "tacking" (29 found)
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Noun(9 words)
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Tom usually remembers to duck his head to avoid the swinging boom when tacking in his sailboat.
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The English doctrine of tacking was first solemnly established in Marsh v . Lee , under the assistance of Sir Matthew Hale , who compared the operation to a plank in shipwreck gained by the last mortgagee
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