Close hauled on
port tack
Close hauled on
starboard tack
Reaching on
starboard tack
Reaching on
port tack
Running on
port tack
Running on
starboard tack
WIND DIRECTION
SAIL HEADING TERMS
INTRODUCTION TO SAILING
*
Sailboats cannot sail directly into the wind. If a boat is pointed
into the wind, the sail will luff, (flap like a flag in the breeze).
Sailboats can only sail when they are at an angle to the wind (the
closest approximate being 30 degrees).
*For every angle to the wind that a sailboat can sail, there is an
angle at which the sail should be set. On a close-hauled course,
the sail is in tight; on a reach the sail is halfway out; on a run the
sail is out all the way.
*To pull the sail in and sail a close-hauled course, move the sail
stick down. To ease the sail out to reach or run, move the sail stick
up. When you move the rudder stick on the transmitter to the right,
the boat will turn to the right; when you move the rudder stick to the
left, the boat will turn to the left.
*As a guide to trim the sail properly, no matter what course you are
sailing, ease the sail out until it begins to luff. Next, pull it in until the
luffing stops.
This is all you need to know to start sailing your Nirvana sailboat.
Good luck and good sailing!
