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Tacking and wearing are the two ways for a sailing boat to change the side where the wind is blowing. In tacking, you will face the wind and, if the speed is sufficent, cross the wind bed and get it on the other side. For this manoeuver, you need to change quicky the position of the yards, from one side to the other.
This explains why the braces have to run smoothly, and be prepared as a consequence, like here in "height" figures.
Wearing has the same target, but requires a 180° turn and thus leads to loose part of the distance already reached.
At the end of the cruise form Brest, we were getting quite used to the takcing maoeuver, and could manage to do it between 15 and 20 mn (with full crew). This semes long, but remember Sorlandet is a fullrigger, and thus you have to change the yard of three masts, plus the spanker on the mizzen mast, and all the jibs and stay sails.
I had in workshop a picture taken the day before, at the start of the first night watch: some are preparing for bed, the other dressed up for the next four hours into the night.

A very nice Sunday to all.

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