re: sailorgirl: neck and neck in the sydney hobart Dear sailorgirl I would have thought that what you are desribing is akin to tacking downwind. OK but the prudent navigator who prepares for the worst & hopes for the best should always be aware of his position in relation to the Rhumb Line. Not acting in quite the cavaliar fashion that Blackscorpion's post suggests of "swinging out wide & cutting in fast "
