To change tack with the wind crossing behind the boat. (Mostly used of boats and other small sailing craft — the corresponding manoeuver in a sailing ship is to wear.)
Sometimes it'll be necessary to turn the stern of the boat through the wind This process is fraught with danger as the possibility exists of slamming the sails from one side to the other We will probably perform many gybes, but they will be controlled A gybe is controlled as follows: Generally your on a broad reach or downwind before starting your gybe Accordingly, the sails are set way out to catch the breeze As with tacking, the helmsman will state "Prepare to gybe", followed by "gybe ho!" The gybe begins by sheeting in the sails back to the center of the boat while the helmsman steers the boat's stern through the breeze Once the sails change side the are quickly let back out to resume their duty Piece of cake!
To change tack with the wind crossing behind the boat. (Mostly used of boats and other small sailing craft - the corresponding manoeuver in a sailing ship is to wear.)
To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side
Usually spelled jibe To change direction when sailing in a manner such that the stern of the boat passes through the eye of the wind and the boom changes sides Prior to jibing, the boom will be very far to the side of the boat Careful control of the boom and mainsail is required when jibing in order to prevent a violent motion of the boom when it switches sides Jibing without controlling the boom properly is known as an accidental jibe Tacking is preferred to jibing because the boom is not subject to such violent changes Jibing is usually needed when running with the wind and tacking is used when close hauled