Competent Crew Quiz · Points of sail 
Seen from above, wind from the top. A yacht sailing up and to the right turns her bow through the wind and ends up sailing up and to the left.
The yacht turns her bow through the wind, as shown. What is this called?
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Tacking. Tacking turns the bow through the wind. The helm calls "Ready about", then "Lee-oh" as the boat turns.