port | Sailing with
the wind coming from the left side of your direction of travel.
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starboard |
Sailing with the wind coming from the right side of your direction
of travel.
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reach | Sailing
across wind. Going at eactly 90 degrees to the wind is a beam
reach. Going a bit downwind is a broad reach. Going a bit
upwind is a close reach.
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run | Sailing
downwind.
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beat | Sailing a
course where you make progress upwind.
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luff | Sailing
closer to the wind than is efficient so the buggy goes slow or stops.
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scrub |
Scrubbing speed is skidding sideways (usually pointing upwind)
to loose speed.
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class 8 |
Parakarting is recognised by FISLY
as a "class 8" type land yacht.
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FISLY |
International Federation of Sand and Land Yachting. The federation
provides common international 'rules of the road' so landyachts of all
classes (including class 8) can
safely use the same beach without colisions. The Fed also provide
common race rules and organise European and World race events.
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jibe | Changing
direction in a downwind turn until the wind blows from the other side
of your buggy. Sometimes spelt gybe or gibe.
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tack | Changing
direction in an upwind turn until the wind blows from the other side of
your buggy.
Tacking can also refer to zig-zagging upwind, more
normally referred to as beating.
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