Definition
A tactic when beating: choose the tack on which the stream strikes the leeward bow, so its component acts to windward and improves the ground track made good toward an upwind mark. It also shifts the apparent wind slightly forward, which can be exploited. The benefit is real but often overstated for a single tack; over a whole beat what matters is the total ground made good against the mark.
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