Hiking (sailing)
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hiking-sailing-189-9730407
title:
Hiking (sailing)
text:
In sailing, hiking is the action of moving the crew's body weight as far to windward (upwind) as possible, in order to decrease the extent the boat heels. By moving the crew's weight to windward, the moment of that force around the boat's center of buoyancy is increased. This opposes the heeling movement of the wind pushing sideways against the boat's sails. It is usually done by leaning over the edge of the boat as it heels. Some boats are fitted with equipment such as hiking straps and trapeze
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wiki
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Sailing action
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiking_(sailing)
date created:
2005-05-16T22:55:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:31:18Z
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