Question 1
A boat sailing downwind on starboard tack bears away until she is sailing
by the lee, with the wind continuing to fill her mainsail. Which tack
is she on?
Answer 1
Starboard tack. The definition states that 'when (a boat is) sailing by
the lee or directly downwind, her leeward side is the side on which her
mainsail lies'. Since her mainsail remains filled on her port side, the
port side is her leeward side. She is on the tack 'corresponding to her
windward side', i.e. starboard tack.
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