Tacking
Posted by slung under Reflections
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As a sailor, you need to harness the elements to drive your boat in the direction you want to go. You don’t control the bearing of the wind, and you have to change the set of your sails and the direction of your boat to head as near as possible to the direction you want to go, at the best speed possible. It’s a compromise that improves with your level of skill.
The wind changes direction gradually, and when finally it moves across your bow, you need to tack. But a boat does not tack subtly. All sails must change side, all crew members must be involved, and even the best boat will need to move a full sixty degrees through the wind. To keep going towards the same destination, a subtle course correction will not do. So it is with life. Read the rest of this entry » |
