To turn a vessel round, so that, from having the wind on one side, you bring it upon the other, carrying her stern round by the wind. In tacking, the same result is produced by carrying a vessel's head round by the wind.
Ukujika inqanawe, ukuze ifumane umoya ovela calanye, uyisondelelanise kakuhle khon' ukuze umva wayo ubenakho ukuthwalwa ngumoya. Ngokusa isikhephe kwicala esibheka ngakulo, kwenziwa iziphumo ezifanayo zokuthwalwa kwentloko yenqanawe ngomoya.