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A. Tacking is when you steer the board directly up to windward (lay the rig back, push down with your rear foot), step round the nose of the board while it is static (directly in line with the wind), and get it going again on the other tack (lay the rig forward and put your front foot forward of the mast foot briefly) by bearing away..
