Editing Tacking (sailing) (section)

=== Roll tacking ===
Roll tacking, usually while racing [[Dinghy sailing|sailing dinghies]], involves aggressive heeling of the sailboat, as the skipper and crew move towards the windward side during the first half of the tack when the boat crosses through the wind. The skipper and crew then roll the boat back to an even keel following the completion of the tack, rapidly accelerating the boat back up to speed and allowing the sails to immediately resume their optimum shape on the new tack.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Textor |first=Ken |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2JIbS0c1XPwC&dq=roll+tacking&pg=PA54 |title=The New Book of Sail Trim |date=1995 |publisher=Sheridan House, Inc. |isbn=978-0-924486-81-4 |pages=54–57 |language=en}}</ref> The form of the boat in the water, not the rudder, is the primary mechanism for changing course from one tack to the other. Some keel boats may also be roll tacked.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Westling |first=Niclas |date=2016-03-13 |title=Roll tacking in a keelboat - two methods to try |url=https://www.sailbetter.com/roll-tacking-keel-boat/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Sail better! |language=en-US}}</ref>

The technique of roll tacking was developed by Peter Claydon who raced dinghies on the River Cam in Cambridge as a teenager (where it was necessary to tack repeatedly in quick succession up the very narrow river). Peter then represented England at the 1969 junior world championships in Bermuda, which he won together with his team mate Nick Martin, demonstrating that the roll tacking technique he developed on the narrow river gave a distinct advantage in open water too. Subsequently the technique became essential to be competitive in dinghy racing.
<ref name="Eastern Sun">{{cite news |title=ENGLAND'S TEAM of Peter Claydon and Nicholas Martin (right) are seen here on their way to overall victory |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/easternsun19690915-1.2.102 |access-date=10 March 2024 |issue=15 September 1969 |publisher=Eastern Sun Newspaper |date=15 September 1969 |page=10}}</ref>
<ref name="Royal Gazette">{{cite news |title=England lead with 1-2 finishes |url=https://bnl.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/BermudaNP17/id/25787/ |access-date=26 December 2024 |issue=19 August 1969 |publisher=Royal Gazette |date=19 August 1969 |page=10}}</ref>