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    I may have found this video on this forum (i can't remember ), but i think it explains tacking a square-rigged vessel very well

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxCKGS_bLKI

    from my dinghy sailing experience i know that a fundamental factor for tacking is speed: so i think that a ship of the line (veer 5 or less) using backing sails (or for whatever reason using the shortest arrow) should not be allowed to tack

    then my idea about tacking is this: you maneuver as usual, but in the turn you're passing head to wind you have to plan two actions (they could be raising and lowering sails). if you don't do that you should use a red card straight or going on the other direction (choose randomly) using the arrow with TWO hourglasses. This should represent the ship drifting away with sails still set and should need some proper timing as it is in reality
    when tacking in strong wind and not planning the tack/planning it too early you should take a C token to represent structural damage to rigging
    Last edited by 12francesco34; 06-13-2016 at 10:58.

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