Run - Sailing Term

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A glossary of sailing terminology

Run

A Run, or sometimes just referred to as "Running Downwind", is a precise point of sail and is when a boat is sailing directly downwind. The sails need to be eased out fully to be at their most efficient. This point of sail will feel the most relaxed out of the all the points of sail as you're travelling with the wind instead of against it


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