Layline

In sailboat racing, a layline is an imaginary line extending from the objective (typically a racing mark) to indicate the point at which a boat should tack or gybe in order to just clear the mark on the correct side (weather side if upwind [tacking], leeward side if downwind [gybing]).

The black line is the layline


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