Alternatives To Jibing
The process of turning a fore-and-aft rigged boat upwind and tacking through more than 180 degrees to avoid having to jibe on a downwind course. While tacking is much slower, and is sometime derisively called "chicken jibe", this technique avoids the dangers of passing the boom across the boat under load. This the converse to the practice of wearing ship on a square-rigged vessel, in which the vessel jibes to avoid the problems that square-rigged vessels face when tacking. Despite the somewhat demeaning term, use a "chicken jibe" in heavier winds, or with inadequate crew or helmsman experience.
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