halsen
Mit dem Heck durch den Wind gehen.



GYBE, TO halsen To change direction when sailing in a manner such that the stern of the boat passes through the wind

gybe
Usually spelled jibe. To change direction when sailing in a manner such that the stern of the boat passes through the eye of the wind and the boom changes sides. Prior to jibing, the boom will be very far to the side of the boat. Careful control of the boom and mainsail is required when jibing in order to prevent a violent motion of the boom when it switches sides. Jibing without controlling the boom properly is known as an accidental jibe. Tacking is preferred to jibing because the boom is not subject to such violent changes. Jibing is usually needed when running with the wind and tacking is used when close hauled.

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Note added at 2002-07-28 16:22:49 (GMT)
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So far I haven\'t been able to find a German translation of the whole term, but here\'s a brief explanation in English. The Chinese jibe is one of several possibilities for complications.

As delirious as the tack may make the laid back crew, they will really get excited for the jibe. Jibing has traditionally been a recipe for disaster, with such fanciful names as the Chinese jibe, invented to describe just one of the multiple possibilities for complications. In the cat ketch rig, jibing requires exactly the same degree of panic as the tack we just discussed…you just put the helm over.


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Note added at 2002-07-28 16:26:44 (GMT)
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The boom came crashing across the deck
and also ended up in the water. (I had
learned years before, not to get in the way
of the mainsheet in such conditions).
Looking up I saw the top of the main, the
top few battens still aiming the opposite
way! A condition known as a Chinese Jibe!
I don’t know why it’s called this, perhaps
they invented it?


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Note added at 2002-07-28 16:35:06 (GMT)
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Hier ist eine mögliche Übersetzung - versehentliches Halsen

According to the web page
http://terra.org/sailing/glossary/glossary.html#az
an \"accidental jibe\" [gybe = ornate for jibe or gibe] is defined:


An accidental jibe happens when the boat is steered or the wind shifts
such that the stern of the boat accidentally passes through the eye of
the wind. This causes that main boom to swing violently to the other
side of the boat. Without proper preparation when jibing, the force of
the boom\'s motion can be destructive, injuring the crew and damaging
equipment. In strong winds and on large boats this force can dismast
the boat and seriously injure crew members hit by the boom. Sometimes
a preventer is used to reduce the possibility of an accidental jibe.



As I understand it (and certainly as I use it), continuing that
disaster until the vessel broaches and tries to roll constitutes a
Chinese version. Derivation strictly unknown.