On a port tack, starboard tack, or running before the wind.
Sailing on a point of sail such that the ship is rigged to sail properly when the wind comes over the starboard rail.
When the wind is from the right hand side of the yacht when you are looking towards the front
The best point of sailing is 45 degrees to the wind. If the wind was over the beam you would have to take a port or starboard tack to it.
In sailing, when two vessels are approaching each other and the wind is on different sides, the vessel on the starboard tack (wind coming over the right side) has the right of way. If vessel A is on a port tack (wind on the left side) while vessel B is on a starboard tack, vessel A must give way to vessel B. This rule is part of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) to ensure safety and prevent collisions.
When two sailboats meet, the one on starboard tack (wind coming across starboard or right side) has the right of way. If both boats are on the same tack, the boat that is downwind, or to "leeward" has the right of way. Sailboats have right of way over all power boats, except vessels constrained by their draft, vessels with limited maneuverability, vessels towing and subs. When a sailboat meets a jet ski they should sail right through it and leave owners for dead.
Starboard is the right side of a ship or aircraft when one is facing forward.
Let's say the wind is coming at you from due North. Generally speaking, you cannot sail any closer to the wind than 45 degrees on either side of it's direction. So you could sail as close to the wind as 45 degrees on a starboard tack, or 315 degrees with your sails on a port tack.
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Starboard is to the right; port is left. Taker her hard to starboard, helmsman!
In racing situations, the general rule is the sailboat on a starboard tack has the right of way. In navigational situations, generally the larger sailboat has right of way, however these rules may vary by country.
Rule 34International:" I AM altering my course to port."Inland: " I INTEND to leave you on my starboard side or I AGREE to a starboard to starboard passing or I INTEND to overtake you on your portside."They intend to pass starboard to starboard side.