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July 17, 2017

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"overstand," or "overstood," are terms used by sailors when tacking. Its the point where they discover that they did not tack soon enough when attempting distance to windward and will say I "overstood" on starboard tack.

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I missed the last line although I'd challenge the definition as its usually a mistake in my circles!

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