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Heading up and barring off
Heading up is a sailing manoeuvre during which the bow of a boat is turned toward the upwind, or windward direction without reaching the "irons" point of sail. Thus, the boom of the ship never swings from its initial side to the opposite one, showing that tacking has not occurred.
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