kryssa

Stora skepp som Vasa var svåra att kryssa med. Värst var höststormarna.

Large ships couldn't tack or gybe well, especially during autumn storms.

Jag minns att jag ville kryssa i rutan "Mrs".

I remember thinking I would tack on the admission form "Mrs."

Stora skepp som Vasa var svåra att kryssa med. Värst var höststormarna.

Large ships couldn't tack or gybe well, especially during autumn storms.

De rör knappt stjärtfenorna och använder vattnets energi ungefär som en segelbåt som kryssar mot vinden.

Scarcely beating their tails, they manage to propel themselves forward by using the energy of the water, much as a sailboat does when tacking into the wind.