11. But the umpires were firm on their ruling that Cayard had gybed too close and below proper course. 12. Cayard made a poor gybe and the boats separated as both sailed straight ahead toward the finish line. 13. Relying on intuition and information from the navigator, the tactician tells the skipper when to tack and gybe . 14. However, its wider beam requires more space to maneuver, so gybing can be trickier in confined areas. 15. Grinders alternate between periods of inactivity and grueling physical work during each sail hoist, tack, and gybe . 16. Prada instituted a gybing duel early in the leg, then set up to the left on starboard from AmericaOne. 17. It then gybed into clear air and rolled past Oracle to a nine-second lead at the bottom mark. 18. Alinghi held New Zealand out and was more than a boatlength advanced when the yachts gybed for the finish line. 19. It surged past New Zealand with better boatspeed, broke its overlap and was able to gybe around the Kiwi bow. 20. Here the main sail is placed on the windward side of the boat, leading to a heightened risk of gybing .
