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Setting the markers before use Sail close hauled on starboard tack with trim and attention to steering as when racing The picture shows the white pointer of the compass and the two movable yellow markers. After a while you will probably get beter lift and the pointer goes behind the yellow marker. Again move the windward marker until it seems to touch the pointer By repeating the last two operations when needed the windward marker will after a while indicate best lift. Later with no lift on port tack you tack to starboard again and continue adjusting the windward marker, and so on. As you may have noted it is always the windward marker which is adjusted.