Q: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Tacking or coming about is a sailing maneuver by which a sailing vessel , whose desired course is into the wind , turns its bow toward the wind so that the direction from which the wind blows changes from one side to the other , allowing progress in the desired direction .
A:
Tacking or coming about is a term in sailing that means the boat is changing directions by turning the bow of the vessel in relationship to the wind .