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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of backwind.

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  • Most catamarans, because of their extremely light weight, have no momentum to carry them through a tack and must be backwinded.

    Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998

  • Most catamarans, because of their extremely light weight, have no momentum to carry them through a tack and must be backwinded.

    Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998

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