Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
windward-leeward courses
English answer:
upwind then downwind races
English term
leeward courses
tyhe required expression is "on windward leeward courses".
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Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other) to English, English
upwind then downwind races
"The windward-leeward course has two marks: one toward the wind and one directly downwind. In this course, you must tack upwind to round the first (windward) mark, then sail downwind to round the second (leeward) mark and then sail upwind to cross the finish line."
http://www.sailingcourse.com/racing/windward-leeward_course....
Diagramme:
http://www.yachting.org.au/sa/course/Windward_Leeward.html
"Windward-Leeward Course
The preferred configuration is the windward-leeward course, because both the upwind and downwind legs are considered tactical for all classes of boats in all wind ranges, whether spinnaker boats or not. The only case when it should not be selected is if the wind is blowing across the short axis of the lake, resulting in a small course area which would become crowded if there were multiple fleets racing as is the case in club racing."
http://www.clsa.us/Courses.htm
also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windward_and_leeward
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Note added at 21 mins (2013-02-11 07:40:32 GMT)
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Course here is the course the race must take
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