Ed had it just about perfectly spelled out. Those that want to backwind the jib will actually stop the boat and make it back up -- while you are really trying to keep speed and momentum through the turn.

If you would error it would be in letting the jib flutter a bit, but backwinding has proven to be fatal for fast tacks. That is how we can get folks that come to the seminars to tack from high speed to high speed in less than 4 seconds, rather than 30 seconds. And that computes out to about a boat length per second.

Again, Ed has the latest and greatest info.., it just takes some practice, confidence, and getting over the fear of capsizing in your trial and errors.

Good luck,

Rick