What is MARPA?
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Thanks to last week’s winner, Derek Tellenbach, for the correct answer to the question: ‘What is fore reaching and when would you use this technique?” Fore reaching is when you are hove-to but the boat’s sail balance is such that you are making some headway instead of drifting dead down wind. See this Beth Leonard article for further explanation.