1.   All this illustrates to us sailing neophytes that there is an extremely fine line between a tacking duel and a tacky duel.

2.   After a few minutes of straight-lining to the left, Cayard began a tacking duel, trying to tack out of phase with Mahaney.

3.   After the tacking duel of nine confrontations, Coutts finally broke off and made for the upwind mark.

4.   Cayard initiated a tacking duel about five minutes into the race after New Zealand streaked to a slim lead.

5.   Cayard went into attack mode, initiating a tacking duel back up the second windward mark.

6.   Cayard, who was steering as usual for Conner, tried to initiate a tacking duel with New Zealand.

7.   Egnot feels that the women are physically capable, especially doing the strenuous grinding work required during tacking duels on upwind legs.

8.   Pre-race favorite Brindabella won a spectacular tacking duel to lead the fleet at the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race Friday.

9.   Stars and Stripes won the start by two seconds, but Mighty Mary built a small lead during a tacking duel sailing upwind on the first leg.

10.   The two boats were involved in a neck-and-neck tacking duel on the first leg of the course.