Mex⋅i⋅can / mek - si - kuhn /

1. Mex⋅i⋅can  /mek-si-kuhn/ –noun • … • A native or inhabitant of Mexico, or a person of Mexican descent. • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mexican A yacht racing maneuver, typically at a leeward mark, in which theboat is gybed (typically from starboard to port tack) with the jibup and the pole on the deck, such that the spinnaker goes frompulling on port tack to being slack and then doused on thewindward side of the jib on starboard tack. So named for its usein the 1992 America’s Cup competition in San Diego because theboats would end up turning toward the south (Mexico) duringthe maneuver.http://www.sailnet.com/forums/racing-articles/20879-spinnaker-takedown-basics.html

2. Tack⋅i⋅la (Taquila) /tak-kee-luh/ –noun A potentially novel yacht racing maneuver, first conceived anduse by the author at the 2009 Scituate Regatta. So named forits relationship to the Mexican spinnaker takedown, although awindward takedown is really a closer relative. An animateddiagram of the Tackila follows.

3. Wind Directionat Maneuver Spin Pole Main Jib Spinnaker Tackila Jib down Raise pole Tackspin Tackboat Wind Directionat Race Start Drop pole Jib up