I know it kills you traditionalist types, but many racing sailors shitcanned some the lingo awhile back. It wasn't done with the thought of losing the heritage, but simply for the sake of communication. Nothing really wrong with Prepare to Jibe/Jibe Ho (or Gybe), or Ready about/Hard Alee........It's just a lot more efficient in crew work to say Tacking in 10/Tacking in 5/Tacking in two/Tacking the boat.

I like the older terminology but at times it simply doesn't fit what is happening on a race course. And flake is still the proper term for folding down a sail onto the boom either for mooring or when taking a reef.

Spaw