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Sailing is the art of controlling a boat with large (usually fabric) foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires experience in varying wind and sea conditions, as well as knowledge concerning sailboats. While there are still some places in Africa and Asia where sail-powered fishing or transport vessels are used these craft become rare as outboard and modified car engines become available even in the poorest and most remote areas. In most countries people enjoy sailing as a recreational activity. Recreational sailing or yachting can be divided into racing and cruising. Furthermore use of sailboats can be divided into long-distance sailing (also blue-water sailing or offshore sailing) and daysailing. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  yachtphantom.com 682px x 700px | 152.80kB [source page] A full day of sailing around the stunning Bay of Islands on our 50 ft pedigree racing yacht  arteryuk.com 551px x 550px | 100.30kB [source page] Sailing Club By Gordon Barker From Yahoo Image Search: "Sailing"  sailnet.com MaryLP ue, 08 Sep 2009 23:54:36 GM Hello, My husband and I sold our 2000 Beneteau 331 last summer. We thought we were moving to an area where it would be impossible to . sail. . Instead, we.  washingtonexaminer.com KATIE ARCIERI ue, 08 Sep 2009 19:40:07 GM A group of Annapolis maritime businesses this spring formed a new association to promote the city's . sailing. industry and help them weather the recession.  bymnews.com unknown Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:41:31 GM Hydroptere takes outright speed . sailing. record. Saturday, 05 September 2009. Hydroptere has crossed the mythical barrier of 50 knots, with a average of 51 knots over 500 metres. This will be confirmed after checking measurements and ... From Google Blog Search: "Sailing"  news.google.com Norwalk Plus Magazine Other special guests include Paul Callahan, CEO of Shake-A-Leg, the #1 ranked disabled sailor in the USA, Gold medalist and prominent sailing figure in and ... Area residents work to raise funds for spinal research Wilton Villager all 4 news articles » news.google.com Connectcut Plus The vote, which was unanimous, came after Mystic Seaport conducted its own four-month feasibility study into sailing the Morgan, a registered National ... Mystic Seaport's Charles W. Morgan will sail again TheDay Anatomy of the Boat drawing class to be held at Mystic Seaport Norwalk Plus Magazine Down to the sea once more? TheDay TheDay all 13 news articles » news.google.com Sail World While the Pittwater to Coffs Harbour and Coffs to Paradise races will cater for ocean racing yachts, Sail Paradise will be open to a far wider range of ... and more » From Google News Search: "Sailing" Examples of sailing ships performing actual open ocean naval ambush? Q. I am trying to study examples of actual naval ambushes conducted in open oceans (not seas) in the sailing ship era. Replies with URL links are appreciated. Thanks in advance. Thanks for reading and providing answers. It is important that two aspects are noted: 1) Open ocean only, any of the five. Straits, seas, inlets, rivers and harbours as a start of engagement are excluded; 2) Sailing ships in the context of pre-steam engines era. This does include Viking knorrs and any other ocean vessel that is primarily powered by sails. Asked by Jeff C - Thu Jul 5 05:41:07 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. I'm an amateur naval historian; have read seven quintillion words about fighting in the Age of Sail, could certainly sail Constitution and probably fight her...and your question has had me swinging for three days. Let me be clear...actual open ocean...no sneaking around a headland and pouncing on the enemy at night...Hornblowers Lydia taking Natividad comes to mind...? Like say for example in Master and Commander the movie Surprise running into a fog bank and getting hit by the enemy frigate awaiting her? Damn if I can think of one...you would need to have fog bank to lurk in, see the enemy and track him w/o him seeing you...closest I can think of is Jervis(? maybe Kieth) running a few of his ships between Spanish ships off Gibraltar at… [cont.] Answered by yankee_sailor - Sun Jul 8 20:56:18 2007 What type of wetsuit is good for sailing? Q. I need a wetsuit for dinghy sailing in water between 55-75 F. What are good suits specifically for sailing? Thickness? Company? thanks! Asked by Sam M - Sat Mar 29 21:43:40 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. they are about the same arent they Answered by Cubs rule - Sat Mar 29 21:46:45 2008 How can I keep sailing while studying abroad in Chile?
Q. Really competitive sailor going abroad, trying to figure out how to get an in with the Chilean sailing circuit... any tips/advice? Asked by SailorAbroad - Mon Mar 30 00:16:13 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Depends on the city. I guess it's Santiago. Anyways in Chile you can be on the beach in less than 3 hours from any part of the country, and the buss tickets costs no more than $3. We also have a few lakes where you can sail, but not sure if they are what you are looking for... search for the Lake Rapel or the Aculeo Lagoon, they are both close to Santiago. Have in mind that the sea here is COLD and during winter is hard to do sea sports. Answered by eavaria - Mon Mar 30 03:09:48 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Sailing"
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