Sailing — is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. 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… … Wikipedia
Sailing in Anguilla — has a long and deep history, and is one of the defining characteristics of the island. The history of Anguillian sailing is often indistinguishable from the history of the island itself. Sailing craft date back to the Taino and Arawak peoples who … Wikipedia
sailing — /say ling/, n. 1. the activity of a person or thing that sails. 2. the departure of a ship from port: The cruise line offers sailings every other day. 3. Navig. any of various methods for determining courses and distances by means of charts or… … Universalium
Craft (vehicle) — For other uses, see Craft (disambiguation). The word craft since the 17th century has denoted a vehicle or vessel that is used for transportation on the sea, in the air or in space. But it can be applied to fictional vessels such as time craft,… … Wikipedia
Sailing ballast — Ballast is used in sailboats to provide moment to resist the lateral forces on the sail. Insufficiently ballasted boats will tend to tip, or heel, excessively in high winds. Too much heel may result in the boat capsizing. When sailing vessels… … Wikipedia
Sailing faster than the wind — Devices that are powered by sails (such as sailboats, iceboats and sand yachts) can sail (that is, advance over the surface) faster than the wind.[1] Such devices cannot do this when sailing dead downwind using simple square sails that are set… … Wikipedia
craft — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 activity needing skill with your hands ADJECTIVE ▪ skilled ▪ Sheep shearing is a highly skilled craft. ▪ ancient, traditional ▪ country, local … Collocations dictionary
Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen — Active 16 April 1987 Country United States Branch … Wikipedia
Spray (sailing vessel) — The S.V. Spray was the vessel rebuilt by Joshua Slocum and used in his successful attempt to circumnavigate the world single handedly, the first voyage of its kind. The Spray was a convert|36|ft|9|in|m|sing=on sloop rigged fishing boat refitted… … Wikipedia
Dinghy sailing — A Contender dinghy on a broad reach. Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls: the sails the foils (i.e. the daggerboard or centreboard and rudder and sometimes lifting foils as found on the Moth).… … Wikipedia
