Yachting refers to recreational sailing or boating, the specific act of sailing or using other water vessels for sporting purposes.

On a sailing boat, standing rigging generally refers to lines, wires, or rods which are more or less fixed in position while the boat is under sail.

Forecastle refers to the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or the forward part of a ship with the sailors ' living quarters.

Black refers to the black color of the older sailing vessels, and the black smoke from the coal-fired power plants of the American ships.

The Age of Sail refers to the era when sailing ships were an important means of transport.

* At sea, the term " flying the colours " refers to a warship sailing on the high seas and flying its national ensign, thereby making its presence ( and therefore its nation's military influence ) known to other naval powers.

The Hudson River Chain refers to two chains and two chevaux de frise constructed from 1776 to 1778 during the American Revolutionary War across the Hudson River as defenses to prevent British naval vessels from sailing upriver.

A related term, pavisade or pavesade, refers to a decorative row of shields or a band of canvas hung around a sailing vessel to prevent an opponent from observing the activities of those on board and to discourage boarding.

Yachting refers to recreational boating ( sailing, motorboating, rowing, etc.

The term usually refers to sailing on water, even though sailing on land and ice is progressively faster because of the lower friction involved.

The Action of 28 September 1644 refers to a battle that took place on 28 September 1644 about from Rhodes, when six Maltese galleys under Boisbaudran defeated an Ottoman convoy of sailing ships.

Primarily it refers to sailing, where the One-Design Class Council creates, monitors, and enforces the rules that define what classes of sailboats are One-Design boats.

Canoe sailing refers to the practice of fitting a Polynesian outrigger or Western canoe with sails.

The nautical term " stay mouse " refers to an antiquated part of a sailing vessel < nowiki >' s </ nowiki > standing rigging.

His sailing vessel is guided by fate to the shores of his own country at a time when Sibylla's domain is overrun by the armies of one of her rejected suitors.

The two of them had developed into a remarkable sailing team all of this happening in a time of their lives when their youth and their brotherhood knitted them together as no other time or circumstance could.

Historically, it was of particular relevance to sailing warships which used them to outmaneuver opponents when the wind had dropped but might be used by any vessel in confined, shoal water to place it in a more desirable position, provided she had enough manpower.

Some were lightly armed in the War of 1812, sailing under Letters of Marque and Reprisal, when the type — exemplified by Chasseur, launched at Fells Point, Baltimore in 1814 became known for her incredible speed ; the deep draft enabled the Baltimore clipper to sail close to the wind.

Mipps then joined Syn in his quest for revenge, pursuing Tappitt and Imogene throughout the thirteen American colonies ( supposedly preaching the gospel to the Indians ) and around the world ( as part of a whaling voyage ) afterwards, and was with him in the Caribbean when Dr. Syn turned again to piracy, assuming the name of Captain Clegg ( taking the name " Clegg " from a certain vicious biting fly he had encountered in America ), hijacking his enemy Tappitt's own ship and crew and sailing off with them ( renaming the ship the Imogene ) to become the most infamous pirate of the day.

The new sailing frigates were able to fight with all their guns when the seas were so rough that comparable two-deckers had to close the gun-ports on their lower decks ( see the Action of 13 January 1797, for an example when this was decisive ).

In some area sailing boat is more available for the commute than public transportation, which usually is on the back of a Truck load withmerchandise and passengers that rarely come to those areas except when it ’ s the Public market day.

The more popularly accepted date for the Viking raid on Lindisfarne is 8 June ; Michael Swanton, editor of Routledge's edition of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, writes " vi id Ianr, presumably an error for vi id Iun ( June 8 ) which is the date given by the Annals of Lindisfarne ( p. 505 ), when better sailing weather would favour coastal raids.

Cabot was sailing to the Orient in 1526 when he heard of García's exploits.

Local myth has it that one can still hear the church bells of Rungholt ringing when sailing through the area on a stormy night.

The Italian merchant Francesco Carletti, claimed in his autobiography he was robbed by the Dutch when sailing on a Portuguese ship in 1602.

Tacking is essential when sailing upwind.

So when sailing directly into the wind the best strategy is given by the racing adage " tack on a header.

* about 50 to 60 ° for cruisers and workboats with inefficient keels, inefficient hull shapes, or low draught, when compared to craft designed for sailing performance, and for boats carrying two or more masts ( since the forward sails adversely affect the windward ability of sails further aft when sailing upwind )

* close to 90 ° for square riggers and similar vessels due to the sail shape which is very ineffective when sailing upwind

* Centreboard ( Daggerboard )-If a moveable centreboard is fitted, then it should be lowered when sailing " close to the wind " but can be raised up on downwind courses to reduce drag.

In general sailing, tacking is the safer method and preferred especially when sailing upwind ; in windsurfing, jibing is preferred as this involves much less maneuvering for the sailor.

Jibing is often necessary to change course when sailing off the wind or downwind.

An uncontrolled jibe can happen suddenly by itself when sailing downwind if the helmsman is not paying attention to the wind direction and can be very dangerous as the main boom will sweep across the cockpit very quickly and with great force.

This dates back to the days of sailing ships, when tar and pitch were used to seal the timber from seawater.

* Danforth stowed aft on cruising sailing vessel

A few days later they stopped a vessel sailing from Madeira to Charleston, South Carolina.

The U. S. Navy began experiments with hydrofoils in the mid 1950s by funding a sailing vessel that used hydrofoils to reach speeds in the 30 mph range.

In historical navy usage, a long gun was the standard type of cannon mounted by a sailing vessel, called such to distinguish it from the much shorter carronades.

Lotus, a sailing vessel

In the age of sail, a " ship " was a sailing vessel with at least three square-rigged masts and a full bowsprit ; other types of vessel were also defined by their sailplan, e. g. barque, brigantine, etc.

The air interacting with the sails of a sailing vessel creates various forces, including reaction forces.

A sailing vessel is not maneuverable due to sails alone — the forces caused by the wind on the sails would cause the vessel to rotate and travel sideways instead of moving forward.

# The sailing vessel on port tack gives way to the sailing vessel on starboard tack ( Rule 12 )

* Square ( sailing ), to adjust the position of the yardarms on a square-rigged vessel to a 90 degree angle with the keel

Atlantis was named after RV Atlantis, a two-masted sailing ship that operated as the primary research vessel for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution from 1930 to 1966.

* West Point ( 1847 ), a full-rigged sailing vessel built by Jacob Aaron Westervelt

It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries.

Yacht (, from Dutch / Low German jacht meaning hunting or hunt, compare Standard German / High German Jagd ) was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries.

Yachting therefore became a purely recreational form of sailing with no commercial or military function ( see, for example, the Cox & King yachts at the beginning of the 20th Century ), which still serves a broad definition of both the sport and of the vessel.

Within the limited context of sailboat racing, a yacht is any sailing vessel taking part in a race, regardless of size.

A hybrid type of vessel is a motor sailing yacht that can use either sail or propulsion ( or both ) as conditions dictate.

The Bermuda sloop is a type of fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel developed on the island of Bermuda in the 17th century.