sailing (sport)

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• Sport in the Halifax Regional Municipality — The Halifax Regional Municipality, or HRM, having the largest urban population in Atlantic Canada, is a major sport centre.Community sportThe HRM and provincial government maintain an extensive network of public parks, sports fields, skating… …   Wikipedia

• Sport in the Philippines — Sport has been a part of Philippine culture since the late 19th century. Early observers noted however, Filipinos generally take a passive approach to competition. Three and a half centuries of oppressive colonial rule, yearly natural disasters… …   Wikipedia

• Sport in the United Kingdom — plays an important role in British culture, and many people make an emotional investment in their favourite spectator sports. The most popular sport is football, except in Northern Ireland where Gaelic games are the most popular sports and Wales …   Wikipedia

• Sport in Scotland — Sport plays a central role in Scottish culture. The temperate, oceanic climate has played a key part in the evolution of Sport in Scotland, with all weather sports like football, rugby union and golf dominating the national sporting consciousness …   Wikipedia

• 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 at the 2008 Summer Paralympics — was held in 2 designated areas on the Yellow Sea, Qingdao, Shandong province, from September 8 to September 13. All sailing athletes, coaches and carers worked on their boats or launched from the docks of the Qingdao International Sailing Centre …   Wikipedia

• Sailing at the Summer Paralympics — Sailing has been an official part of the Summer Paralympic Games since 2000, after being a demonstration sport in 1996.At the sport s 1996 debut, it consisted of only one event, mixed crewboat. Since then, at the 2000 and 2004 games, two events… …   Wikipedia

• Sport in Australia — is popular and widespread. Levels of both participation and watching are much higher than in many other countries.Fact|date=February 2007 Testament to this is the level of achievement in the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games as well as other… …   Wikipedia

• Sport in Ireland — Sport on the island of Ireland is popular and widespread. Levels of participation and spectating are high, but as in other western regions participation has been dropping due to the increasing popularity of other activities such as watching… …   Wikipedia

• Sport in Cardiff — plays a very important role due to it being the capital city of Wales. It has its own teams in the mainstream football, rugby, cricket and ice hockey teams, and is also home to national stadiam of Wales.FootballCardiff has one main professional… …   Wikipedia