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• 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 ship — is now used to refer to any large wind powered vessel. In technical terms, a ship was a sailing vessel with a specific rig of at least three masts, square rigged on all of them, making the sailing adjective redundant. In popular usage ship became …   Wikipedia

• Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics — in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.The events consisted of four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women. Since the… …   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

• Equipment of the United States Coast Guard — The United States Coast Guard uses cutters and small boats on the water, and fixed and rotary wing (helicopters) aircraft in the air. They also use a variety of firearms, including handguns, rifles and machine guns.CuttersOriginally, the Coast… …   Wikipedia

• Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia — The Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia (DSA BC) is a Canadian not for profit organization that enables people with disabilities to take part in a sport it promotes as “accessible and inclusive.” It is located in Vancouver, BC, and… …   Wikipedia

• Hiking (sailing) — In sailing, hiking is the action of moving the crew s body weight as far to windward (upwind) as possible, in order to decrease the extent the boat heels (leans away from the wind). In British English it is usually called leaning out or sitting… …   Wikipedia

• Single-handed sailing — The sport of single handed sailing is sailing with only one crewmember (ie. only one person on board the vessel). The term is usually used with reference to ocean and long distance sailing, and particularly competitive sailing. Terminology In… …   Wikipedia

• Skate sailing — is a sport where people on skates are propelled by a sail. Traditionally ice skates are used, but other kinds, such as roller skates can also be used.Skate sailing is using a sail and the wind to propel yourself across any relatively flat, hard… …   Wikipedia

• Piers Park Sailing Center — (PPSC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community sailing center located on Boston Harbor. The sailing center is composed five programs: adult, adaptive, youth, racing, and coastal. Programs Youth The largest of PPSC s programs, approximately 400… …   Wikipedia