short-handed sailing

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• 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

• Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race — The Single handed Trans Atlantic Race, or STAR, is an east to west yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the first single handed ocean yacht race; it is run from Plymouth to the USA, and is held every four years.… …   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

• Over-canvassed sailing — A sailing boat that is carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions is said to be over canvassed. An over canvassed boat, whether a dinghy, a yacht or a sailing ship, is difficult to steer and control and tends to heel or roll too much …   Wikipedia

• Speed sailing — is the art of sailing a craft as fast as possible over a predetermined route, and having its overall or peak speed recorded and accredited by a regulatory body. The term usually refers to sailing on water, even though sailing on land and ice is… …   Wikipedia

• Mast aft rig — A mast aft rig, alternately referred to as aft mast rig, is a sailboat sail plan that uses a single mast set in the aft half of the hull. The mast supports fore sails that may consist of a single jib multiple staysails, or a crab claw sail. The… …   Wikipedia

• Donald Crowhurst — Donald Crowhurst, pictured just before setting out in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in 1968. Donald Crowhurst (1932–1969) was a British businessman and amateur sailor who died while competing in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a single… …   Wikipedia

• Man overboard — For other uses, see Man Overboard (disambiguation). Signal flag Oscar indicates man overboard …   Wikipedia

• Bill King (Royal Navy officer) — William Donald Aelian King Bill King Nickname Bill Born …   Wikipedia

• Mark Mendelblatt — Personal information Nationality US Born February 19, 1973 (1973 02 19) (age 38) St. Petersburg, Florida Residence St. Petersburg, Florida Height 6 ft …   Wikipedia

• Junk Rig — The Junk rig, also known as the Chinese lugsail and Sampan rig, is a type of sail rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast. [Hasler MacLeod, Practical Junk Rig , Tiller… …   Wikipedia