Most yachts employ both a propulsion device and sails.
The sails or the engine, depending on the yacht.
A yacht is smaller and designed to be propelled by sails.
No , the sails are called the sheets. Wrong - the sails are called SAILS. The control lines to the sails are sheets.
A yachtsman is a man who sails a yacht.
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A yachtman is another term for a yachtsman, a man who sails a yacht.
An afterguard is a collective term for the members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails.
Quality sails on yachts are made of high grade duck cloth or canvas. There are also some quality plastic sails, but they are quite unusual to see in use.
Ernest A. Ratsey has written: 'Yacht sails, their care & handling'
Arthur J. Fisher has written: 'The geometry of yacht sails' -- subject(s): Aerodynamics, Design and construction, Sails, Yachts
It depends on the type of boat. A rowing boat is balanced by the broad surface under the water, which gives it stability. A yacht is balanced by the keel which counterbalances the force of the wind on the sails.
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