Sailboats as we know them, were invented several thousand years ago by ancient humans
The sail boat was invented by the ancient romansand egyptions 3000 bc
To travel and transport things across the sea.
The first sailboat is thought to have been invented in Mesopotamia in approximately 1300BC. They have since been used by many civilizations, such as the Vikings.
The steamboat replaced sailboats, and rafts for easier transportation.
Sumerians, but the SOMALIAN PIRATES perfected it by taking over sailboats and selling captive prisoners, which they kept locked up in a cold, dark cellar.
minoans i think haha
Sailboats, like many inventions, were invented by many people in many places and so long ago that people weren't even writing then, never mind keeping records. (Prehistory.)
Sailboats were an important invention, and were the only means of nautical transportation in the past. Before the airplane was invented, they were the only way to cross the ocean. They shaped the world through trade and expansion
Sailboats are usually the stand-on boat in an encounter.
Around when World of Warcraft was invented.
Sailboats have the tendency to Capsize and Swamp.