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Sailing
Questions about wind-propelled water vessels, their maintenance, handling and rules governing their use.
2,485 Questions
Do you need a license to sail?
In most places you do not. However because of the nature of the enterprise there are many sailing schools which offer certification. If you charter a vessel to sail it yourself you will need some form of formal certificate.
What is the safest way to stop your forward motion?
Drop your sails well in advance of your intended docking point.
What is the best optimist sailboat?
The best optimist sailboat is the one that gets the most kids on the water learning to sail.
There comes a time for many kids to compete. Some kids aspire to race and the issue of whether to buy an optimist comes up.
Choosing the "right" boat is hard. If you compare web sites of several manufacturers, you'll see the same claims about balance and quality. Unfortunately, those claims are often exaggerated.
Fortunately, you can study the product and make an educated decision based on price & quality after just a few calls. The key is to make those calls in the first place.
Don't simply buy the brand that's been around the longest. It may not offer you the greatest value or performance.
Two. On a ketch or yawl, the front of the two masts is taller than the aft mast.
When stacking a load should the mast be tilted to the vertical?
If your question is in regard to a crane's mast, no.
The vertical post to which a sail is attached is known as a mast. However, on the historical tall ships, the sail is attached to a horizontal beam known as a spar or boom. Some might say that the wind holds a sail. Or perhaps you are referring to the piece of rope (or line) that controls a particular sail. Please be more specifical.
A bilge keel is a small blister running along the side of a ship's hull, used to reduce the hull's tendency to roll.
Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
When is a sailboat the give way vessel?
1) When she is the overtaking vessel
2) When the other vessel is a Fishing Vessel or Restricted in her Ability to Manoeuvre (RAM) or Not Under Command (NUC).
3) A Sailing Vessel should not impede a Vessel Constrained by Draught (CBD).
A vessel under 20 meters may not impede any vessel which only navigate within a narrow channel or fairway.
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In all cases except running before the wind, the sail -- square rigged or fore-and-aft, acts as an airfoil and not really as a parachute. Square riggers were mostly used on trade runs where the prevailing winds were very predictable and could be relied upon to come from abaft the beam -- the maximum a square rigged sail can come into the wind and still perform. In the few cases where square riggers have to sail closer to the wind than a beam reach, they can, as you suggest, do so by dropping sail on the mains and sailing only with headsails and staysails, and other sails (often the mizzen) rigged fore and aft.
What is the bowline knot used for?
The bowline is used to attach a rope to a sale to hold it in place. The beauty of the bowline is that it is easy to undo after huge loads have been on it, it easy to tie, and it does not slip. When you're out in a storm at night, you want a knot that you can tie blindfolded, and also undo for that matter. It is also useful for making a loop that will not pull tight.
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