Sailing

The term aft in sailing lingo refers to the rear area of the boat. The aft portion may also be described as the are closer to the stern of the vessel. These are interchangeable.

Water temperature is only one of many factors that have a bearing on boating safety. It becomes an issue only if someone is no longer in the boat, but in the water. And the principles are the same everywhere. Michigan is no different. If the main concern is hypothermia, this web site will give information: http://www.ussartf.org/cold_water_survival.htm So will many other websites that come up with an Internet search for hypothermia. But it matters little what the water temperature is if children are not wearing personal flotation devices (PFD's). Even if they can swim and the water temperature is 90 degrees, the problems that can result in an unexpected "swim" can easily be followed by drowning. The PFD's must be the correct size for the child and preferably Type I or II. Type III PFD's are "legal" in that they are Coast Guard approved, and they are easier to wear and more fashionable, but they are not designed to turn someone who is face down in the water over. Proper discipline and good judgment must also be in place. Bow riding might be fun, but it is hardly safe. The skipper needs to know the weather and when to come in. Speed needs to be appropriate for the lake and the conditions (both weather and congestion). These are just a few of the factors that affect boating safety. A good captain can make boating in 40 degree water safer than a poor captain in 80 degree water. Remember, too, that the water temperature at the shore is seldom the same as it is in the middle of the lake. Regardless of the temperature, all safe practices should continually be observed.

It depends on the type of boat. For example, the weight limit for a 470 is 275 lb. The smaller the boat, the smaller the weight limit. The larger the boat, the larger the weight limit.

That would depend upon the State where you live and/or intend to boat. Most states DO in fact have laws/regulations that require you posess a "Boating Safety Certificate" (what you are calling a license). You should check with the regulatory authority within the your State since it varies.

Almost ALL states require a person to have the Certificate/license to drive a PWC/Jetski-Waverunner and your age dictates if you are permitted to drive a boat or jetski at all if unsupervised.

That depends on what direction you want to go.

As a crossword clue, this may refer to the helmsman, the skipper, the pilot, or others aboard ship.

A halyard is used for hauling up a sail, such as a jib or mainsail. To haul up the jib, you would use the jib halyard...for the main, main halyard.

Less than 1% are qualified

the powerboat must yeild to the sail boat

the J dimension of a sailboat is the length from the forestay attachment on the deck to the mast.

for sizing a headsail (jib/genoa) a 100% jib would have an LP (or approximately foot) of J, a #1 jib would have a 155% the length of J.

It of course depends on where you are but it seems to range from 450-900 a week during the summer for regular instructors. Actual college coaches who instruct additionally in the summer and head instructors of programs with any level of relative prestige make around 850-1900 a week depending on resume and yacht club. Instructors at institutes or general non-yacht-clubs make less

"a voyage or excursion in a ship"

"a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat, ship or other vessel." (Oxford American Dictionaries.)

Cruisers or 'the crew'.

The RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England on 10 April, 1912.

a doldrum Sailors use the expressions " in irons " and " becalmed ", especially when the mighty sailing ships of yesteryear were in the Horse Latitudes of the Atlantic and Pacific. Everyday modern usage of the word " doldrum(s)" is used to describe a person(s) being in a depression or listless, lethargic, non-energetic, rather than to describe ships.

Trimming the sails simply means configuring them for the best efficiency, the history of doing so lies largely with the experience of many mariners over many years.

Right now would be BMW ORacle racing who is the sole challenger for feb 2010.

A ship is a slow stroller in the sea.

The sails at the very front pointy end (the bow) are "jibsails", the sails attached to the foremast are the "foresails', the sails attached to the mainmast are the "mainsails", and the sails attached to the mizzenmast are the "mizzensails".

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It depends on what class of boat, what mast and boom you have and what amount of wind you sail in.

they changed because first they had little sails, they were made of wood and they were only about 15 feet long. now they are over 100 feet long, and they are made of steel.

Buoys are usually placed in such a manner as to cause the competitors to use the wind crossing their craft from three different directions. Oftentimes there are: a "running before the wind" leg, a 'close reach" leg, and a "broad reach" leg of the race. Buoys must be rounded without collision.

A white light is the color of light that must be displayed on a vessel towing at night, I t must be displayed at 8.2 feet higher than the colored sidelights. It should have an all round white light visible for 2 miles.

People have sailed around the world in smaller craft and lived to tell the tale, so I'm sure it's POSSIBLE to sail some 3000 miles in a boat about as big as my car. I suppose the answer is that anything over 6 feet is big enough, but don't be surprised if you don't make it. Really, if you have to ask then you shouldn't try it.

3 in a row, either burning together in a triangle or straight line, or sequentially. Note that signalling with fire is a questionable approach at sea, more adapted for land, where you can run away if things get out of hand. Recall that nothing kills more boats than out of control fires.

No boat can sail directly into the wind of course, but some can come closer to it than others. Any boat for fore-and-aft rigging can sail reasonably well close to the wind -- far better than square-riggers. Sloops in particular (fore-and-aft rigged with a mainsail and foresail or headsail) can get up as high as 38 degrees or so -- or even slightly higher. Cutters, two-master boats, and catboats don't do quite as well.