Sailing

'Sailing' by Rod Stewart was originally released in 1975. By September 1975, it had reached number 1 in the top 40 UK charts where it stayed for 4 weeks. A year later, the single was re-released and entered the top 10.

NO, it was a "clipper".

a pole on a sailboat is a mast

One a sloop, it depends on what you're doing. On racing boats in light air I've seen jibs up to 180%. That's a heck of a lot of sail to tack if you're soloing, and it's not super useful most of the time so you'd best be rich too, and have a Lot of bags. As a general purpose sail (i.e. if I were to have only one jib), I'd go from 90% if I sailed solo a lot in medium to heavy air up to 120% if I was in an area that was customarily light air (Laguna BEach, Calif, for instance).

as far as holding "up" ... the mast is usually stepped (attached) to the deck or keel on a sailboat. this supports the gravity downward load.

to keep it from toppling over in the slightest breeze, there are wire rope stays connected at various points. in a masthead sloop there is a headstay and backstay connecting the front and back of the boat to the top of the mast. there are also shrouds (left and right) wire rope rigging (usually) that hold the mast up from the left and right.

there can also be attachments at the midheight of the mast for fore and aft shrouds as well.

They are referred to as "sheets" as in "the main sheet" for controlling the mainsail & "the jib sheet" for controlling the jibsail.

The sides of a ship are the hull. The top of the hull are the gunwales (pronounced gunnels). A ship could be loaded to the gunwales (low in the water).

In cold waters, assume the HELP position (Heat Escape Lessening Position). This is where you roll up into a ball with your chest against your thighs, while gripping your ankles. This will allow your body to retain heat longer, and could save your life if it gives more time for a ship to come by.

If you are docked, the marina will charge electric/water/waste fees. Comparatively speaking, it's just like camping out. While travelling, the cost of food is all.

Hopefully, the Panama Canal in the southwestern area of the Caribbean Sea.

Wood, metal and plastic are the main components

Each light on a vessel has a certain viewing angle.

The red and green lights have a 22.5 degree arc abaft the beam to the bows viewing angle and indicate whether you are in front of, left (Port) or right (Starboard) side to the vessel.

If you saw just the red and green lights at the same time you would have been directly in front of the vessel since these lights are not visible from the stern. you should have noticed the main mast light also which is visible from 22.5 degrees abaft the beam starboard to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam port.

If you didn't see the main light and port and starboard lamps you were directly in front of the vessel and somebody needed to change the main light bulb either that or you were in collision and sank before you noticed it.

It means leaning over. ==More specifically== Both list and heel refer to lean or tilt in a boat or ship. The term list is usually used to refer to a tendency of a boat to lean due to some problem of ballast or weight distribution. Heel, on the other hand, is usually used to refer to the leaning of a sailboat as a result of the force of the wind upon its sails. Hope that helps clarify the difference between the two.

Inland or International? Pushing, pulling or pulling alongside?

Inland

Lights and Shapes

Rule 24

(c) A power driven vessel when pushing ahead or towing alongside, except as required by paragraphs (b) and (i) Covers composite units) of this rule, shall exhibit:

(iii) Two towing lights (yellow) in a vertical line.

(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), on the Western rivers (except below the Huey P. Long bridge on the Mississippi River) and on waters specified by the secretary, a power-driven vessel when pushing ahead or towing alongside, excepts as paragraph (b) applies, shall exhibit:

(i) sidelights; and

(ii) two towing lights (yellow)in a vertical line.

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Cleats

Hull, mast, sail, lines, anchor, lights, keel, galley

It depends on the situation.
'Rules of the road' at sea are guidelines.
Generally, the vessel being overtaken has priority. But don't take that to court if you are damaged by an oil tanker in your pleasure craft in a shipping lane. You will lose!

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There are a lot of parts commonly used on the Sunfish Sailboat. Assuming the question should read, how many parts are on a sunfish, the answer is approximately 15-20, depending on what you classify as a part. Take a look at the Sunfish Parts list in the related links section for an idea on some of the common parts needed to sail a Sunfish.

Warship Under Sail was created in 2009.

80 km/h

I am the proud owner of Blue Jay #14. I believe "Blew Jay" is one of the oldest still around in her class. She was destined to become a flower pot when I arranged to purchase her with trailer and hauled her from Kansas City to Texas. I put many, many man hours into her in an attempt to restore her for my museum, the Great Lakes Small Boat Sailing Museum (I have a photo gallery of her restoration pics on my facebook at Dr. James McCluskey). In terms of the wooden centerboard, Blew Jay's was much the same problem. I put down blankets on some soft grass, tipped her on her side and leaned her against a tree. I then managed to pry the board out of the centerboard case. Upon his passing, I had inherited a set of steel files from my father, John T. Sr.. They were different kinds, such as a rasp file. I'm sure you could purchase these rather inexpensively at any store that sells tools such as Home Depot, Lowes, or Wal-Mart. Any woodworker knows that steel teeth do a bit quicker job on wood and old fiberglass cloth than sandpaper does. Of course, I used some pretty coarse grit sandpaper too! It wasn't an easy job, but the files were long enough to reach up inside the trunk far enough to remove the offendiing portions that were chafing on the board. I also used a crowbar to bend the trunk apart. Eventually, after several days at this task, I was able to eliminate the problem. In that photo gallery on my facebook I also have pics of the completed project, with Blew Jay floating in the lake next to my 19' Lightning Orange Peel 2 and my 23 foot Macgregor Venture cutter. It's really neat to have the Blue Jay floating next to her "bigger" sister, both designed by Sparkman & Stevens years ago! By the way, I stripped all of the paint off the deck, topsides and floorboards and put 16 coats of Cetol Light and Cetol Gloss on her. I also had to replace the back deck, as the original was too rotten to save. Otherwise, Blew Jay is completely original, right down to her bronze turnbuckles and cleats. And, although I've only sailed her once, she is a true joy to skipper! Please feel free to contact me, Dr. Jim McCluskey, at one_great_dad1@hotmail.com with any additional questions or comments. We presently have 55 sailboat exhibits, some of which are "works in progress!" Fair winds and a following breeze to you all! --Doc

Wind can be used to pump water from wells AND/OR generate electricity. Wind-powered boats or ships are called SAILboats. Hot air balloons are driven by the wind. There are even wind turbine powered sailboats. Sailplanes (gliders) soar AND glide on the wind. Plus, we breathe it. Without aspiration, plants and tress would suffocate. In many cases, this requires wind movement.