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Sailing
Questions about wind-propelled water vessels, their maintenance, handling and rules governing their use.
2,485 Questions
Is there a sailing magazine for small sailboats?
In the UK there are "Dinghy Sailing Magazine" and "Yachts & Yachting". Both provide excellent commentary on small boat current affairs.
A: In the US look at SMALL CRAFT ADVISER and MESSING ABOUT IN BOATS.
I believe it was invented in the Arabian Sea - plying the waters between India and Africa. To narrow it down more than that would be tough.
What is the best weather to go windsurfing in?
well when its windy and warm, most windsurfer do well in wind of 10 to 20 mph, above that you must be an experienced windsurfer
Why did greeks invented the ships?
Ships were invented prior to written records. Thus, we do not know who invented them. Ships were useful to the Greeks because they allowed travel to various islands and they permitted trade, which would have been far more arduous over land.
What is the fastest boat in the world?
The Spirit of Australia was the vessel in which the current water speed record was set, making it the fastest boat ever.
How do you move a ships sails?
In some of the new sail designs the sails are remote controlled and have some very untraditional shapes.
What is a good month or time of year for sailing in the Pacific?
In the Eastern Pacific, from Point Conception to the Mexican border, February through October is usually quite pleasant, weather permitting.
What wind speed is required to Flip A Keeled Sailboat?
Generally speaking wind is not the only ingredient in a full capsize, a boat may be heeled over perhaps to a point where the mast may almost touch the water, at this point the force of right moment in the weight of the keel takes over to keep it from capsizing, also as the mast goes farther over the wind begins to spill off the top of the mast, reducing the forces on the mast and tendancy for a complete capsize. Large waves, especially breaking waves will have more of an effect on flipping a keeled sailboat that perhaps becoming beam or sideways to the waves .
What is a sailing vessel with three masts called?
A barque a sailing ship, typically with three masts, in which the foremast and mainmast are square-rigged and the mizzenmast is rigged fore-and-aft.
What do you call a sail supporter?
A mast, a spar, the yardarm, and the boom, as well as struts and stays all support the sails.
Where does the phrase shanghaied come from?
Shanghai itself is a city in China. At one time, sailors were kidnapped & used as slave labor on ships bound for Shanghai.
What is the blade of an oar called?
A rowing oar is made up of several parts. You have the handle, which could be wood (I prefer the grip of this), plastic or rubber. This is for either one or two hands depending on whether it's a sweep blade or a scull blade.
The shaft is usually hollow carbon fibre or some other light materiel, approximately four inches in diameter at the collar (the fitting which allows it to stay still in the gate).
The blade, or the spoon, is of many different shapes. The three basic shapes are the modern hatchet (asymmetric, like a chef's cleaver), old macon (pronounced soft c, classic oar shape) and older pencil (long and thin). They may or may not have a spine running along the spoon in line with the shaft, and they may or may not have hydrodynamic modifications on the end of the spoon to obtain better grip.
The hatchet shape stems from a desire for increased connection and lower slippage. Since the spoon is not moving straight but in an arc, the outer end moves at a different speed to the inner causing slip. The shorter and deeper a blade is the less this occurs.
I don't know the captain but the famous person on it was Charles Darwin
You might be thinking about the sailing vessel known as a "clipper", a very fast sailing ship of the 19th century that had three or more masts and a square rig.
It would have made the trip easier if they sailed along the wind belts to the north
What does SOS mean when you are on a ship?
The letters SOS in Morse code mean HELP.
'SOS' is the morse code international distress signal. It doesn't actually mean anything but is simply a combination of two easily-distinguishable letters: 'S' (...) and 'O' (---).
The assumption that SOS in Morse code means anything in words is a fallacy. The letters were chosen because of the ease of transmission and the distinctive sound of the repetition which is easily recognized in any language.
A boom is used to hold the foot, or bottom of the sail. It is attached to the mast, in various ways. It is simply a pole that stretches out the bottom of the sail to obtain better performance.
The wind bows on it pushing it forward or any direction the boat is facing
By sailing due East for a distance of 245 nautical miles, a ship alters her longitude by 7?25'. Find Latitude of the ship.
