Sailing

Touted as the shipwreck that changed the world, the Spanish brig of war El Cazador was loaded with about 450,000 Spanish reales (silver coins) at Veracruz, Mexico, and sailed for New Orleans, Louisiana on January 11, 1784. She never made it. In June of that year, she was officially declared to be missing at sea.

My step-grandfather was a fisherman in Fl. Hhe had a small plaque with this expression on his boat. It's etched in my mind.

To sail along a meridian, one must sail true north or true south. Meridians of longitude run N/S.

This is a great question. Many people believe you need a large vessel to sail the oceans, as a bigger boat is a safer boat. This isn't really true. Many sailors have circumnavigated the globe in small sailboats. Robin Knox-Johnston did it in a 32 foot ketch in 1968, back before GPS, EPIRB's and satellite telephones existed. Of course he was by himself. Singlehanded circumnavigations are clearly for those who are intrepid, experienced and don't mind spending the better part of a year all by their lonesome.

Most people will want a crew of at least three other people if not more and that requires a larger boat, especially to make the trip in comfort. More important, vastly more important than the length of the boat is the quality of the build. It must be a boat with an Ocean A rating. This means it can go offshore for an extended period and hold up to winds greater than Force 8 on the Beaufort Scale.

The other key factor is tank capacities and storage space. You need to carry lots of food, fresh water and supplies and you need to carry a lot of fuel so that when you wind up in irons you can start the motor, instead of winding up adrift in the middle of an ocean.

It is also a commonly held belief that heavier displacement boats fare better in rough seas. It's actually the opposite. Lighter displacement boats don't bottom out as hard when they're riding down waves so they actually tend to handle better in choppy water. Also lighter displacement means faster and that allows you to use the approach "A fast passage is a safe passage". The less time you are out there exposed to the weather, the safer you will be. Of course that's where the large boat really comes in handy; for the gain in speed you get from the longer waterline.

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Triangular-shaped sails helped catch wind from the sides and rear.

If you actually mean, what is the left hand side of the ship called... It is the port side. It has mostly the same things as the right side of the ship (called the starboard).

It depends on the type of boat. A rowing boat is balanced by the broad surface under the water, which gives it stability. A yacht is balanced by the keel which counterbalances the force of the wind on the sails.

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It depends on many factors. The hull shape, how the sails are rigged, how much sail area you have, the ability of the crew, the wind speed, the tide.

Leeward or Lee side is the downwind side or protected side of the vessel. This is opposite of the windward side, which is the unprotected side from the wind.

The triangular sail was invented beginning in the 16th century. They were first seen in the Mediterranean as single yarded lateen sails.

The front part of a ship is called the bow.

Though many have individual names here are some overall names for ropes;

Ropes
Stays
Lines
Sheets
Halyards
Ends

Charts has long been primarily used as an oceanic designation because of the additional information provided, while maps has been the designation for geographic drawings.

I'm pretty sure that was in 1403. I hope this helped, and is 100% right.

The mast of a ship was originally a tree. Now they may be made of hollow metal, fiberglass or other synthetic material.

it was invented in 100 a.d

Ellen MacArthur is a 33 English yachtswoman who came into the public eye after finishing 2nd in the 2001 Vendée Globe solo round-the-world sailing race in her boat Kingfisher. She has gone on to fulfil an impressive sailing career breaking many records along the way.

The first asian woman to sail around the world was Ferdinand Magellan.

No. The fastest point of sailing is the broad reach whether it be starboard or port.

Actually, it depends on the boat. Each boat has a polar diagram which indicates the fastest point of sail. Sailing dead down wind is very slow, since the wind has to push the boat through the water. "Beating into the wind" or sailing close to the wind usually isn't the fastest either. The physics of the sails and keel (or dagger board) cause the boat to squirt forward - much like a watermelon seed squirts through your fingers if you pinch it. Racers take advantage of the physics of the boat and know exactly the angle to the wind to sail fastest on starboard and port (as they may vary by a few degrees).

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It is white.

Because classy ladies move like ships through smooth waters.

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