the shape dose effect it.
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.
Speed up to pass in front of the sailboat
Yes, to a huge extent
The wind is what causes a sailboat to sail.
A sailboat under sail is about to cross paths with a PWC. What action should be taken?
Sailboat is to sail as kite is to fly, just as airplane is to wing and oil tanker is to engine.
Yes, sailboat is a compound word. (sail + boat = sailboat)
its sails
A sailboat without a sail is but a hull of itself.
It is called the lateen sail.
Um.........you just said the answer. its called a sail
Yes, It depends on the speed but it slows it down.