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If you're sailing, and following the (International) Racing Rules of Sailing, if you are in the wrong you must do a 720 degree turn (two circles).
When a sailing boat is sailing into the wind the shape of the sail acts like a plane's wing and differential pressure across the sail propels the boat forward.
When a sailing boat is sailing into the wind the shape of the sail acts like a plane's wing and differential pressure across the sail propels the boat forward.
In Australia, sailing boats only have to give way to commercial boats. When collision is imminent. Exercising your "right of way" can be detrimental to your lives and crafts.
When a sailing vessel and a PWC are meeting head on normally, the sail boat has the right of way, but who wants to risk a collision? Both should be aware of what is going on.
Power should give way to sail, if a collision is imminent or you are ever unsure on what to do always turn to starboard (right).
i am sailing a small sail boat from the California coast to the Philippines, and would like to stay clear of the comm. shipping lanes to avoid a collision
Hull, mast, tiller(or rudder), center- or daggerboard, sail, lines with which to manipulate the sail to effect changes of direction.
Do you mean "Para-sailing" or "Parallel sailing"?
Cross sailing is sailing towards the wind.
Sailing Sailing - 1925 was released on: USA: 15 December 1925
Trade winds are named as such because they historically helped to facilitate trade routes by providing consistent and reliable winds for sailing ships. These winds blow from the subtropical high pressure zones towards the equator and are known for their steady and consistent nature, making them valuable for sailing and navigation.