Why was sailing invented?

Answer 1

Sailing was invented for transport purposes at first. When the land ends, in order for ancient tribes and civilisations to expand their howizons, they had to somehow get over oceanic areas. It is impossible to trace exactly who first came up with the idea of tying pieces of wood together in order to float. It is thought that pieces of wood would have been used to propell the boat through the water as a conventional version of rowing. At some stage, large sheets of canvas were hung up to capture the and use the power of the wind to speed up movwement. That, to my knowledge, is why sailing was invented. So ancient civilisations could gain an advantage on others by moving through the water the fastest and for the longest.