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Sailing craft and
their rigs
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails,
wingsails or kites—to
propel a
craft on the
surface of the
water (
sailing ship,...
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Sailing,
Sailing" is a song
written in 1880 by
Godfrey Marks, a
pseudonym of
British organist and
composer James Frederick Swift (1847–1931). It is also...
- The
sport of
sailing involves a
variety of
competitive sailing formats that are
sanctioned through various sailing federations and
yacht clubs. Racing...
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Sailing By" is a
short piece of
light music composed by
Ronald Binge in 1963,
which is used
before the late
Shipping Forecast on BBC
Radio 4. A slow...
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Warping or
kedging is a
method of
moving a
sailing vessel,
typically against the wind or current,
after running aground, or out from a dead calm, by hauling...
- with the aim of
keeping them in operation. Many are in use for
regular sailings,
cruises or on a
charter basis. They can be
owned privately, by public...
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Tacking or
coming about is a
sailing maneuver by
which a
sailing craft (
sailing vessel, ice boat, or land yacht),
whose next
destination is into the wind...
- Tail
sailing refers to the
action of
whales lifting their tails clear of the
water for long
periods of time. The
process is
rarely observed by humans...
- Look up
sailing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sailing is the
practice of
navigating a sail-powered
craft on water, ice, or land.
Sailing or Sailin'...
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World Sailing (WS) is the
international sports governing body for
sailing; it is
recognized by the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International...
