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...
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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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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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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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Bayesian (yacht) (redirect from Bayesian Sailing Yacht)
Bayesian was a 56-metre (184 ft) sailing superyacht, built as Salute by Perini Navi at Viareggio, Italy, and delivered in 2008. It had a 72-metre (237 ft)...
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The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes...
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Sail plans A sailing ship is a sea-going vessel that uses sails mounted on masts to harness the power of wind and propel the vessel. There is a variety...
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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...
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World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic...
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