Sailing

Recent Answers

2009-11-20 Sailing - Speed:

The simple answer is yes, you can sail faster than the wind speed. This is part of the "how can a boat sail into the wind?" question that keeps coming up. Boat speed (and direction) depends on wind speed

2009-11-19 Sailing - sail boat:

The sail numbers have nothing to do with ownership. They are usually used for identification of a boat during races. Manufacturers number the boats by sail numbers but the sails could have been resold

2009-11-05 Yachting - yachting:

Ahoy Kevin, Whoever said "size doesn't matter" was right! In boating, it's the wind and sea conditions that matter. Some days an 8 foot dinghy might be OK and other days, no matter what size boat you

2009-10-07 Yachting - Routes through Pamlico Sound:

Ahoy Bernie, Thanks for your email. I assume by "fastest" you mean "shortest." The ICW is the shortest route to Oriental from Norfolk. Also you say your mast is 60+ feet tall. The "plus" is important

2009-09-28 Sailing - Sailing ship 18th century:

For the time period, it would have most commonly been either a ship (a three masted square rigged ship with a bowsprit), a Barque or Bark ( a three masted ship with square rigged sails on the foremast