Sailing

Sailing is the skillful art of controlling the motion of a sailing ship or smaller boat, across a body of water

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using wind as the source of power.

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The force of the wind is used to create motion by using one or more sails. When sailing downwind (away from the wind source) the vessel's motion is derived from the simple force of the wind pushing the sail. When sailing upwind (towards the wind source) the movement of air over the sails acts in the same way as air moving over an aircraft's wing. Air flowing over the sail generates lift. This pulls the sail (and the boat) ahead, but also pushes it slightly downwind. The downwind component is offset by an underwater hydrofoil whose shape resists lateral movement while offering little resistance to forward motion. Without this hydrofoil sailing upwind or across the wind would be virtually impossible. Sailing hydrofoils include keels, centerboards, daggerboards, (less commonly) leeboards, and (particularly in small sailboats or dinghies), the rudder acts as a hydrofoil also, reducing leeway.

Sailing ship: :For history of "sailing ship" see shipbuilding....

Boat: A boat is a watercraft, usually smaller than most ships. Some boats are commonly carried by a ship or on land using trailers....

Water: :This article focuses on water as it is experienced in everyday life. See water (molecule) for information on the chemical and physical properties of pure water (H2O, hydrogen oxide)....

Sailing related Images and Photos (experimental)

Attitude: Sailing	Sailing Ship	Sailing Home	Sailing Ships
Sailing Palau	Sailing Boats	Sailing Trio I	Sailing Trio II
Sailing Far East	Sailing River Thames	Sailing Ship at Sea	Sailing the Boat