Sailing & yachting

Sailing & yachting

Sailing & yachting is an recreational activity and competitive sport in which the sailor steers a boat, in competitive sailors compete individually or as part of a crew to race to set start and finish points.

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Sailing & yachting

belay

Sports; Sailing & yachting

Tying a rope around a cleat in a figure eight pattern.

open

Sports; Sailing & yachting

A race where men and women can race against each other.

belaying pin

Sports; Sailing & yachting

This is a vertical pin to which halyards can be attached or tied. Belaying pins can be moved.

out of trim

Sports; Sailing & yachting

When the sails are not set properly. The sails could be luffing or they might not have the correct shape, when this happens the boat will be going slower then it could.

bermudan

Sports; Sailing & yachting

A common type of rigging. It is characterized by a high triangle mainsail with the front edge of the sail (luff) parallel to the mast and the bottom of the sail attached to the main boom.