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

anemometer

Sports; Sailing & yachting

This is a device that measures wind speed / velocity.

anti-fouling

Sports; Sailing & yachting

A type of paint that is used on the bottom of a boat to keep barnacles and other marine life from attaching to the keel and underside of the boat.

match racing

Sports; Sailing & yachting

One-on-One racing between just two boats.

apparent wind

Sports; Sailing & yachting

This is the wind that is felt by the boat. Which means a combination of the wind that is blowing and the wind that is produced by the speed of the boat.