Design of a Sailboat
History of the Sailboat
Sailing Races


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  • What Is Sailing?

    Sailing is a form of transportation that can get you across the waters with no motor. Sailing uses natural wind to travel so, it isn't like a fan boat, it uses the wind from the air to propel itself across water. In the name sailing is sail and you have a sail on your boat.
    The sail catches the wind and moves in the direction that you aim the sail and the boat, but you have to aim it just right or you will not move at all. It is harder to keep in a good condition than a normal boat with a motor because you have to take the boat out of the water and the sail down from the boat everytime you use it.

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