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Blue Water Sailing Services A certified Instructor for the American Sailing Association and NAUI certified scuba diver, he is skilled in interpreting weather information and trained in diesel mechanics and engine maintenance. If you are chartering a sailing vessel and would like to have a professional captain accompany you, or provide sailing instruction or assistance during your charter, Captain John is uniquely qualified to make your charter an enjoyable and memorable experience. When moving to a larger sailing vessel there is frequently a need to develop new or different sailing skills. bluewatersailing.dreamcatchersail.us   (304 words)

Sailing - MSN Encarta Sailing, propulsion of a boat or ship by means of the driving force of the wind through the use of sails. As shown in the first diagram in Figure 1, the sail or sails are set at approximately a 90° angle to the longitudinal axis of the boat, with power derived from the push of the wind on the sails’ back surfaces. A vessel is said to be on the starboard tack when sailing so that the wind is blowing from the right or starboard side, and to be on the port tack when the wind is blowing from the left or port side. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556583/Sailing.html   (1047 words)

Sailing Terms, Sailing Lessons and Nauitical Links A fore and aft sail flown on the mizzenmast. A vessel which sails across the wind, with her beam (side of the vessel) at a right angle to the wind, is reaching across the wind or beam-reaching. If that vessel were to turn away from the wind to sail at any angle between 110 degrees and 135 degrees away from the direction of the wind, she would widen or broaden her angle away from the wind, into a broad-reach. www.goddesscruise.com /SailingTerms.html   (6473 words)

[No title] Sailing vessels cannot sail directly into the wind and those that point up towards the wind will eventually lose their way (headway is forward motion of the vessel regardless of wind; leeway is sideways motion of the vessel away from the wind). Once a vessel that is out on one tack, becomes beam-on to her windward destination (her sides are at right angles to her intended destination), she can tack through the wind at ninety degrees to point directly at her destination. When sailing vessels on the same tack pass each other or are in close proximity to each other, it is the duty of the weather side vessel (the boat nearest the wind) to change course away from the leeward vessel. home.comcast.net /~vancow/sailing/wind.html   (1021 words)

Sailing ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sailing ships were also used for military purposes, particularly in the age of sail. The sailing ship was generally replaced by the steamship during the 19th century. Sailing ships can only carry a certain quantity of supplies in their hold, so they have to plan long voyages carefully to include many stops to take on provisions and, in the days before watermakers, fresh water. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sailing_ship   (605 words)

Sailing Lessons, Marine Communications Sailing vessels under 65.6 feet (20 meters) may have all running lights displayed at the top of the mast. A sailboat's running lights, when under sail, are a green light on the starboard bow, a red light on the port bow and a white light pointing aft, on the stern. A power driven vessel (including sailboats under power) has a green light on the starboard bow, a red light on the port bow and a white light on a stern, and a white light covering the same arc as the red and green combined.. www.cruising.sailingcourse.com /communications.htm   (1793 words)

New Jersey Scuba Diver - Artifacts & Shipwrecks - Sailing Ships The Schooner Barge was a sailing vessel that was either converted or purpose-built to be towed by a tugboat, but retained some sailing ability to assist the tow in favorable winds, and for emergencies. A Snow is a brig with an auxiliary mast attached to the mainmast for the fore-and-aft sail. Five-masted schooners were not uncommon, and a dozen six-masted and a single seven-masted vessel were constructed, although the largest examples proved unwieldy, with the sails and booms having grown to a size that was difficult and even dangerous for the crew to handle. www.njscuba.net /artifacts/ship_sailing_ship.html   (3057 words)

Sailing glossary Brigantine: A two-masted vessel with foremast square rigged, and mainmast fore and aft rigged. Loose-footed: A sail attached to the boom at the tack and clew, but not along the foot, or a fore and aft sail which is set without a boom. Roach: A curvature in the leach of a sail. www.seadercraft.com /sailing_glossary.html   (3368 words)

Traditional sailing vessel For Sale She was built in 1915 in Olve, Norway massively constructed of Norwegian fir on oak beams and designed to sail as a cutter rigged gaff topsail ketch, rugged and strong to cope with conditions found in the North Sea fishing grounds. Since then she was sailed as pleasure and charter yacht in the Balearic Isles and later in the North of Europe. Finally in 1989 she was purchased by her actual Owner, and sailed back to the Mediterranean, where she participated to important old-timers regattas and was often used for corporate charter or contracted by authorities for events of public interest. www.yachtingbrokers.com /traditional_sailing_vessel.html   (1284 words)

Sailing and Sailboat Safety When sailing "on-the-lee" with the boom on the port side, the wind is also blowing over the port side of the boat. A sailing vessel is the give-away-vessel when approaching human propelled (personal) watercraft such as a canoe or kayak. When two powerboats are crossing, the vessel which has the other on her starboard side shall keep out of the way and shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other vessel. www.sailingusa.info /sailing_safety.htm   (2850 words)

The sailing vessel apparition   (Site not responding. Last check: ) A remarkable case of bystander apparition was reported on board a sailing vessel voyaging from Maryland to the West- Indies. Thinking that the sailor was drunk, as was all too often the case, the captain issued a sharp reprimand to him and retired to his cabin. But when the vessel was in Guadeloupe taking on a cargo of sugar, the phantom woman in fl appeared for a fifth time; the visitation was followed two days later by an outbreak of yellow fever that claimed the life of one of the crew. www.corrystuart.com /sailingvessel.html   (519 words)

TREK - Outdoor Australia - Sail Training The challenge of man against the sea aboard a classic sailing vessel is very much the same today as in the times of the Spanish, Egyptian and Roman sailors who have experienced the same challenge and adventure aboard a sailing ship a thousand or more years ago. The cost of booking the vessel for sail training and motivational training programs is dependent upon the duration of the sailing cruise and is quoted to corporations direct. All persons are able to attain the experience of initial sail training and handling of the vessel under the direction of the crew and skipper. members.iinet.net.au /~asde@ozemail.com.au/sailing.html   (380 words)

Open Directory - Recreation: Boating: Sailing: Personal Pages Memories of sailing the Eye of the Wind - Eye of the Wind is a tall ship with many adventures under her keel. Sailing Stories - The owner's log about the schooners Orbit II and Rosemary Ruth, including a description of the loss of the former and refit of the latter. Sailing to Mexico - Log of the sailing vessel TICA, a Cabo Rico '38 sailing from Portland Oregon to San Diego, Baja, Costa Rica and Panama. core-n02.dmoz.aol.com:30080 /Recreation/Boating/Sailing/Personal_Pages   (4265 words)

Home Page Brig- is a two-masted vessel with both masts square rigged. Brigantine- is a two-masted vessel fore mast being square rigged The orginal term windjamer was intented as insult from the crews of steamships. www.schoonerman.com   (500 words)

Sailing Ship Adventures: Sailing Vacations and Tall Ship Cruises Arabella is a lovely, modern 3-masted staysail schooner, sailing seasonally in the Virgin Islands, the Chesapeake Bay and New England waters. Dar Mlodziezy is a full-rigged, steel-hulled sail training vessel and the flagship of Poland's Merchant Marine Academy in Gdynia on the Baltic Sea. Sailing on her is an experience unto itself, taking you back to the tradition of... www.sailingshipadventures.com /index.cfm?event=ourFleet   (1423 words)

Guide to Sailing Ship Rigs Infosheet The silhouettes of vessels overleaf represent different rigs of ships on the east coast of North America during the mid 1800s to the early 1900s, a period in marine history often referred to as the "golden age of sail". Sailing ship rigs can be divided into two broad categories: the "fore and aft rig" (left), in which the sails lie along the same plane as the ship's fore and aft line; and the "square rig" (right), in which the sails are rigged athwart (across) the ship. Sloop A fore and aft rigged vessel with one mast is a sloop. museum.gov.ns.ca /mma/AtoZ/rigs.html   (1329 words)

Daniel Webster Clements - Learn to Sail an Authentic Wooden Sailing Vessel Voyaging aboard a traditional sailing vessel is a unique and effective environment for learning, working, and playing together. Not only are the “crews” challenged in sailing and navigating the schooner, but when at anchor scouts participate in instruction, and fun, competitive activities in the dories. Proudly a member of the American Sail Training Association since 1999, a non-profit organization devoted to the development, support and promotion of sail training and education under sail and is the oldest of the 19 national affiliates of the International Sail Training Association. www.sailingsouth.com /ssadventure.html   (623 words)

Florida Sailing - Florida Sailing School - ASA Sailing Schools - Catamaran Sailing Be able to demonstrate the navigational theory required to safely navigate a sailing vessel in coastal or inland waters. This advanced course certifies that the candidate is able to safely act as skipper and crew of a 29’- 35’ vessel, sailing coastwise day or night in many conditions, and puts to use the skills developed in previous classes. Emphasis is on seamanship and navigation; you'll sail overnight on the Gulf of Mexico while standing watch, navigating and being responsible for various aspects of the operation of our training vessel. www.sailingflorida.com /school/curriculum.html   (526 words)

Liveaboard Sailing schools in the Caribbean (Saint Thomas, USVI) and Maine The instructional mission for the School of Ocean Sailing is to teach offshore ocean sailing and ocean navigation in a liveaboard setting. Your classroom and sailing school home is a modern, well founded, romantic, beautiful, fast, and very sea kindly sailing vessel. The School of Ocean Sailing is able to accommodate beginners just learning to sail a large ocean vessel, to students interested in advanced ocean navigation or celestial navigation. www.sailingschool.com   (405 words)

Sailing Schools - Caribbean and Maine The instructional mission for the School of Ocean Sailing is to teach offshore ocean sailing and ocean navigation in a live- aboard setting. The School of Ocean Sailing operates summers in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maine and during the winter the Caribbean Sea surrounding the USVI and BVI. The sailing schools' curriculum is a rich blend of technical skill, confidence building, and common sense coupled with a spirit of adventure and romance. www.nlbbs.com /~svsamana   (303 words)

Mark Rosenstein's Sailing Page In 1992, I sailed on Soren Larsen a 140' brigantine on the Puerto Rico, San Salvador, New York, Mystic, Boston leg of the Columbus 500. Sailing Page Technical Reports are a series of papers describing technical aspects of this sailing page, or covering more general topics of sailing, computation and the internet. Sail and Life Training Society is non-profit Christian organization that is dedicated to youth training under sail. www.apparent-wind.com /sailing-page.html   (4542 words)

Daniel Webster Clements - Wooden Sailing Vessel Coastal Cruises As members of the crew, together they learn skills in sailing, steerage, seamanship and navigation. Not only are the “crews” challenged in sailing and navigating the schooner, but when at anchor crew members participate in instruction, and fun, competitive activities in the dories. Learn the fundamentals of sailing, learn to read nautical charts and navigate the schooner through channels and open water. www.sailingsouth.com /youth.htm   (565 words)

Junk sailing vessel information. Sailing ships database The junk, a small vessel used primarily for coastal trade, fishing, transportation to big ships (like dinghy boats nowadays). Junks were used in eastern Asia for thousands of years, in different variations of the form, but with the same basic principles. The Galleass, developed in the period between using oars to sails, was equipped with guns, even heavy ones on the broadside. www.cruise-charter.net /history-of-sailing/junk.aspx   (81 words)

Sailing & Snorkeling in Bermuda | sailing | bermuda | vessel | boat | swimming | snorkeling | wildlife | charter ... Is this only a dream?” This is no dream because today, you have set your soul free aboard the charter sailing vessel “Shekynah”. If however swimming or snorkeling is not your cup of tea, Shekynah is at her best under sail, with plenty of canvas to make headway in even the slightest breeze. Whether sailing, snorkeling, partying, stargazing, or just watching the setting sun, Shekynah is perfect for charter sailing in Bermuda. www.infohub.com /outfitters/1363.html   (352 words)

The Sailing Vessel, Paradox Paradox is a 36 foot Pacific Seacraft cutter rigged sail boat with LOD of 31 feet, displacement of 16,000 lbs (dry) and a 4 1/2 foot draft. At the time the picture was taken we were sailing under main and staysail, but in the first photo I am on my way to the bow to ready the genoa, the large foresail that is roller furled on the forestay. Prairie Sea is a 1989 Catalina Wing Keel sailboat we now sail on the Gulf of Mexico. www.boblade.com /paradox.htm   (243 words)

Zeilen met de SilhoueT, als vakantie,voor een dagtocht, met personeels verenigiging of teambuildings festijn Zeilen met de SilhoueT, als vakantie,voor een dagtocht, met personeels verenigiging of teambuildings festijn Sailing Holland Compagnie exploiteert het traditioneel zeilend passagiersschip "SilhoueT" en organiseert boot reizen toegespitst naar uw specifieke wensen. Voor het deelnemen aan zeiltochten is geen ervaring of specifieke vaardigheid vereist, wel kunt u zich naar hartelust inzetten en betrekken bij de manoeuvres. www.sailing-holland.nl   (68 words)

brig, sailing vessel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 They vary in length between 75 and 130 ft (23–40 m), with tonnages up to 350. A brigantine is a somewhat smaller two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast but with a fore-and-aft mainsail. In earlier times it carried a square topsail on the mainmast. www.bartleby.com /65/br/brig.html   (145 words)

Maui Sailing and Snorkeling Charters - Kapalua Kai offers Snorkeling and Sailing Charters on Maui Gold Coast Yachts is rated in Sailing magazine as the leading charter boat builder in the United States. By combining racing technology and modern construction methods, a very fast and comfortable sailing vessel is produced. Rated top four in the state of Hawaii for most well maintained vessel by marine surveyors, the Kapalaua Kai reflects a clean and professionally run vessel. www.sailingmaui.com /kapkai.html   (318 words)

Sailboat Insurance - Sailing Vessel Insurance - Sailing Yacht Insurance Coverage Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned sailor wishing to purchase small sail boat insurance or sailing yacht coverage, our specialists at United Marine Underwriters are here to assist you in rigging your insurance needs with the best policy for your sailing vessel. Let our specialists handle all the insurance details so you can focus on your love of sailing. From our website you will be able to get a Fast Quote or a Guaranteed Quote that will make buying insurance for your sailing yacht a fast and easy experience. www.unitedmarine.net /sailing_yacht_insurance.htm   (102 words)

The Sailing Vessel Pegasus THE ADVENTURES OF JUDY and JOHN with Chen, Marley and Moon aboard the sailing vessel Pegasus We bought Pegasus from you for a fair price. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. www.frontier.net /~grifftoe   (257 words)

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