Recent questions tagged sailing

Description : Sail ho! What kind of boat is here in the bay?

Last Answer : If the mast in front was taller, it was a ketch. If the mast in back was taller, it was a yawl..

Description : Where is the ship's anchor located on a 16th or early 17th century vessel?

Last Answer : From what I know about sailboats, it would have to be fore so the boat can drift backward and “set” the anchor.

Description : Does a captain's license affect recreational sailing?

Last Answer : Will ask my husband when he comes upstairs.

Description : I have a 1973 27 foot Catalina Sailboat that I would like to put a tabernacle on. Does anyone know how much this might cost?

Last Answer : answer:No. But I am sure you can research plenty on your own and through local marinas and other boat owners. You may be even able to find a barter situation if you advertise. Get creative, maybe ... have done this with horses before, find someone that wants to split costs for riding time. :-).

Description : Ways (videos/websites) where I could learn about sailing?

Last Answer : Racing?

Description : How can a sea, such as the Mediterranean, be tideless?

Last Answer : answer:The Mediterranean does have tides. They are just less noticeable. Tides, like many of the phenomena in nature, are very complicated in their details. If the Earth and Moon were both perfectly ... the metre of so shown in the part of the atlantic you can see). Curious About Astronomy

Description : Can you explain to me how it is possible to go downwind faster than the wind?

Last Answer : It’s probably storing excess energy as the propeller spins, and then using that energy to increase the speed.

Description : How do I become a better sailboat racer?

Last Answer : Without seeing you sail it's hard to say. You might consider serving as crew on other boats to see what they do differently from you and then applying it to your own sailing. I know I always seem to ... technical aspects of sailing and then go try out what he read. He is a much better sailor than I.

Description : Advice on learning to sail?

Last Answer : It’s really just one of those things you have to actually do to learn. You can read everything there is to read and then get on the boat and have no idea what you are doing.

Description : What is a Nautical Clock?

Last Answer : Is that the name for those clocks with a barometer and thermometer on them as well?