Sailing
Sailing is the craft of controlling a boat that uses the force of the wind as a source of movement. Sailing boats were very important to move cargo and people. Starting at the end of the 19th century they were gradually replaced by the boats that used steam to generate motion. Today, sailing is a hobby some people have. In some regions of the world, sailing vessels still keep their importance. Many military forces also have sailing vessels for the purpose of training.
Sailing is also a competitive sport. It is one of the sports in the Olympic Games.
Sailing Media
Replica of Christopher Columbus's carrack, Santa María under sail
A late-19th-century American clipper ship
A French squadron forming a line of battle circa 1840.
Cruising sailing yacht at anchor in Duck Harbor on Isle au Haut, Maine
Comanche leaving Newport, Rhode Island for Plymouth, England in the 2015 Rolex Transatlantic Race
Cranbrook Kingswood High School sailing team competing in the 2022 SugarBowl fleet race regatta on 20 November 2022
Atmospheric circulation, showing wind direction at various latitudes
Wind circulation around an occluded front in the Northern Hemisphere
Two sailing yachts on opposite tacks
