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31Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's sailboard — Women s sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 27 sailors competed in this windsurfing event.Points were assigned based on the finishing… …
32Tack (sailing) — Tack is a term used in sailing that has different meanings in different contexts. ailThe tack is the lower corner of the sail s leading edge. On a sloop rigged sailboat, the mainsail tack is connected to the mast and the boom at the gooseneck. On …
33Single-handed sailing — The sport of single handed sailing is sailing with only one crewmember (ie. only one person on board the vessel). The term is usually used with reference to ocean and long distance sailing, and particularly competitive sailing. Terminology In… …
34Caribbean Sailing Yachts — Caribbean Sailing Yachts, also known as CSY, are heavy displacement recreational sailboats built during the 1970s and 1980s in Tampa, Florida. CSY went out of business in the early 1980s; however, the well founded boats have continued to sail the …
35Land sailing — Land sailing, also known as sand yachting or land yachting, is the act of moving across land in a wheeled vehicle powered by wind through the use of a sail. The term comes from analogy with (water) sailing. Historically, land sailing was used as… …
36Tacking (sailing) — Tacking from starboard tack to port tack. ① on starboard tack, ② turning to windward to begin the tacking maneuver or preparing to come about , ③ headed into the wind where momentum carries the vessel forward, ④ powering up on the new port tack… …
37National Sailing Centre — The National Sailing Centre is located at the south eastern tip of Singapore along the East Coast Park. It occupies 2.4 hectares of land.[1] History Opened in June 1999, the National Sailing Centre is approximately 51 minutes away from the Youth… …
38Right sailing — Right Right (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r[ a]tt, Icel. r[ e]ttr, Goth. ra[ i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf.… …
39Plain Sailing (song) — Infobox Single Name =Plain Sailing Artist = Tracey Thorn from Album = A Distant Shore Released = October 1982 (UK) Format = 7 [ Recorded = ] Genre = Jazz/Rock Length = Label = Cherry Red Writer = Producer = Chart position = Last single = This… …
40Trapeze (sailing) — In Sailing, the trapeze refers to a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed, to a hook on the crew member s harness at approximately waist level. The position when extended on the trapeze is outside the… …
