sailing in the wind
91Yard (sailing) — The fore royal yard on the Prince William. Prince William s royal yards are the highest and smallest yards on the ship, are made of wood, and are lifting yards that can be raised along a section of the mast. Here it is in the lowered position. A… …
92Battle of the Dardanelles (1656) — The Action of 26 June 1656 took place on 26 and 27 June 1656 inside the Dardanelles Strait. The battle was a clear victory for Venice and the Knights of Malta over the Ottoman Empire, although their commander, Lorenzo Marcello, was killed on the… …
93Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy — Sailing boats in Portland Harbour, seen from The Verne. The academy s clubhouse is on the far left. Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England …
94Voyage of the James Caird — The voyage of the James Caird was an open boat journey which took place following the abandonment of Sir Ernest Shackleton s Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition, after the loss of its ship, Endurance , in October 1915. The ship had been crushed… …
95msy Wind Song — The msy Wind Song was a 4 masted motor sailing yacht used as a cruise ship by Windstar Cruises from 1987 until 2002, when the ship suffered an engine room fire. Wind Song in Bora Bora The Wind Song was one of an unusual class of only three… …
96Battle of the Chesapeake — The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American Revolutionary War which took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on September 5 1781,… …
97Racing Rules of Sailing — The Racing Rules of Sailing (often abbreviated to RRS) govern the conduct of yacht racing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, model boat racing, dinghy racing and virtually any other form of racing around a course with more than one vessel while powered… …
98International Sailing Federation — The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing, particularly yacht, dinghy, windsurfing and radio sailing racing. It is composed of Member National Authorities (MNA s) from almost every country in …
99Bora (wind) — the North Wind. Feature The changeable Bora can often be felt all over Dalmatia and the rest of the Adriatic east coast. It blows in gusts. The Bora is most common during the winter. It blows hardest, as the meteorologist Baron Ferdinand von… …
100Ionians (The) — The Ionians Malcolm Schofield THALES AND OTHERS The Greeks agreed that philosophy had begun with Thales. However they did not know much about his views.1 What survives is mostly a potent legend. Herodotus tells stories of his practical ingenuity …
