competitive sailing
Yacht racing sport
Competitive sailing is racing sailboats against other sailors, either one-on-one or in fleets.
Races range from short courses marked by buoys to ocean crossings spanning thousands of miles.
The sport encompasses everything from Olympic-class dinghies to America's Cup yachts.
She got into competitive sailing in college.
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
- regattaOrganized boat racing event
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- America's CupPremier international yacht racing prize
- spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
wind direction · wind shift · tide · hull · winch · rudder · mainsail · jibing · keel · handicap · offshore racing · current · weather forecast · boom · mast · wave height · pressure systems · water temperature
competitive sailingmotorboating
Boating using engine propulsion
rowing · kayak racing · jet skiing · jet ski racing · canoe racing
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