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Sailing ship (4341 bytes)
3: ...hip]] training vessels that provide recreational sailing.
5: [[Sailing]] ships were also used for military purposes, particular...
7: ...y a vessel with three or more masts was called a "ship", a single or two-masted vessel being called a "b...
9: ...Image:Sailing-ship.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A sailing ship with sails down because of lack of wind.]]
11: ...e [[watch]]. Some sailing ships use traditional [[ship's bells]] to tell the time and regulate the watch...

Sailing ship accidents (4139 bytes)
1: [[Sailing ship]]s were (and are) frequently put in the way of di...
7: ...f sail]], most [[stay]]s had preventers, and [[warship]]s equipped themselves with "rigging stoppers" or...
19: ...o shift caused the loss of the tall ship [[Pamir (ship)|Pamir]] in 1957.
25: ...d over beyond 90 degrees. However a large sailing ship will typically loose all stability at a smaller a...
29: ...eir [[gunpowder]]; the magazines were deep in the ship and the lanterns kept in another room, with a win...

Transport by sailing ship (2852 bytes)
1: ...ng emergencies and of timely means of rescue made ships the probable epitome of the total-institution pr...
3: ...nment was [[sanitary sewer|sewage disposal]]: the ship's [[head (watercraft)|head]] (an area adjacent th...
5: ...al ship]]s carry cannon, even if escorted by [[warship]]s.
9: [[Category:Sailing]]

Sailing (18164 bytes)
1: [[image:freiheitu.jpg|thumb|250px|Wooden sailing boat]]
3: ... motion across a body of [[water]] in a [[sailing ship]], or smaller [[boat]], powered by [[wind]].
5: ==How sailing works==
6: ...ss the wind would be virtually impossible. (Other sailing hydrofoils include [[daggerboard]]s and leeboards...
11: ...one|U.S. Sailing team at the World Military Games Sailing Competition (Dec. 2003).]]

Sheet (sailing) (207 bytes)
1: In [[sailing]], a '''sheet''' is a line attached to the [[clew...
5: [[category:sailing vessels and rigging]]

Block (sailing) (208 bytes)
1: In [[sailing]], a '''block''' is a [[pulley]] or a number of p...
3: [[Category:sailing vessels and rigging]]

Head (sailing) (377 bytes)
1: In [[sailing]]:
6: [[category:sailing vessels and rigging]]

Furl (sailing) (99 bytes)

Planing (sailing) (6088 bytes)
1: ...a fast reach]]A '''planing''' [[boat]]'s [[hull (ship)|hull]] skims across the surface of the [[water]]...
3: ...t to go faster by using its [[speed]] and [[hull (ship)|hull]] shape to lift the front part of the hull ...
5: '''Planing''' is usually a [[sailing]] term, but other watercraft are designed to plan...
8: Planing a sailing [[Dinghy sailing|dinghy]] was first popularised by [[Uffa Fox]] in...
23: ...To plane, the power to weight ratio must be high; sailing boats need a good sail area and powerboats need a...

Sailing to Philadelphia (873 bytes)
2: '''''Sailing to Philadelphia''''' is an [[album]] by [[Mark Kn...
6: #"Sailing to Philadelphia"
28: * [[James Taylor]] for vocals on ''Sailing to Philadelphia''

Mast (sailing) (3627 bytes)
1: ... size and configuration depending on the style of ship.
3: ...constructed from a single straight tree trunk. As ship sizes increased, taller masts were constructed by...
5: A [[full rigged ship|ship's]] masts are named from bow to stern (front to b...
9: ...lest mast, usually located near the centre of the ship.
15: *'''Jigger-mast''' - the fourth mast, although ships with four or more masts were uncommon, or the af...

Extra (sailing) (522 bytes)
1: In [[sailing]], an '''extra''' is a sail that is not part of t...
9: [[category:sailing vessels and rigging]]

Dinghy sailing (9107 bytes)
3: ...neuvers), these are the five essentials of dinghy sailing.
8: ...evidence. [[Charles II]] of England had a private sailing boat presented to him when he returned from exile...
10: ... [[industrial revolution]]. Larger privately used sailing boats had developed separately, and have resulted...
14: ...([[1898]]-[[1972]]), an English boat designer and sailing enthusiast. He developed and contributed to many ...
16: ...ore reach beyond the usual speed limits for small sailing boats. In effect, a boat which is planing is skim...

Sailing vessel (105 bytes)
1: '''Sailing vessel''' can refer to:
3: *[[sailing ship]]

Junk (sailing) (893 bytes)
1: The '''Junk''' is a [[China|Chinese]] [[sailing vessel]]. (The English name comes from [[Malay la...
14: [[Category:Sailing]]
15: [[Category:Ship types]]
16: [[category:sailing vessels and rigging]]
17: [[Category:Ship construction]]

Thames Sailing Barge (3254 bytes)
1: The distinctive sailing barges that were once a common sight on London's ...
9: ...ondon expanded rapidly. Furthermore, unlike most sailing craft, these barges could sail completely unballa...
11: Their sailing performance was perfected due to the annual 'Matc...

Bolton Sailing Club (387 bytes)
3: ...lage and provides a large area of open water for sailing.

Sailing the Seas of Cheese (3283 bytes)
2: !align="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|''Sailing the Seas of Cheese''
4: |align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Primus-Sailing the Seas of Cheese.jpg|225px|Album cover]]
39: |valign="top"|<small>''Sailing the Seas of Cheese''<br />([[1991]])</small>
43: '''''Sailing the Seas of Cheese''''' is an [[album]] by [[Prim...

Olympic medalists in sailing (244 bytes)
8: [[Category:Olympic medalists|Sailing]]

International Sailing Federation (396 bytes)
1: ...on]] (IYRU) changed its name to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).
4: [http://www.sailing.org ISAF website]

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