Sailing/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Navigation [r]: Techniques for determining one's own position, a feasible course to be taken to a desired new position, and journeying on that course ^[e]
• Seamanship [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Wind [r]: The movement of air produced by a change in heat on the earth's surface. ^[e]

Subtopics

Techniques

• Tacking (sailing) [r]: Add brief definition or description

Sport

• Olympic sailing [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Australia II [r]: A 12-metre class yacht, and the first successful challenger for the America's Cup after 132 years, at the New York Yacht Club in 1983. ^[e]
• Reliance (yacht) [r]: Winner of the 1903 America's Cup. ^[e]

Age of sail

• Warship (sail) [r]: Warships dependent on wind, manipulated by sails, for propulsion ^[e]
  • Ship of the line [r]: A major sailing warship, intended to fight in fleet actions (i.e., in line of battle) ^[e]
  • Frigate (sail) [r]: A fast, moderately heavily gunned sailing warship, with enough firepower to overcome slower vessels and enough speed to outrun more powerful ships; used on independent operations and scouting; cf. cruiser ^[e]
  • Sloop-of-war [r]: A light sailing warship, with a single gun deck and light cannon, typically used for patrols and scouting where contact with larger warships was not expected; commanding officer usually a commander (naval) but sometimes a junior captain; WWII sloops were ocean escorts ^[e]
  • HMS Victory [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • USS Constitution [r]: Add brief definition or description

Tall ships

• USCG Eagle [r]: Add brief definition or description