Physical Education

Unit - 8

8.5.2.2.Sailing
It can be either competitive, as in collegiate dinghy racing, or purely recreational as when sailing on a lake with family or friends.

• Small sailboats are commonly made from fiberglass, and will have wood or aluminum spars, and generally a sloop rig (two sails: a mainsail and a jib). Racing dinghies tend to be lighter, have more sail area, and may use a trapeze to allow one or both crewmembers to suspend themselves over the water for additional stability.
• Daysailers tend to be wider across the beam and have greater accommodation space at the expense of speed.
• Cruising sailboats have more width, but performance climbs as they tend to be much longer starting Length Over All of at least 25 feet (six metres) re-balancing the dynamic ratio between length of waterline (aiding speed) and beam width (adding cargo and people space).