| If you love the freedom of being out on the open | | | | towards the bow. All of the controls for the sails |
| sea with the wind blowing in your face and nothing | | | | such as ropes and winches are found on the deck. |
| but blue skies and water for miles around you, sailing | | | | They also usually have an engine with a propeller as |
| may be the perfect sport for you to get involved in. | | | | an alternate form of power. Wind power is not |
| Sailing has been a wonderful sport and past time for | | | | always sufficient. |
| many many years. Now, there are sailboats in every | | | | Another type of sailboat, a racing a boat, also come |
| shape and size to please even the most picky sailor. | | | | in different shapes and sizes. However, there is a |
| There are three main types of sailboats. One is the | | | | standard type of boat for official races. Yacht racing |
| recreational sailboat and the other is for racing. | | | | is the most popular and utilizes forty four foot boats |
| Recreational sailboats vary greatly in shape and size. | | | | with a single hull. |
| They can range from five feet to over one hundred | | | | The last type of sailboat is the catamaran sailboats |
| feet in length. The smaller boats are more | | | | which have two hulls with a deck spanning the gap |
| economical, usually costing a great deal less that their | | | | between them. |
| larger counterparts. Steering is much easier on a small | | | | Sailing can be a very difficult sport as there is a great |
| boat, which combined with its price tag, makes it a | | | | deal of skills to learn. There is a strategy behind it |
| great boat to learn on. Since they are so light, there | | | | and many controls that you will have to learn how to |
| will be less damage if you bump into something on | | | | operate. Racing is even more difficult as you have to |
| the water. They are also easier to navigate on small | | | | learn to work with a team. Team members practice |
| lakes and rivers. | | | | together for years to perfect how they work |
| When you are dealing with a boat that exceeds | | | | together. Whatever type of sailing you choose to do, |
| approximately twenty feet, they begin to take the | | | | it is a worthwhile experience and you will have an |
| shape of the single hull sailboat. This means that | | | | amazing time! |
| there is a rudder wheel near the stern with a cabin | | | | |