Define sailing; why?

Quick answer, the ability to get from A to B using wind blowing from any direction.

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Moving yourself or others on water by solely means of the wind.

I am currently railing against the present trend where everyone and everything feels like it has to be categorised and identified.     Simply be and let others also be, there are areas of lesser interest to me but I applaud the particular skills of others, be they navigating an old harbour one design through the vagories of tide and reefs or foiling under a wing sail.

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Do Different Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 12 Location: North Online Status: Offline Posts: 1312	Post Options Post Reply Quote Do Different Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Define sailing; why? Posted: 06 Apr 23 at 6:58pm
	https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/260360/Define-sailing Moving yourself or others on water by solely means of the wind. I am currently railing against the present trend where everyone and everything feels like it has to be categorised and identified. Simply be and let others also be, there are areas of lesser interest to me but I applaud the particular skills of others, be they navigating an old harbour one design through the vagories of tide and reefs or foiling under a wing sail.

423zero Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420	Post Options Post Reply Quote 423zero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 23 at 8:50pm
	Quick answer, the ability to get from A to B using wind blowing from any direction. The fun part is doing it on water, falling in, going fast enough to blink away the spray.
	Robert

PeterG Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 12 Jan 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 823	Post Options Post Reply Quote PeterG Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 23 at 8:03am
	Quick answer, the ability to get from A to B using wind blowing from any direction. Pedant alert! Since we are going for definiitons, I have to disagree. For centuries sailors didn't get from A to B with the wind blowing from any direction. They waited for the wind to be in the right direction.
	Peter Ex Cont 707 Ex Laser 189635 DY 59

fab100 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1005	Post Options Post Reply Quote fab100 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 23 at 9:44am

	Great book for Club Sailors here

tink Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 23 Jan 16 Location: North Hants Online Status: Offline Posts: 789	Post Options Post Reply Quote tink Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 23 at 7:35pm
	To me sailing is an only can be dinghy sailing… If you have ballast you’re yachting If you’re on a windsurfer you are windsurfing If you have a kite you’re kiting I probably have a warped view but if you’re not able to sail with the same kit in 2 or 20+ knots using body weight and sail trim it’s something else. Foiling isn’t sailing sailing either, was gaining on a foiling moth in my 1967 £360 eBay Gull today, it was eventually able to ‘sail’ Getting from A to B can’t be conditional on uncomfortable aspects of nature. Don’t expect I’ll have much influence on Chat GPT Edited by tink - 08 Apr 23 at 7:38pm
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	Totally agree 😀😀

423zero Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420	Post Options Post Reply Quote 423zero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Apr 23 at 5:31pm
	At Aberdovey today saw something I haven't seen for years, a young lad pulling his dinghy along the main road, boat was a Aero, no idea how far he had to go. That's sailing
	Robert

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	I quite like an offshore breeze when paddle surfing - despite the obvious risk, sailing back out against the break is a lot less hardwork, and it encourages me to bend knees more when riding the wave back in... not so sure the lee bow effect is helping me as much as it did in Lasers (on salt water) ever did though.

423zero Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420	Post Options Post Reply Quote 423zero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 23 at 9:45am
	Still haven't tried paddle boarding, need to go somewhere to hire one, Newquay, Wales probably.
	Robert

turnturtle Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2538	Post Options Post Reply Quote turnturtle Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 23 at 9:49am
	they're good fun - especially as a light / no wind option. I can take one of mine on a bus. However I've given up with the wing sail on one, it's pointless imho, especially if you come from a windsurfing or dinghy background, it's just too unrewarding fighting to keep a rounded railed plank upwind.... they need a dedicated foil board, and that's not of personal interest to me.