In Part 1 we said that you can only sail approx. 45 degrees off the wind and that you can not sail directly into the wind. But, when you sail downwind... you can now sail in any direction when sailing away from the wind.
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A boat can't sail directly into the wind... in order to sail you must fall-off (point the bow away from) the wind about 45 degrees to a close hauled position. Falling-off even more approx. 70 degrees is a Close Reach and sailing at 90 degrees or across the wind is a Beam Reach.
There are many types of sailing available for people of all ages. A club member at a sailing club in Daytona Beach recently retired from sailing at the age of 90 years young. How cool is that... plain and simply admirable to have sailed for that many years! Since we start our youth programs at the age of 8 years old, that could potentially be a sailing career of 82 years of pure enjoyment on the water. I know that I used this quote in my last post but it seems so appropriate to use again here.
"The gods do not deduct from a man's allotted span, those days spent sailing." Until next time Fair Winds and Following Seas... |