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The Phoenicians — whom the Greeks considered their masters in navigation and who are also cited in the Bible — [Note 2] [3] would have been the first Mediterranean civilization to sail the high seas by sculling and sailing, guided by the sun during the day and by the North Star at night.
In sailing, heaving to (to heave to and to be hove to) is a way of slowing a sailing vessel's forward progress, as well as fixing the helm and sail positions so that the vessel does not have to be steered. [1] It is commonly used for a "break"; this may be to wait for the tide before proceeding, or to wait out a strong or contrary wind.
Sailing ship tactics were the naval tactics employed by sailing ships in contrast to galley tactics employed by oared vessels. This article focuses on the period from c. 1500 to the mid-19th century, after which sailing warships were replaced with steam-powered ironclads .
Tacking or coming about is a sailing maneuver by which a sailing craft (sailing vessel, ice boat, or land yacht), whose next destination is into the wind, turns its bow toward and through the wind so that the direction from which the wind blows changes from one side of the boat to the other, allowing progress in the desired direction. [1]
A sailing vessel heels when the boat leans over to the side in reaction to wind forces on the sails. A sailing vessel's form stability (derived from the shape of the hull and the position of the center of gravity) is the starting point for resisting heeling. Catamarans and iceboats have a wide stance that makes them resistant to heeling.
Quick turn. For Sailing ships, the quick turn is the traditional response to a man overboard emergency on a sailboat.Despite other approaches, it is still a robust strategy and can be the best method, depending on the situation.
Cunliffe learnt how to sail in a 22 ft gaff sloop as a teenager on the Norfolk Broads. [2] After studying law at university, he chose not to enter the profession and effectively ran away to sea instead. [3] He has worked as mate on a coasting merchant vessel and skippered private yachts as well as having been a delivery and charter skipper.