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A rutter is a mariner's handbook of written sailing directions. Before the advent of nautical charts , rutters were the primary store of geographic information for maritime navigation . It was known as a periplus ("sailing-around" book) in classical antiquity and a portolano ("port book") to medieval Italian sailors in the Mediterranean Sea .
This is a list of sail codes for sailing yachts and the old codes, used until 1992 by the International Sailing Federation. Sail country codes must comply with World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing. The Racing Rules of Sailing Appendix G1.2 specifies that national letters shall be clearly legible and of the same color. [1]
As of July 2023, the channel had over 1.85 million subscribers and is the most popular sailing YouTube channel. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In November 2019, they received significant media attention for sailing Greta Thunberg onboard La Vagabonde from Virginia to Lisbon for the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid .
For sailing the design is equipped with variable angle hiking wings to adjust to skill level. There are also three different sail and mast combinations for smaller or less experienced sailors, with areas of 62.4 sq ft (5.80 m 2 ), 74.3 sq ft (6.90 m 2 ) and 88.3 sq ft (8.20 m 2 ).
Sail Canada (formerly the Canadian Yachting Association) [1] is Canada's governing body for the sport of sailing. [2] Sail Canada is a "Member National Authority" of World Sailing . [ 3 ] Organization of sailing in Canada is divided into four groups: yacht clubs , Provincial Sailing Associations, class associations, and Sail Canada itself.
Yr. Launched Launched Name Designer Builder; AUS 01: KA–1: 1962: Gretel: Alan Payne: Lars Holvorsen Sons. Pty. Ltd. [1]AUS 02: KA–2: 1966: Dame Pattie: Warwick J ...
Pages in category "Sailing ships of Canada" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. ... Canada (1891) Charles Mary Wentworth (1798 ship)
Jeanie Johnston is a replica of a three-masted barque that was originally built in Quebec, Canada, in 1847 by the Scottish-born shipbuilder John Munn.The replica Jeanie Johnston performs a number of functions: it is an ocean-going sail training vessel at sea, and in port, it converts into a living history museum on 19th century emigration and, in the evenings, is used as a corporate event venue.