LOL !!!!!!


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
Doug, don't get so technical. Bob will have trouble keeping up with
terms like thingamajig.

"DSK" wrote in message
...
Julia wrote:

I have a question. How do you make a sailing boat go when the wind is
blowing sideways?

You mean, as opposed to when it's blowing up and down?


I know that when the wind is blowing from the front
the boat can't go

Actually, that isn't exactly correct.


.... But when the wind is coming from your
side what keeps the wind from blowing you sideways?

Sailboats have a thingamajig sticking down into the water, like a blade,
which goes easily through the water forwards (or backwards) but resists
moving to the side.

Go here
http://asianyachting.com/AYmasters/l23.htm
and scroll about halfway down the page.




I am interested in learning to sail a boat and want to buy my own
little one first. What would be better, a runabout or one of those
little ones with a little cabin underneath?

Small sailboats without a cabin usually aren't referred to as
"runabouts."
I'd suggest something small and simple and inexpensive to start with.
There are several reasons for this, the main on being that smaller boats
are less work and more fun, also they are generally more responsive and
will teach you quickly.

Here are some other web pages with basic sailing info
http://www.andrews.com/kysc/terms.html#diagram

http://www.amya.org/sailmanual/part3.html

Some of the university sailing clubs also have great web sites with
basic
sailing lessons. One of my favorites is the University of Wisconsin...

http://www.hoofersailing.org/instruction

Unfortunately my old school does not have a basic "How-To" on it's web
site

http://www.ncsailing.org/html/module...showpage&pid=7

But anyway there is so much info on sailing out there that it sometimes
surprises me that there is room on the wwweb for anything else.

Nav wrote:

A sailor knows how to use the tools at his/her disposal. Try a google
search for such elementary questions and then ask harder questions
here.

Don't know the answer, eh?

Fresh Breezes- Doug King