The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sailing:
Sailing – the use of wind to provide the primary power via sail(s) or wing to propel a craft over water, ice or land. A sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails by adjusting their angle with respect to the moving sailing craft and sometimes by adjusting the sail area.
Sailing can be described as all of the following:
Exercise – bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health or wellness.Recreation – activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time.Outdoor recreation –Sport – organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful physical activity requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means.Transport – movement of people and goods from one location to another.Boating – travel or transport by boat; or the recreational use of a boat (whether powerboats, sailboats, or man-powered vessels such as rowing and paddle boats) focused on the travel itself or on sports activities, such as fishing.Travel – movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations for any purpose and any duration, with or without any additional means of transport.Tourism – travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes.Canoe sailingCruising (maritime)Dinghy sailingSailing (sport)Dinghy racingMatch racingFleet racingTeam racingSpeed sailingSingle-handed sailingYachtingHistory of sailing
Age of SailSailboatCatboatCutter (boat)Day sailerDinghyAustralian SharpieSkiff (sailing)KeelboatPleasure craftSailing hydrofoilSailing yacht (small)Sharpie (boat)SloopYawlSailing shipBermuda sloopClipperMedium clipperExtreme clipperDutch clipperJunk (ship)KetchSailing yacht (large)SchoonerTall shipAftercastleAnchorAnchor windlassBeakheadBilgeBilgeboardBoom brakeBowBowspritCapstanCatheadCentreboardChainsCockpitCrow's nestDaggerboardDeckFigureheadForecastleGangwayGunwaleHeadHullJacklineJibboomKeelKeel (Canting)KelsonLeeboardMastOrlop deckPoop deckProwQuarter galleryQuarterdeckRudderSailShip's wheelSkegSpar (sailing)StemSternSternpostStrakeTillerTopTransomWhipstaffWinchMonohullMultihullCatamaranTrimaranRigging – apparatus through which the force of the wind is used to propel sailboats and sailing ships forward. This includes spars (masts, yards, etc.), sails, and cordage.
Bermuda rigCat rigCrab claw sailFore-and-aft rigFull rigGaff rigJunk rigLateenLjungstrom rigMast aft rigSpritsailSquare rigBackstayBlockBobstayBoomkickerBracesBuntlinesChainplatesCleatClevis pinClewlinesCunninghamDeadeyeDownhaulEaringFairleadForestayGasketGooseneckGunterGuyHalyardKickerLazy jackOuthaulParrel beadsPeakPreventerRatlinesRunning riggingShackleSpinnaker chuteStanding riggingSheetShroudStay mouseStaysThroatTopping liftTrapezeTravellerTurnbuckleVangWindexTypes of Spars
Spar (sailing) – pole of wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fibre used in the rigging of a sailing vessel to carry or support its sail. These include booms and masts, which serve both to deploy sail and resist compressive and bending forces, as well as the bowsprit and spinnaker pole.
BoomBowspritBoomkinDolphin striker a/k/a MartingalePelican strikerFore-mastGaffJackstaffJibboomJigger-mastJury riggingMain-mastMastMizzen-mastTruckSpinnaker poleSpreaderSpritTopmastYardSails
Sail – catchment device designed to receive and redirect a force upon a generous surface area. Traditionally, the surface was engineered of woven fabric and supported by a mast, whose purpose is to propel a sailing vessel.Types of sails
BlooperCourseCrab clawDriverExtraFishermanGennakerJunk sailLateenLug sailMainsailMainsailMoonrakerParafoilRingtailRotorsailRoyalScreecherSkysailSpankerSpinnakerAsymmetrical spinnakerSpritsailStaysailJibGenoaStuddingTopgallantTopsailTrysailTurbosailWatersailWingsailSail anatomy
Sail materialDacronTechnoraKevlarTwaronParts of a sailClewFootHeadLeechLuffRoachTackThroatPeakSailing vessel design and physics
Sail-planRacing Rules of SailingForces on sailsTurtling (sailing)Angle of lollBroach (sailing)Death rollDrogueLimit of Positive StabilityMetacentric heightNaval architectureShip stabilityWeight distributionFive essentials of sailingSail trainingSailing (sport) – using sailboats for sporting purposes. It can be recreational or competitive. Competitive sailing is in the form of races.
Types of racesFleet racing – involves sailboats racing one another over a set course. It is the most common form of sailboat racing.Match racing – racing between two competitors, going head-to-head.Team racing – also known as teams racing, is a popular form of dinghy racing and yacht racing. Two teams consisting of 2, 3, or 4 boats compete together in a race, all the boats being of the one class and reasonably evenly matched. The results of each team are combined to decide the winnerRace formats and sailing sport eventsShort course racingSailing at the Asian GamesSailing at the Summer ParalympicsSailing at the Summer OlympicsAmerica's CupCowes WeekMug RaceCoastal/Inshore racingSwiftsure Yacht RaceOffshore racingSydney to Hobart Yacht RaceTranspacific Yacht RaceFastnet RaceBermuda RaceHamilton Island Race WeekChicago Yacht Club Race to MackinacGovernors Cup South Atlantic Race Oceanic racingVolvo Ocean Race (formerly called the Whitbread Round the World Race)Global ChallengeClipper Round the World Race.Racing Rules of SailingRuling bodiesAustrian Sailing FederationSouth African SailingSwedish Sailing FederationSwiss SailingUS SailingWorld SailingShipyardSee also: Ruling bodies (above)International Sailing FederationInternational Association for Disabled SailingAustralian Sailing magazineBlue Water Sailing MagazineBoat International MediaInternational Boat IndustryMotor Boats MonthlyPractical Boat OwnerSuperYacht BusinessYachtingYacht HarbourYachting (magazine)Yachting MonthlyYachting WorldList of sailboat designers and manufacturersList of Olympic medalists in sailingAmerican Sailboat Hall of FameList of large sailing yachtsList of schoonersList of large sailing vesselsList of clipper shipsList of extreme clippersList of longest wooden shipsList of large sailing sloopsList of tall ships