sailing

One of life’s great recreational joys is the merging of wind and sea in the sport of sailing. Whether you choose to spend the day dancing across the water on a Sunfish or other small sailboat or charter through the seas in a Sailboat of substance, the experience is unforgettable. An example of a country where sailing is popular is Mexico. Puerto Vallarta sailing is much sought after by avid travelers in that country. Additionally Cabo San Lucas sailing provides the added benefit of world class sport fishing.


Sailing uses canvas fabric to control the boat along with a rudder and rigging. The mastery of sailing is knowing how to manage the wind and sea conditions to make the best of the elements. Sailing can either be recreational or competitive.

Blogs about travel and sailing are very popular - for the simple reason that the writer can travel and diary the entire trip by laptop! For the die-hard sailor looking for tips and tricks on living on board the sailboat, check into the blog on live aboard sailing yachts at Lifestyle Sailing Blog

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Original Technorati articles tagged “sailing”

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  Have Yourself a Very Merry Australian Christmas
  There's still time to grab your golf clubs and have yourself a very merry Aussie christmas holiday in the sun for all the family.
  by traceycroke / on Dec 4, 2011
• in Boating
  Qingdao, China's Sailing City is Looking for Extreme Growth
  Emerging markets see opportunity in hosting major sporting events.
  by yachtsponsorship / on May 5, 2011
• in Boating
  14 Year Old Attempts to be Youngest to Ever Sail the Globe
  14 year old Laura Dekker is ready to set sail around the world, but is the world ready for Laura?
  by cebsilver / on Aug 20, 2010

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• A chill wind for eider ducks (and other sea birds).

  
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  WE set off towards Culzean Castle through the skerries.The cold SE wind didnt seem to cool the ardour of the eider ducks (whoo whoo birds) which had already started courtship behaviour. These three drakes were squabbling over a single duck. The chill wind carried us under Culzean castle and onwards to Culzean Bay ...
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• Twelve Loads of Dirty Laundry

  
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• Grande Mare Gulet

  
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• Gulet & Yacht Sailing Charters in Turkey

  
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• Yucebey 1 Gulet

  
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• Book A Star Clippers Sailing Cruise Before January 31 And Save Up To 20%

  
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  Tall ship sailing specialist Star Clippers is offering generous discounts of up to 20% on selected voyages on the line’s three square-riggers for bookings made before January 31, 2012. In addition, returning guests quality for an extra 5% discount. The savings apply to exciting and romantic cruises under sail in ...
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• Bembridge Harbour Public Meeting

  
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• RNLI SOS Day 2012

  
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• Kick ass video of Rod Stewarts I am sailing

  
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• Towards Carriacou (2nd try)

  
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  Yesterday we said goodbye to our friends and sailed out of St. Davids Bay and to the east, to round the island of Grenada on the atlantic side. Big mistake ! In the beginning we had 5Bft. that increased to a steady six after a while. The swell was quite enormeous and together with a current of two knots against ...
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• Sailing a punt

  
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  One of G.D. Leslies eccentricities was sailing his punt. "I never saw any other punt but mine with a sail," he writes in Our River . Im not surprised as it strikes me as a good way to get a soaking, but Leslie claims "by using the lee-board when the wind is across the river, a punt sails even better than a rowing ...
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• Dutch Teen Laura Dekker Completes Historic World Voyage Around The World

  
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  Dutch Teen Laura Dekker Completes Historic World Solo Voyage Around The World, on the Guppy. Dekker, age 16, traversed 27,000 nautical miles and 518 days, before docking in Saint Maarten, which was where she launched. Perhaps her biggest feat, was fighting the Dutch authorities who didn’t want her to sail. Laura ...
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• Some careful tidal planning.

  
  Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com — Authority: 109
  The chill SE wind meant we had to wear hats and pogies as we crossed the expanse of Culzean Bay. Because it had been calm the previous day and because the light wind was blowing cross offshore the conditions as we approached... ...Carnage Corner, south west of Dunure, were calm. These were rather different to the ...
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