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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “sailing”

• Joan Abrams obituary

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  When she turned 80, my mother, Joan Abrams, decided to get arrested. A lifelong political campaigner and peace activist, she had until then indulged only in the most minor civil disobedience. But in June 2007, she set off to stop the traffic at the Trident naval base at Faslane in Scotland. She failed to achieve her ...
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• Solar Space Satellite Will be Fueled Solely by the Sun’s Rays!

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 745
  For centuries sailors have used stars to navigate around the world. Now space-sailors might be able to use the stars to move through the universe — literally! Instead of cruising to Mars on a giant tank of oil, we could soon sail through space using just the energy from sunlight. The Planetary Society — a ...
  12 hours ago

• Transatlantic Yachting Race Sets Sail for Costa Rica

  
  Costa Rica Travel News — Authority:
  The 4,900 mile regatta started with severe weather capsizing the multihull Actual (above, left). The 9th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre transatlantic sailing race kicked off this past Sunday, Nov. 8 with 2 of the fastest and most modern sailboats in the world and their crew waving goodbye to an audience of ...
  12 hours ago

• Late-season sailing - the Seven Rules

  
  Electronic Captain - Your source for maritime news and information — Authority: 141
  (sail-world) In more northerly climes, sunny skies andwarmer than normal air temperatures often lure sailors onto the waterquite late in the season. This is a gorgeous time to sail, to enjoy the freshness of the air before the winter sets in seriously. However, some dangers lurk at this time of year, the most ...
  13 hours ago

• Getting Up to Speed on Foils

  
  Electronic Captain - Your source for maritime news and information — Authority: 141
  (marinelink)  Chances are if you have spent most of your life cruising around on asailboat, you know a bit about what makes sails work.  Foils, canardsand wings, however, may mystify you.  READ MORE
  13 hours ago

• Setting Sail Into Space, Propelled by Sunshine

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 439
  Image via Wikipedia Peter Pan would be so happy. About a year from now, if all goes well, a box about the size of a loaf of bread will pop out of a rocket some 500 miles above the Earth . There in the vacuum it will unfurl four triangular sails as shiny as moonlight and only barely more substantial. Then it ...
  17 hours ago

• SAILING | Sailors cruise in Texas

  
  Yale Daily News - Latest Issue — Authority: 678
  This past weekend, Eli sailors Thomas Barrows ’10, Claire Dennis ’13, Sarah Lihan ’10 and Emily Billing ’13 traveled south to Corpus Christi, Texas, and took the ICSA Singlehanded Championships by storm.
  19 hours ago

• Will Google’s deal with Admob invite antitrust concerns?

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 144
  Google announced its acquisition of mobile display-ad company AdMob today. It feels a bit like a replay of Google’s 2008 acquisition of online ad company DoubleClick. The question is, will the Department of Justice’s eager anti-trust crime fighters scrutinize this deal to the extent it did the DoubleClick deal? ...
  20 hours ago

• Yachting is a Sport Worth Learning

  
  World Wide Blog — Authority: 151
  Yachting or as some might still call sailing is a specialty sport that requires the proper training. Without the correct training this exciting sport can turn dangerous. Do not let this happen. Let us guide you through the maize of examinations and training necessary. Our experience in yachting is unsurpassed and we ...
  21 hours ago

• Out and About

  
  MKEimages.com — Authority: 130
  MKEimages.com Out and About - A boater gets in one last sail this afternoon on Lake Michigan just off the South Shore Park breakwater in Bay View.
  23 hours ago

• Setting Sail Into Space, Propelled by Sunshine

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  DEEP-SPACE TRAVEL If the launching of LightSail-1 goes off according to plan next year, humans may soon be solar-sailing, as shown in this illustration.
  1 day ago

• BMW Oracle Racing unveils giant wing

  
  Shanghai Daily: Latest News — Authority: 686
  AMERICAS Cup challenger BMW Oracle Racing has unveiled what is believed to be the worlds largest wing, which it will test as a replacement for a traditional soft-sail rig on its giant trimaran. Complete with...
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• BMW Oracle backed over Americas Cup rules

  
  The Independent - Tennis RSS Feed — Authority: 685
  In a unanimous opinion, three top rules experts have reported to New York judge Shirley Kornreich largely backing the position of Americas Cup challenger BMW Oracle in its request for clarification of outline rules for the February clash with Swiss holder Alinghi. But direct talks between the two sides failed to ...
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• Caffari and Thompson build on good start

  
  The Independent - Tennis RSS Feed — Authority: 685
  Going into the second night of the double handed Transat Jacques Vabre race from Le Havre to Costa Rica , three of the British teams, Samantha Davies and Sidney Gavignet (Artemis), Mike Golding and Javier Sanso (MGYR) and Alex Thomson and Ross Daniel (Hugo Boss) were 10th, 12th and 13th in the 14-boat Open 60 fleet.
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• Caffari and Thompson build on good start

  
  The Independent - Tennis RSS Feed — Authority: 685
  Going into the second night of the double handed Transat Jacques Vabre race from Le Havre to Costa Rica , three of the British teams, Samantha Davies and Sidney Gavignet (Artemis), Mike Golding and Javier Sanso (MGYR) and Alex Thomson and Ross Daniel (Hugo Boss) were 10th, 12th and 13th in the 14-boat Open 60 fleet. ...
  1 day ago

• BMW Oracle backed over Americas Cup rules

  
  The Independent - Tennis RSS Feed — Authority: 685
  In a unanimous opinion, three top rules experts have reported to New York judge Shirley Kornreich largely backing the position of Americas Cup challenger BMW Oracle in its request for clarification of outline rules for the February clash with Swiss holder Alinghi. But direct talks between the two sides failed to ...
  1 day ago

• Caffari and Thompson build on good start

  
  The Independent - Tennis RSS Feed — Authority: 685
  Going into the second night of the double handed Transat Jacques Vabre race from Le Havre to Costa Rica , three of the British teams, Samantha Davies and Sidney Gavignet (Artemis), Mike Golding and Javier Sanso (MGYR) and Alex Thomson and Ross Daniel (Hugo Boss) were 10th, 12th and 13th in the 14-boat Open 60 fleet.
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• Sailing in the Peak District

  
  Online Travel Blog — Authority: 122
  As far as lakes go, the Peak District is never going to beat the Lake district (the clue is in the name), but it by no means plays second fiddle, and lakes mean sailing. Sailing is fantastic, especially on lakes. Whereas there’s definitely fun to be had on the sea, it can be much, much rougher. If you want ...
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• setting sail

  
  Auckland Daily Photo — Authority: 127
  Rangitoto beacons in the afternoon light. Just another beautiful day for setting sail from Mission Bay! Click image to enlarge.
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• Depressions in store for Transat Jacques Vabre

  
  The Independent - Tennis RSS Feed — Authority: 685
  A triple whammy of weather depressions is in store for the 14 60-footers and six multihulls which left Le Havre yesterday on the 4,730-mile Transat Jacques Vabre to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica .
  2 days ago

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