Sailing

Throughout history sailing has been instrumental in the development of civilization, while there are some places in Africa and Asia where sail-powered fishing or transport vessels are still used, in most countries people enjoy sailing as a purely recreational activity. Recreational sailing or yachting as its also known can be divided into the categories of racing and cruising. Furthermore use of sailboats can be divided into long-distance sailing, also blue-water sailing or offshore sailing) and daysailing.