Sail Boat and Olympic Sailing Tickets

A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails. The term covers a variety of boats, larger than small vessels such as sailboards and smaller than sailing ships, but distinctions in the size are not strictly defined and what constitutes a sailing ship, sailboat, or a smaller vessel varies by region and culture.

The Hull is the body of a sailboat. The front of the hull is called the bow, and the rear is called a stern. Almost all sailboats have either a keel or a centerboard. These flat pieces of metal or wood extend into the water from the bottom of the hull to prevent movement from the either side. A keel is fixed in place. But a centerboard can be raised or lowered through a slot in the bottom of a hull. Some boats, such as inland scows, may have two centerboards known as bilge boards. Spars are poles that support the sails. They include masts, booms and gaffs. Masts are upright poles that hold the sails. The mainmasts hold the largest sail. Some large sailboats have shorter masts, called a mizzenmast, toward the stern or a shorter foremast toward the bow. Booms and gaffs are the poles that extend at right angles to the masts and hold the sails straight out. Booms are fastened to the bottom of the sail and gaffs are fastened to the top. The mainsail is fastened to the back of mainmast. A smaller, triangular sail in front of a mainmast is called a jib. A large jib that overlaps the mast and stretches far back next to the mainsail is called a Genoa jib, after the Italian port it was first used. The spinnaker is a large, balloon-shaped sail used for added speed when a boat sails with the wind. Spinnakers are often made in red, blue and other bright colors. Dacron has largely replaced cotton as a material for sails. This material is strong and tightly woven, and holds it shape well no matter how strong the wind blows. But spinnakers are usually of nylon, which is strong, light and elastic. Nylon is too elastic for other sails. It includes the ropes used in a sailboat. Standing rigging is permanent and supports the masts. It includes stays that run from the bow to the mast, and shrouds that run from the beam to the masthead. Running rigging consists of ropes used to adjust the sails and booms. The ropes that raise and lower the sails are called halyards. Those used to trim the sails are called sheets.

Sailing is related with very old history but now a day’s sailing has become a sport and important part of Olympics. Sailing is coming in London Olympics 2012. You can buy Olympic Sailing Tickets to watch it live. You can purchase Olympic Sailing Tickets from Global Ticket Market. Global Ticket Market offers you all sorts of Olympic Tickets at very reasonable price. Especially, Olympic Sailing Tickets are being sold at very cheap rates at Global Ticket Market.