Posts Tagged ‘sail’

Gaastra Sail Amsterdam 2010

Is it risky to sail across the North Atlantic ocean ? ?

i understand that food and weather could be a problem. but other than that are there any other risks ?

If Columbus heard about America from the vikings, why didn’t he sail north Cuba to Florida and farther north?

Columbus was trying to find India, another route, but people thought he was crazy because it would take years to go all the way around to reach it. He knew something else though. He heard from fisherman and from people who had contact with vikings that there was a land mass inbetween Europe and China [...]

How long did it take to sail to North america from England in the 1400s?

A Ship sets out to sail to a point 100km due North ?

A ship sets out to sail to a point 120km due North. An unexpected storm blows the ship to a point 100km due East of its starting point. How far and in what direction , must it now sail to reach its original destination?

what will happen to your shadow at noon if you sail north?

will it get smaller, longer, shorter, or none of the above. and can you tell me why??
i am going north to alaska from hawaii

What country did Jacques Cartier sail for?

i have a project to do and i have to write a journal as if i was Jacques Cartier. One of the questions that i have to answer in the journal entry is this question.

Was the Clermont the first keelboat to sail north on the Mississippi River?

I know the Clermont was built by Robert Fulton in 1807, and was the first succesful steamboat built in the United States, but was the Clermont the first keelboat to sail north on the Mississippi River?

Water taxi set to sail to rescue of gridlocked Beirut

Water taxi set to sail to rescue of gridlocked Beirut
Dream of commuting into bustling Beirut minus the nightmarish traffic? The Beirut Water Taxi will offer an alternative for tens of thousands of people crowding into the Lebanese capital every day.
Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News

what is this sail boat sail worth?

I have about a twenty three foot tall sail made by Gaastra horizon series 2000 it is almost brand new. I want to sell it but know zero about this.