Now, to finish off the big year, comes Australia's most important sailing race: the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
It opened smoothly enough on July 4 amid international and local fanfare celebrating the arrival of the world's most important sailing competition onto the San Francisco Bay ("the fastest boats, the best sailors," is the event's tagline).
If you're just starting to learn sailing basics, then one of the most important beginner sailing tips to remember is to practice in ideal conditions of light winds and low traffic.
To avoid a bump to the head, or even worse, being knocked overboard, one of the most important beginner sailing tips to always remember for both passengers and crew is to be conscious and respectful of the boom at all times.
We believe that this period is a relevant time frame to cover the most important transitions from sail to steam, combustion, containerization, and mega-carriers, with a good balance between the periods pre- and post-containerization.
But whether we are heading for a Great Entropy or a Similarly Great Syntropy, I feel that it's important that we sail ahead with some sense of decorum.
Rowing was also an important adjunct to sailing for the Anglo-Saxons, Danes, and Norwegians in their waterborne military forays.
One of the most important factors in sailing yacht design is accurate velocity prediction.
"Psychologically for the team, it was important to go out sailing in order to restart and focus on our end," said Francesco Longanesi Cattani, a spokesman for the team, in an interview Sunday.
The important thing about good sailing is to make sure you get off the boat as much as you can, since all sorts of muscles get stretched on the boat.
