Sentence examples for knowledge of sailing from inspiring English sources

And, in a country once known for its graceful sail-powered junks, so few people now have even a rudimentary knowledge of sailing that selling sailboats in China would be a hopeless exercise, several boating executives said.

Crowhurst was the manufacturer of a modestly successful radio navigation aid for sailors, who impressed many people with his apparent knowledge of sailing.

"He was over fifty years of age", wrote Shackleton of McNish (he was in fact 41), "but he had a good knowledge of sailing boats and was very quick".

Chan shared his love and knowledge of sailing, skiing and nature with family and friends.

He relied on his quartermaster and officer for their knowledge of sailing, and as a result, he was not highly respected by his crew.

But within minutes of sailing from Ascension Island, it broke down, and Moore arrived in the Falklands with little more knowledge of the war than he had been able to obtain by listening to the BBC World Service.

But not on the night of sailing.

A large number of sailors remain engaged in the occupation of sailing these boats.

Learning to sail involves lots and lots of sailing.

Moreover, the knowledge of working sail has all but vanished.

But maisu also referred to easy, communal sharing of something good: like the knowledge of how to sail for weeks out on the Pacific, without maps, going by the stars.