![]() Inshore yacht racing on Sydney Harbour | |
Highest governing body | World Sailing |
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Nicknames | Sailing/Yachting |
First played | 18th century |
Characteristics | |
Contact | No |
Mixed sex | Mixed |
Type | Outdoor |
Presence | |
Olympic | 1900–present[1] |
The sport of sailing is racing other boats around a track or course which is marked with floating buoys or other fixed marks. Boats can be from small dinghies to large yachts. Usually, the small boats will just race each other and be of the same type. This is called one-design racing. Larger boats will often be of different sizes and race with a handicap system.