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[[User:Stephen Ewen|Stephen Ewen]] 17:00, 6 May 2007 (CDT)
[[User:Stephen Ewen|Stephen Ewen]] 17:00, 6 May 2007 (CDT)
== line, not rope ==
I would say we should educate that there are only 2 ropes on a sailboat - "bolt rope" and "anchor rope."  Everything else is a line, sheet, or halyard.  We should also spell both ways of writing different sailing words.  For example both Jibe and Gybe should be listed. [[User:Thomas E Kelly|-Tom Kelly]] [[User talk:Thomas E Kelly|(Talk)]] 17:20, 6 May 2007 (CDT)

Revision as of 17:20, 6 May 2007

Initial

I need to shrink the graphic.

  • Done, with assistance from a Constable.

"History" and "Racing as a sport" require more work as I know almost nothing about them. But its a start.

Any comments?

Andrew Fleisher 22:56, 29 April 2007 (CDT)

Photos

I added one. There are many other wonderful free photos at Flickr of sailing. Here are a few:

Stephen Ewen 17:00, 6 May 2007 (CDT)

line, not rope

I would say we should educate that there are only 2 ropes on a sailboat - "bolt rope" and "anchor rope." Everything else is a line, sheet, or halyard. We should also spell both ways of writing different sailing words. For example both Jibe and Gybe should be listed. -Tom Kelly (Talk) 17:20, 6 May 2007 (CDT)