sailing vacations

 

 

  Sea lovers can explore the pace of life over the sea by indulging in sailing. It is one sport that can take your mind off and put you in the soothing lap of the sea. As the breeze will caress you. The air will weave into your hair. And you will be talking to the wind. This is how sailing makes every moment memorable. You can take your family, a friend or just sail by yourself the wind will keep you company. With the great seas and oceans skirting India, sailing is a sport that has always lived with India.

You can sail to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal or Lakshwadeep in the Arabian Sea. Goa is an all time favourite for sailing vacations. Its pristine beaches and picturesque surrounding can keep you enchanted. Mumbai too keeps the Sailing sport alive with its sailing clubs. You will find lovers of this sport at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club. It is the biggest and the best known. The club even owns boats that can be chartered or hired by members. Reservations made by members allow them to spend a night among the soothing ripples. Mumbai also sports boating clubs like Colaba Sailing Club and Bombay Sailing Association.

Wind riders have gained the know-how of manipulating the wind currents to sail with and against it. Be it a yacht or a modernised boat, sailing can be a one of a kind vacation. Sailing vacations are rather different from the regular shopping or beach destinations. Here you get to see dophins plunging deep, sharks chasing, manta rays, turtles and a variety of exotic sea life. Sailing vacations let you take away memories for a lifetime.

Sailing as a sport owes its gratitude to Pirates. Jaghtschips were built to combat Pirates and retrieve assets lost by traders. Jaghtschips means hunting ships in Dutch. They were swift and small. Reason why they could catch up with the escaping pirates and salvage the booty. These then caught the fancy of the British Kings who would use it for leisure sailing on the river Thames.

This leisure activity then gained momentum and turned in to a favourite sport. Speed challenges were held the first one dating back to 1851 in England.

Sailing lovers kept honing their skills while innovating the ship. The late 19th century saw the birth of new and improved sailing ships. Besides the smooth and sleek body, lightweight, more facilities on the deck were invented too. Then the yachts graduated from steam to gasoline and now are available in the cost-effective fuel, diesel.
 

sailing vacation data ~ Author M.Hemdev. ©2004 Indianchild.com

  
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