Islander — may refer to: *Islander (yawl), the second boat sailed around the world single handedly * Islander , the inhabitant of an island *BN 2 Islander, a twin engined light aircraft manucfactured by Britten Norman. *Adventure Island, a video game known… … Wikipedia
Yawl — A yawl (from Dutch Jol ) is a two masted sailing craft similar to a sloop or cutter but with an additional mizzen mast well aft of the main mast, often right on the transom. A small mizzen sail is hoisted on the mizzen mast.The yawl was… … Wikipedia
Dugout (boat) — A Slavic dugout boat from the 10th century A dugout or dugout canoe is a boat made from a hollowed tree trunk. Other names for this type of boat are logboat and monoxylon. Monoxylon (μονόξυλον) (pl: monoxyla) is Greek mono (single) + ξύλον xylon… … Wikipedia
Harry Pidgeon — (1869 ndash; 1954), American sailor, was the second solo person to circumnavigate the world, after Joshua Slocum, and the first person to do so twice. On both trips, he sailed a 34 foot yawl named the Islander .Pidgeon was born on a farm in Iowa … Wikipedia
Sailing — is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. By changing the rigging, rudder and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires… … Wikipedia
Sailboat — A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails. The term covers a variety of boats, larger than small vessels such as sailboards and smaller than sailing ships, but distinctions in size are not strictly defined and… … Wikipedia
Outrigger canoe — Modern sailing outrigger canoe in Hawaiʻi., USA … Wikipedia
Well smack — Sectional drawing of well smack[1] A well smack is a type of traditional fishing boat that has a well amidships. The well was filled with circulated external water, which kept fish alive until delivered to land and sold. It was a modified form of … Wikipedia
Segeljacht — Slupen während einer Regatta Der Begriff Segelyacht (auch Segeljacht) bezeichnet ein Segelschiff, das hauptsächlich für Freizeit oder Sportaktivitäten verwendet wird oder gelegentlich auch repräsentativen Zwecken dient. Der Begriff Segelyacht… … Deutsch Wikipedia
List of shipwrecks — Contents 1 Africa 1.1 East Africa 1.2 North Africa 1.2.1 Algeria … Wikipedia
