Danish Sailing Association
The Danish Sailing Association is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Denmark, recognised by the International Sailing Federation. Notable sailors See :Danish sailors Olympic sailing See :Olympic sailors of Denmark Offshore sailing See :Danish sailors (sport) Yacht clubs See :Yacht clubs in Denmark References External links Official websiteISAF MNA Microsite Denmark Sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ... 1913 establishments in Denmark {{sport-org-stub ...
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Sailing (sport)
The sport of sailing involves a variety of competitive sailing formats that are sanctioned through various sailing federations and yacht clubs. Racing disciplines include matches within a fleet of sailing craft, between a pair thereof or among teams. Additionally, there are specialized competitions that include setting speed records. Racing formats include both closed courses and point-to-point contests; they may be in sheltered waters, coast-wise or on the open ocean. Most competitions are held within defined classes or ratings that either entail one type of sailing craft to ensure a contest primarily of skill or rating the sailing craft to create classifications or handicaps. On water, a sailing competition among multiple vessels is a regatta, which usually consists of multiple individual races, where the boat crew that performs best in over the series of races is the overall winner. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing from large yacht to ...
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