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PASSAGE THIRTY-TWO

The skills of sailing

1.You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it.You do not need to be strong.

2.But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.

3.First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?”

4.You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.

5.Let’s start with the wind blowing from behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction.

6.Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90 angle to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.

7.If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat.

8.It should be at a 45 angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn’t flap.

9.It shouldn’t look like a flag on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.

10.Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop.

11.You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another.

12.This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.

第三十二篇

帆船运动的技巧

1.你可能认为帆船是一项困难的运动，但它真的不难学。你不需要坚强。

2.但你得快点。你需要了解一些关于风的基本规则。

3.首先，你必须问自己：“风从哪里来？它是从前面、后面还是侧面传来的？”

4.你在船上的时候必须时刻考虑这个问题。风向告诉你如何使用帆。

5.让我们从后面吹的风开始。这意味着风和船的方向是一致的。

6.那么你必须一直把帆放在船外面。它应该和船成90度角。这样才能最好地抓住风。

7.如果风是从侧面吹过来的，那么它就是从船那边吹过来的。在这种情况下，你必须把帆保持在船外面一半的地方。

8.它应该和船成45度角。它需要离得足够远才能乘风而行，但又不能随风飘动。

9.它不应该看起来像旗杆上的旗帜。如果它在拍动，很可能是离风太远了，船就会慢下来。

10.迎风航行是不可能的。如果你尝试，船帆就会拍打，船就会停下来。

11.你可能想往那个方向走。这是可能的，但你不能走直线。你必须先朝一个方向走，然后再朝另一个方向走。

        12.这被称为钉住。当你钉住时，你必须把帆放在船里。