Editing Sailing (section)

=== Recreation ===
Recreational sailing can be divided into two categories, day-sailing, where one gets off the boat for the night, and cruising, where one stays aboard.

[[Day sailer|Day-sailing]] primarily affords experiencing the pleasure of sailing a boat. No destination is required. It is an opportunity to share the experience with others.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jobson|first=Gary|date=31 October 2017|title=The Joy of a Day Sail|url=https://www.cruisingworld.com/joy-day-sail/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2020|website=Cruising World|language=en}}</ref> A variety of boats with no overnight accommodations, ranging in size from {{Convert|10|ft|m|abbr=}} to over {{Convert|30|ft|m|abbr=}}, may be regarded as day sailors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pillsbury|first=Mark|date=18 April 2019|title=18 Small Sailboats for the Weekender|url=https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/big-dreams-small-packages/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2020|website=Cruising World|language=en}}</ref>

[[Sailing yacht#Cruising|Cruising on a sailing yacht]] may be either near-shore or passage-making out of sight of land and entails the use of sailboats that support sustained overnight use.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Staff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJSEDwAAQBAJ&q=Coastal+sail+cruising|title=Coastal Cruising Made Easy: The Official Manual For The ASA Basic Coastal Cruising Course (ASA 103)|date=1 January 2010|publisher=American Sailing Association|isbn=978-0-9821025-1-0|location=|pages=|language=en}}</ref> Coastal cruising grounds include areas of the Mediterranean and Black Seas, Northern Europe, Western Europe and islands of the North Atlantic, West Africa and the islands of the South Atlantic, the Caribbean, and regions of North and Central America.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cornell|first=Jimmy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kzkeF8Pp4rgC&dq=Coastal+cruising+sailing+destinations&pg=PA223|title=World Cruising Destinations: An Inspirational Guide to All Sailing Destinations|date=13 July 2010|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4081-1401-8|language=en}}</ref> Passage-making under sail occurs on routes through oceans all over the world. Circular routes exist between the Americas and Europe, and between South Africa and South America. There are many routes from the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia to island destinations in the South Pacific. Some cruisers [[Circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the globe.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cornell|first=Jimmy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uXWuAAAAQBAJ&q=planning+sailing+cruise|title=World Voyage Planner: Planning a Voyage from Anywhere in the World to Anywhere in the World|date=16 August 2012|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4081-5631-5|language=en}}</ref>