Editing Sailing (section)

=== Sport ===
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Sailing as a sport is organized on a hierarchical basis, starting at the [[yacht club]] level and reaching up into national and international federations; it may entail [[Sailing yacht#Racing|racing yachts]], [[Dinghy sailing|sailing dinghies]], or other small, open sailing craft, including iceboats and land yachts. [[Yacht racing|Sailboat racing]] is governed by [[World Sailing]] with most racing formats using the [[Racing Rules of Sailing]].<ref name = Elvstrom>{{Cite book|last=Elvstrom|first=Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UNK44LTXSkIC&dq=Sailboat+match+racing&pg=PA16|title=Paul Elvstrom Explains the Racing Rules of Sailing: 2009–2012 Rules|date=30 January 2009|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4081-0949-6|language=en}}</ref> It entails a variety of different disciplines, including:
*Oceanic racing, held over long distances and in open water, often last multiple days and include world [[circumnavigation]], such as the [[Vendée Globe]] and [[The Ocean Race]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jeffery|first=Timothy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j6i2DQAAQBAJ&dq=Transocean+sailing+races&pg=PT523|title=Sail: A tribute to the world's greatest races, sailors and their boats|date=27 October 2016|publisher=Aurum Press|isbn=978-1-78131-658-0|language=en}}</ref>
*Fleet racing, featuring multiple boats in a [[regatta]] that comprises multiple races or heats.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Cort|first1=Adam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bG8aJfIpgiQC&dq=Sailboat+racing&pg=PA2|title=Getting Started in Sailboat Racing, 2nd Edition|last2=Stearns|first2=Richard|date=14 June 2013|publisher=McGraw Hill Professional|isbn=978-0-07-180827-9|language=en}}</ref>
*Match racing comprises two boats competing against each other, as is done with the [[America's Cup]], vying to cross a finish line, first.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Simpson|first=Richard V.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cAR_CQAAQBAJ&dq=Sailboat+match+racing&pg=PT113|title=The Quest for the America's Cup: Sailing to Victory|date=24 April 2012|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1-61423-446-3|language=en}}</ref>
*Team racing between two teams of three boats each in a format analogous to match racing.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Tylecote|first=Steve|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dQsJAAAACAAJ|title=Team Racing for Sailboats|date=8 May 2002|publisher=Wiley|isbn=978-1-898660-85-9|language=en}}</ref>
*Speed sailing to set new [[Speed sailing record|records]] for different categories of craft with oversight by the [[World Sailing Speed Record Council]].<ref name = Elvstrom/><ref>{{Cite book|last=Bethwaite|first=Frank|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQQoAAAAQBAJ&dq=speed+sailing&pg=PA46|title=Higher Performance Sailing: Faster Handling Techniques|date=4 August 2013|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4729-0131-6|language=en}}</ref>
*Sail boarding has a variety of disciplines particular to that sport.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hart|first=Peter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2-JKCQAAQBAJ&dq=windsurfer+racing&pg=PT364|title=Windsurfing|date=30 November 2014|publisher=Crowood|isbn=978-1-84797-963-6|language=en}}</ref>