Sailing needs the skill to harness the power of the wind and the waves. Sailing could be called one of the most visually pleasing events of the Olympics.A square sail used in ancient times could only sail in front of the wind.While a sail boat can sail upwind.What's the reason behind this difference?It is only with the help of science the sail ships today can achieve such extraordinary speed,allowing them to push the sport of sailing to its next phase of development.
帆船項目需要操作者駕馭風和海浪力量的能力。因此帆船項目可以稱為奧運項目中最具視覺觀賞性的項目。以前古人僅僅使用橫帆就能在風面前所向無阻,而現在帆船帆則能迎風而行。究其原因,二者有何不同?現今在科學的幫助下帆船的航行速度可以達到非比尋常的速度,這使它們能夠推動下一階段帆船運動的發展。