The Thrill

Sailing can be an exhilarating experience. While you don't have the speed of a motorboat you have the excitement of using the wind as your power source.

It is definitely a thrill to guide a two-ton boat to your destination using only your wits and your skills as a sailor. There is no way to describe how good it feels when the wind starts to magically transport you across the water.

It takes more skill than driving a motor boat because you can't just point it and go. If you enjoy a challenge sailing just can't be matched. Arriving at your destination, whether it is back where you started from or hundreds of miles away, leaves you with a great feeling of accomplishment.

Some sailboats are a lot faster than others, so there is more sensation of speed on different boats. The movement of the boat and how it is performing becomes your main obsession and all your other daily worries just seem to fly out of your head.

When you realize you have mastered the art of trimming your sails, and holding a course at the maximum speed your boat can perform, it is a thrill that just cannot be matched.

The sound of the water is magical, there are no engine sounds, only the rushing of water beneath the hull. On some boats the spray hits you in the face and adds to the feeling that you Browsergames are a part of the boat.

The faster you go the more you can heel or lean the boat over. This is an indescribable feeling you just don't get in powerboats. Sailing along on catamarans with just one pontoon up in the air, or mono hulls with the rails touching the surface and everyone sitting on the high side, are unmatched thrills.

Taking your sailboat to its limits and bringing it safely back make it all worthwhile.