SAILING

Sailboats have been a mean of transportation since ancient times. As a sport, sailing is a unique combination of athletics, skill and technology, with the goal of taming the power of the wind and the waves. Although the racing format and class categories have greatly changed since then, the first time that sailing was included in the Games was in Paris in 1900. Today, the Olympic race is performed with boats categorized into classes based on similar weights and measurements.