By Maria Christina Melaniti, C'3
Sailing has been around for travel and fishing,
but it’s only become a sport since the early 17th century. The Dutch are said
to be the first nation who raced yachts for fun. They gave a ship to Charles II
and the sport quickly became popular in England before being taken up in
America. Today, it is a pastime enjoyed by millions of people worldwide – both
competitively and non-competitively on lakes and rivers to the wide open ocean.
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Γράφει η Μαρία Χριστίνα Μελανίτη, Γ'3