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Historically, sailing ships were the primary means of transportation across long distances of water (e.g. rivers, lakes, oceans) before the invention of the first workable steam engines. They were used for carrying cargo, passengers, mail, supplies etc. Large vessels and their heavy cargoes were and are only transportable under sail power using square rigged vessels. In modern times sailing ships are less common but are still used in some parts of the world, such as the Indian Ocean, as commercial vessels. Small sailing boats are still used for fishing in developing countries. There are also many tall ship training vessels that provide recreational sailing.

Sailing ships were also used for military purposes, particularly in the age of sail. The Spanish convoys bringing back gold and silver from the newly discovered Americas were initially easy prey for other suitably equipped attack ships. These Spanish galleons were, principally, merchant vessels and so needed protection from these pirates and privateers. Later as global empires came into existence the major means of communication with them were the sailing ships. These ships where transferring trade goods and personnel often between the home nation and its colonies. These routes were then subject to predation by other vessels in both small battles and global wars. Hence large naval battles were fought between the United Kingdom, France, Spain and the Netherlands for control of the high seas and the communication they made possible.

The sailing ship was generally replaced by the steamship during the later half of the 19th century for reasons of speed. The original reciprocating engine steam ships were in their turn replaced by ships with steam turbine and diesel engines. Today's cargo vessels are faster and more reliable than sailing ships, as they do not rely on sails or the vagaries of the wind. However, sailing ships are still in use in many parts of the world, both for pleasure and work. And, as fuel prices increase, the economics of wind power have increased interest in commercial sailing vessels again


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Ventura County Reporter
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South Florida, center of the rum universe
Examiner.com
Full-bodied rums and well-matured aged rums reflect the history of pirates, sugar plantations, and sailing ships. Flavored and spiced rums bring a bouquet ...

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Movie review: 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'
Daily Press
... flying submersible sailing ships, dragons, golden eggs, living paintings and lively stained-glass windows, a rollickingly opulent kids' costume ball and ...

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AFP

Breathtaking tall ships event launches in Poland
AFP
"These are the largest and most beautiful sailing ships in the world, the atmosphere is unparalleled and the event is an absolute pleasure for sea-lovers," ...

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About - Cities & Towns

High and Lows on the Fourth
About - Cities & Towns
For $70 you'll be able to climb aboard the Roseway, one of Boston's oldest sailing ships (and a registered US National Historic Landmark) and cruise the ...

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Build 1.16: Black Bart's Bounty Now Live
Zam News
Some Varyags were sailing ships higher level than they should have been allowed to sail. Fixed. Fixed a bug that caused the effect of a current near Havana ...

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Sail crafts of all types out in force
Charleston Post Courier
This week the arrival of the tall ships for Harbor Fest 2009 has taken my mind back in time, back to the glory days of the magnificent sailing ships, ...

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Bird Droppings from Estonia: Jaanipäev in Käsmu
Eesti elu
This was where that the big ocean-going sailing ships of the Käsmu captains were built - the Salme (1891), the Julia (1899), the Hermine (1900), ...

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Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan Blu-ray review
Den Of Geek
Most of this sequence is fantastic, as each ship manoeuvres for tactical advantage like giant sailing ships tacking against the wind. ...

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ABC News

$1m deal will open Tall Ships to public
Boston Globe
The schooners, barques, and other sailing ships will instead arrive and depart at staggered intervals, the officials said. A total of 49 ships are to arrive ...
Trans-Atlantic Tall Ship Race Open to Mass. PublicABC News
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