Author: Jimmy Cox 作者：麦考克斯
To join the fraternity of sailing enthusiasts and enjoy the new era of sailboat living, your first step is to select a boat.加入博爱的帆船爱好者和享受的新时代，帆船的生活，您的第一步就是要选择一个船民。 Unfortunately, there's no one sailboat that's perfect for all uses.不幸的是，有没有人说，帆船的完善，为所有用途。 If there were, there would be no need for the bewildering variety of sailboats that are available.如果有，便无须为扑朔迷离的各种帆船也可。 A choice that the prospective sailor should consider, therefore, is between a faster craft, designed primarily for speed, and a somewhat slower boat intended for cruising and loafing around a bay or lake.选择准的水手应该考虑，因此，这是之间更快的工艺，设计，主要是为速度，和略慢于船民打算邮轮和蛇王围绕湾或湖。 Racing is the more limited of the two uses, and calls for a greater degree of skill and a good set of reflexes on the part of the skipper.赛车是较为有限的两个用途，并要求更大程度的技能和良好的一套反射对部分船长。 Sailing purely for pleasure and relaxation, on the other hand, requires only a reasonable mastery of the basics, and places less demand on the skipper's reflexes and ability to make snap decisions.帆船纯粹是为愉悦和轻松舒畅，在另一方面，只需要一个合理掌握的基本知识，和地方的需求减少对船长的反射能力，以突然的决定。 (Lest that business of reflexes bother you, it should be said that sailing even sailboat racing doesn't require the split-second reacting time of driving a car on today's highways.) Also among the factors to consider are the location in which you are going to do your sailing and how much you can afford to spend for the initial cost and for maintenance. （以免业务的反射打扰你，应该说，帆船，甚至帆船赛事并不要求分裂的第二个反应时间，开车就今天的高速公路）也属于考虑的因素是位置，在您所怎样做你的帆船和多少，你可以负担的花费为初始成本和进行维修。 To give you some idea of the range of sailboats available to persons primarily interested in sailing for fun, the following three popular models will typify the range: the Kitten, the Seven Eleven and the Sprite.给你一些的想法的范围帆船提供给有兴趣的人士，主要是在航行的乐趣，以下三个受欢迎的车型，将典型范围：小猫， 7 11和雪碧。 The Kitten, a 10-foot sailboard, is an excellent boat for beginners to learn sailing with.该小猫，一个10英尺驾帆板，是一个很好的船民，对于初学者学习风帆。 It's lively and sporty and a lot of fun to sail.它的活泼和动感和无穷的乐趣航行。 It can't be swamped and is unsinkable; thus it builds up the confidence of some novices who believe sailing is difficult.它不能被淹没，是不沉的，因此它建立了信心，一些新手谁相信帆船是困难的。 Actually, the Kitten will lead the beginner to experimentation more readily than the more conventional type of boat, and he will learn sooner the relationship of wind to sail.其实，小猫，会导致初学者实验更容易，比传统类型的船民，他将学习越早关系的风力航行。 This combination of painless instruction and exhilarating fun has made this type of sailing craft very popular and has converted many a newcomer to the sport of sailing.这一组合无痛的指示和令人振奋的乐趣了这类型的帆船工艺品很受欢迎，并已转化许多新手运动的风帆。 The boat can be easily carried by one person and the entire rig can be kept in the basement, attic, or garage when not in use.船民可以很容易地进行，由一个人与整个钻机，可存放在地下室，阁楼，车库或在不使用的时候。 The Seven Eleven is another good first have-fun-on-the-water boat. 7个11是另一个好先有好玩儿的-对- -水船。 This craft (7 feet, 11 inches long by 4 feet 2 inches wide) is light in weight (89 pounds) and can be easily car-topped or put in back of a station wagon and hauled upon the dock or beach.这个工艺（ 7英尺， 11英寸长4英尺2英寸宽）是重量轻（ 89磅） ，并可以很容易地汽车突破或付诸表决，在后面的一站，旅行车和拉后，码头或海滩。 Its two-piece mast assembles quickly, and the whole boat can be stored in a basement, a garage, or an attic.其两件式桅杆组装迅速，整个船民可以储存在地下室，车库，或阁楼。 In addition to being low in cost, the Seven Eleven handles easily and is remarkably safe and stable.此外，以低的成本， 7 11处理容易，是显着的安全和稳定。 This boat was designed for two purposes.这船是专为有两个目的。 The fact that it tows well makes it excellent for a yacht tender, and because of its size it can be stowed easily on board.事实上，这束，以及使优秀的一个游艇投标，因为它的大小，可以很容易装在船上。 The Seven Eleven also makes a delightful cruising boat for the youngsters when visiting a new harbor.七个11也使一个愉快的巡航船，为青少年时，来访的一个新港口。 In addition, the boat was designed to fit the needs of those people looking for a first boat for the small fry, because it can be used as a rowboat, as a sailboat, and, with an outboard, as a power boat.此外，该船的设计，以适应需要，这些人寻找第一个船民为小鱼苗，因为它可被用来作为rowboat ，作为一个帆船，并与一舷外，作为一个权力船民。 The Sprite represents unusual value because it's the only boat of its kind with such a wonderful combination of features: lively sailing ability, stability and safety, and convertible rig.雪碧代表不同寻常的价值，因为它的唯一的船民，其种类与这样一个奇妙的组合特点：活泼的航行能力，稳定性和安全性，及可换股钻机。 This craft gives the beginner a wide range of sailboat 'feeling'.这个工艺使初学者广泛的帆船'的感觉' 。 It can be rigged with a single sail as a catboat, or with a mainsail and jib as a sloop; and it also flies a small spinnaker to provide training in the important and exciting technique of downwind sailing.可以造一个单一的船帆作为一个catboat ，或与mainsail及臂架作为一个sloop ;它还苍蝇的一小三角帆提供培训，在重要的和令人兴奋的技术顺风航行。 Stability and safety have been generously provided in this boat.稳定和安全，已慷慨地提供了在这坐一条船。 There are flotation tanks at bow and stern, and it will easily float its crew when swamped.有浮选坦克在船头和斯特恩，它很容易会浮法及其船员时淹没。 There are other boats to choose from, but these are very good boats to consider initially.有其他船只的选择，但这些都是很好的船只最初考虑。
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