Sailing Through History: The Only Sport Where the Main Opponent Is Physics: From Wooden Boats to Superyachts: A Brief, Sarcastic Journey Through the History of Humans Pretending They Own the Sea

Introduction

The First Watercraft

Harnessing the Wind – The Birth of Sailing & The First Sailors

Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

Polynesian Navigation and the Birth of Seafaring

The Phoenicians and the Mediterranean Traders

Greek Triremes

Roman Galleys

Vikings: Raiders, Traders, and Explorers