Sailing (Olympic sport since 1900

　　Sailing first became an Olympic sport in Paris in 1900, where time handicaps were used to adjudicate the race. The race format and the classes of competing boats have changed frequently since then. Olympic racing is now conducted with boats categorised into one-design classes based on similar weights and measurements.

帆船概述（1900年成為奧運會項目）

　　1900年巴黎奧運會上，帆船運動成為了奧運比賽項目，并實行了讓時賽制。此后帆船運動的比賽形式和比賽級別都在不斷變化，船艇也在不斷改進。現在奧運會帆船比賽按照參賽船只的重量和尺寸，將它們劃分為多個標準級別。