Sailing

Sailing is a video game in the sports genre developed by Software Studios and published by Activision (UK) Limited originally released in 1987. It is currently playable on Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC.

In Sailing, the player participates in a Sailing league with the goal of reaching the top. Each event has the same basic procedure: the player challenges another boat, up to two places above him in the league standings, to a race and, based on the opponent's boat and the weather report, various changes have to be made to the boat itself, e. g. overall length or hull material. Before starting a new league, the player chooses a skill level that determines the starting place in the rankings and thus the difficulty level of the following opponents.

The races themselves take place from a first-person perspective and consist of following a course while being faster than the other ship. The information obtained on the bottom screen - wind strength, wind direction, boat speed and a mini map - must be used to figure out the best course of action. The player can hoist and turn the spinnaker, but then manual steering is not possible.

It is possible that we have multiple downloads available when different versions exist.