Abstract :
This study aimed to determine the physical and physiological profiles of sailors. The study group comprised 36 sportsmen (25 males, 11 females), of 7 nationalities, who took part in the intercollegiate sailing championship in Izmir, Turkey. The age, body weight, height, skinfold thickness, measurements of breadth and circumference, somato-type, anaerobic power, reaction times, flexibility and respiration parameters of the test sailorsparticipants were measured. The average age of the female test participants sailors was 22.18±2.09; sport age was 12.45±4.32; sailing age was 9.60±4.50. The average age of the male test participants sailors was 23.4±2.69; sport age was 13.92±3.33; sailing age was 10.92+4.74. Average body weight of the female test participants sailors was 58.36±6.14 kg and 70.28+5.33 kg for the males. The height of the female-test- participants sailors was 165.55±5.77 cm, and that of the male test participants sailors was 176.60±5.79 cm. The body fat percentage of the female test participants sailors was 17.74±2.30% and that of the male test participants sailors was 8.98±1.83%. Somato-types were determined to be endomorphic mesomorphic for the female test-participants and ectomorphicmesomorphic for the male test- participants. In conclusion, when the physical and physiological profiles of the sailors in the present study were compared to those of other sports, similar values were found.
