With today’s high-performance boats, sailing angles are dramatically different downwind compared to displacement boats because the apparent wind is so far forward when planing. Note that the ...

By now, many of you have seen the video of [Rick Cavallaro]’s Blackbird, the controversial wind-powered land vehicle that can outrun the wind. The video has led to a high-profile $10 000 wage… ...

After two decades afloat, Patrick Schulte finds the best boat is simply the right one for the life you want to live. The post ...

They were, however, excellent when sailing downwind and generated incredible speeds for the period. While fore and aft-rigged boats date back centuries, they certainly have increased in popularity ...

Sometimes having everything going for you — being the home team, having the fastest boat on the water and boasting the best boat-handling skills — does not translate into victories. The Tufts sailing ...

The Greenville Model Yacht Club, formed in 2017, meets at Lake Cooley in Spartanburg County. The club is made up of former sailors and radio control hobbyists.

SP80 strives to break the World Sailing Speed Record of 65.45 knots with its spaceship design. We spoke to two of the co-founders and pilots of the kite-powered boat to learn what it's like to sail.

Thus the leeward boat is downwind of its opponent. Jib, a triangular foresail used when sailing into or across the wind. Spinnaker, a huge, billowing foresail used for sailing downwind.

I can’t do the big boats any longer.” The principles are the same. They turn their sails to tack against a headwind and jibe when sailing downwind.

Another glorious evening on Buzzards Bay brought out a 2025 record 10 boats—two S class and eight H12s—for Quissett Yacht ...

At Les Voiles de St. Barth Richard Mille, the geography can lead to some hair-raising sailing.

Australia shared the lead with Denmark after the first day of SailGP racing on Sydney harbor, with the home side in pursuit of its first overall win of the season.