Can a sailboat actually move against the wind? At first glance, it seems impossible—the wind blows, the sails catch it, and ...

Ancient humans living across Southeast Asian islands over 40,000 years ago were building sturdy, seafaring boats with plant ...

DF95 National Championship at the Sail Newport public sailing center. Racing starts tomorrow and continues through Sunday. It's the premier national event for the radio-controlled sailboat class.

Tasmanian entrants AdvantEdge and Just Farr Love will be flying the flag for their home state in this year's Melbourne to Devonport 'Rudder Cup' Yacht Race.

Whether it's the first race of the season or the last, the unexpected will happen, but when the halyard skies, not all is ...

If you are preparing to make a passage offshore on a boat with which you are not familiar, whether as crew or skipper, the pre-departure check list is what lies between a safe, seamanlike passage and ...

The 18ft skiffs of Sydney Harbour have a long and rich history that takes in wood and canvas right through to carbonfibre and ...

The International Moth Winter Championships were held at Rutland Sailing Club over the weekend, this being the last major ...

The split backstay is fitted with a manual hydraulic tensioner, which we make good use of to coax every last ounce of power ...

Ben Ainslie (GBR) is considered the most successful sailor in Olympic history, winning five consecutive medals from 1996 ...

In time honoured tradition, the Dart 15 fleet completed their 2025 Summer Traveller Series with their Inland Championships at ...

The Mediterranean has been a busy place for Irish boats in 2025, with an expanding offshore racing programme for modern craft ...