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.

A look at the events of July and August including the highly successful revival of the Admirals' Cup and international offshore racing. Is the America's Cup on a new tack? Behind the scenes in SailGP.

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

Suffolk boatbuilder Sam Doman, has just built a unique vessel that could prove to be the fastest of her type ever ...

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 ...

At the Annapolis sailboat show last week, Beneteau introduced two new models to their Oceanis line, the 47 and 52. The new ...

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

The author made the most of what was probably his last chance to hunt caribou. Here's why caribou hunting opportunities have ...

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 ...