Anytime the wind picks up enough that we get to plane downwind, there’s huge opportunity to make gains. When boats start to plane, differences in speed between a fast and a slow boat could be in ...

How is steering downwind different from steering upwind? It takes more latent ability to steer a boat well on reaches and, especially, on runs. You’ll see a greater number of good helmsmen upwind than ...

After seeing [Veritasium]’s video on Blackbird, [Professor Kusenko] contacted him and said the performance claims and explanation were incorrect. After a bit of debate [Veritasium] proposed a wager on ...

Each fall, a familiar sight plays out along the US East Coast. Mastheads dip southward, cockpit canvas snaps in the first ...

If you were asked to describe the design needs for a modern sailing cruising yacht to someone new to sailing, you might tell ...

Having already made stops in Puerto Sherry, Spain, and Punta del Este, Uruguay, Stage 3: Musto South Atlantic Challenge will see over 3 500 nautical miles of racing between the South American port and ...

The Clipper Race fleet has bid adiós to Punta del Este and is back out on the water for its next taste of the Atlantic. With over 3,500 nautical miles between them and their next stop in Cape Town, ...