Having a modern autopilot—and ­knowing how to use it—can really expand what you can do with your boat. I have a 44-foot racer/cruiser named Dark Star. A few years ago, I did a solo sailing delivery ...

In 2005, the wealthy Australian yachtsman and businessman Bob Oatley commissioned Reichel/Pugh to design a 98-footer called Wild Oats XI with one clear intention in mind: Take names and kick butt on ...

At the water’s edge on a ­bayside beach in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, a vibrant orange Windmill sits in its dolly. Crisp white sails hang limp from the spars, but invisible puffs excite ...

In a stunning weekend comeback, the France SailGP Team claimed their first event win of the 2025 Season, bouncing back from near-disaster in practice to beat Australia’s BONDS Flying Roos and Emirates ...

Good sailors can sail plenty fast, but their race results don’t always match that speed. I am coaching a guy like that. He has great focus; he can stare at the jib telltales as well as the fleet champ ...

Even more significant for the optimization of upwind speed is twist: the vertical shape of the leech. It’s been said that the only reason to have a front of a main is to be able to attach the leech ...

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Perhaps not the most beautiful day on the water, but still got races in. Photos by Jan Anderson / www.janpix.smugmug.com ...

Since 1945 the 210 has been at the forefront of one-design keel boat racing. “The slender 30-foot double ender with the hard chine and deep lead-ballast keel looks and feels like a modern racing sled.

The Family Sport Boat, for day sailing, round-the-buoy racing, trailering and training. Designed by Steve Colgate and naval architect Jim Taylor, Colgate 26 has been the official training vessel of ...

Version 4.0.2: Regatta scoring by JavaScore, an Open Source project available at http://www.gromurph.org/javascore ...

The 2017 RORC Caribbean 600 started in magnificent conditions with the largest ever offshore fleet assembled in the Caribbean enjoying sparkling conditions. Close to 900 sailors from 30 different ...