Indonesia’s Traditional Sailing Boats Are Being Transformed With Modern Superyacht Tech

One of the only ways to explore Raja Ampat is in a phinisi. These Indonesian-built sailing ships are constructed in barefoot ...
Sailing World

Prepping a Sea Sprite for Summer Sailing

For a one-design class, Sea Sprite owners are a pretty diverse group. Class rules prohibit extreme modifications but allow skippers to place anything anywhere on their boat. As a result, it’s common ...
WDIO

Sea Scouts learn to sail tall ships

As the Abbey Road and Zeeto sailed through the canal during the Parade of Sail, members of the Sea Scouts were part of the crew. Sea Scouts is a program of Scouting America, and Bayfield has a unit ...
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Sailing Baja: Second Chances in the Sea of Cortez

Cruising out of La Paz, Baja California, offers desert wonders, diverse sea life and plenty of gorgeous, uncrowded anchorages. Lduarte/stock.adobe.com The last time my husband and I met friends to ...
The New York Times

In SailGP, Boats Can Fly. Flight Controllers Keep Them Going.

The controller is part of the group that keeps the boat above the water. By Kimball Livingston Any kind of well-crewed raceboat is steered as much by the sail trimmer as by the driver. Bring a foiling ...
The Boston Globe

Sea Machines’ self-sailing robotic ships are finding their own way

WATCH: Technology reporter Hiawatha Bray discusses the advantages and challenges of autonomous sea vessels with guest host Diti Kohli. The Maverick, a 30-foot workboat, cruised southward across ...
Los Angeles Times

He crossed the Atlantic solo in a boat he built himself

He was 1,300 miles from land, and another storm was barreling in. Wind at 30 knots and climbing. Chop, steep and shallow. Sheets of rain erased the sky. Three weeks earlier, he had left the Canary ...