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How Does She Sail Against the Wind?

Can a sailboat actually move against the wind? At first glance, it seems impossible—the wind blows, the sails catch it, and ...
Mike Johnson won't swear in Adelita Grijalva. So we're suing.
The experimental sail technology, on the rotor ship Buckau, was first demonstrated in 1925 on a journey carrying timber from ...
Maiden voyage will carry fine wines, olive oil, almonds, rice, and specialty coffee from Colombia, all shipped under sail ...
These SailGP boats don’t just float, they fly. The ultralight F50 catamarans are fitted with twin hydrofoils that lift the ...
With only 15 yachts home and hosed, the 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race is far from over. Some 85 of the 96 yachts still at sea are competing for the main trophy determined under IRC time correction.
Space weather isn’t referring to rain clouds that float through the galaxy. Instead, it’s caused by massive explosions of ...
They’re the young South Australians vying for Olympic glory, and making waves on the national and world stage.
A young whimbrel making its first journey across the Atlantic turned a terrifying storm into the ultimate tailwind, rocketing ...
With design teams drawing on aeronautics and aerodynamics expertise of Airbus and the McLaren Formula One team, the new superfast America's Cup boats are harnessing the power of the wind like never ...
The first alarm involved a Hobie Cat sailing craft. Two sailors had been flung from their vessel into the water. NSRI rescue craft quickly pulled both individuals to safety, recovering them onto the ...
Somebody eventually had to knit the whole world together. North and South. Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The person who ...