One of the problems of using GPS chartplotters on a sailboat is that it is extremely difficult to calculate accurate arrival times given the amount of tacking often involved. Now there's a ...

Tacking—a maneuver used to sail a boat against the wind, changing direction in a zig-zag fashion—is one of the most difficult but necessary sailing maneuvers. While tacking is common, the movement of ...

Sailing downwind is easy, but sailing into the wind requires a clever mix of aerodynamics, hull design, and seamanship that ...

This is the fourth in a series of Rules columns explaining the new rules that apply at marks and obstructions. This month, I complete my discussion of Rule 18, the rule that applies at almost all ...

I ask because our tactician is having a noticeably hard time figuring out what to do. “Uh … no,” our tactician responds. “OK,” I say. “Let’s tack, then we can sort it out.” It’s not that he is doing ...

At the recent SEA Games in the Philippines, Singapore's sailors won one gold and five silver medals in what was the sport's worst performance at the biennial event since 1991. As a regional sailing ...

SINGAPORE - At the recent SEA Games in the Philippines, Singapore's sailors won one gold and five silver medals in what was the sport's worst performance at the biennial event since 1991. As a ...