But as a species we wouldn’t have made it very far if it was only possible to sail in the same direction the wind is blowing. There are a number of methods for sailing upwind, but generally only ...

To explain why this is, Mould starts with a model of a boat that has its sail at 45 degrees and pushes it side on. At this angle, the model boat moves as far forward as the simulated wind does ...

It’s a machine that can move with the wind at a speed faster than the wind itself. A fundamental law of sailing boats is that when they are sailing with the wind, i.e. in the same direction as ...

Your editorial “Trump Speaks Truth to Wind Power” (Jan. 13) is at odds with the longstanding national imperative to increase domestic energy production. For more than a century, Congress has ...

“It had six or seven beach bars on one side. On the other ... Year by year, they will share the knowledge of sailing a wind powered ship with the world. “The feeling of sailing under these ...

There is a point as the leading skiff rounds the bouy and unfurls her spinnaker to catch the wind. At that moment, the breeze ...