We all know computer design capabilities have changed all aspects of yacht and sail design, but the process of designing a sail inventory for a new one-design is hardly plug-and-play. North Sails ...

Kāholo stretches its legs on Puget Sound, powered by a new set of offshore-ready sails. Tor Johnson If sails are the engines of the sailboat, my engines were sputtering. After 13 years of use, ...

The shape of a rotating electric solar wind sail under the centrifugal force and solar wind dynamic pressure is modeled to address the sail attitude maintenance and thrust vectoring. The sail rig ...

Be careful removing your new sail from its box, especially if you are using a blade to cut open the box. Nicking any sail is a bad start to its life with you. A little nick in a big white spinnaker ...

Background: Lewis, 36, has a degree in mathmatics from the University of Chicago. He grew up in La Grange, learned to sail with his family as a child and began racing during his last year of college.