One of the coolest uses of a centerboard I’ve ever seen was at the Smythe Laser Championship ... drag while keeping the boat tracking, especially if we’re not sailing dead downwind.

but it was a novel experience for Alp Helvacı – more used to competing for Turkey at the highest level in a Laser dinghy. Credits Oguzhan Tosun “We aimed to maintain an average speed of 9.5-10 knots – ...

So let’s look at the smallest of cruising dinghies, the Emsworth Lugger. The Emsworth Lugger, once built by Dorado Boats of Emsworth, is a traditional lug sail dinghy much favoured by discerning ...

His speciality is in Olympic classes, America’s Cup and ocean racing as well as all forms of dinghy sailing, both as a writer and photographer. He was an ISAF International Judge (20years) and Umpire ...

The races, held on Sunday, November 3, at Tenby Sailing Club, saw Roberts take the lead in a Laser Radial. He was followed by Peter and Igor in a Scorpion 1995, and then Julian and Howard in Redwing ...

Technologies once reserved for Grand-Prix are permeating every level of the sport, giving sailors the ability to adopt elite ...

The South Jersey Model Yacht Club hosted their annual regatta on Sunday, October 6 at the Beesleys Point Beach Park in ...

Charles Warlow has circumnavigated the UK twice, round Ireland and to the Faroes. He shares his advice for sailors planning ...

Dinghy racing on Sunday, October 27: Peter Rose reports: It was a beautiful sunny day as we launched with F2-3 breeze.

Why sailing is the best sport in the world? Sailing is a great way to bring peace and quiet into our busy lives; the simple sounds of the wind as it fills the sails, or the water as it flows past the ...

Let's come together and show our support for this modern-day pirate by helping him get a new ship to sail the seas!” Adin Ross offers Lieutenant Dan a $10000 boat, a Kick deal Meanwhile ...

Back in the 1980s when the boats were in displacement mode, Computational Fluid Dynamics was beginning to be used to find the fastest hull and sail shapes. At about that same time, we were ...