When multi-class champion Bruce Goldsmith gave me the chance to work at his side for a year I was most excited about understanding the various sail controls. I quickly learned (and wrote in previous ...

A new study examines structural buckling as a control method for solar sails, detailing kirigami cuts, simulations, and experiments to adjust spacecraft orientation efficiently.

Solar sails have some major advantages over traditional propulsion methods—most notably, they don't use any propellant. But, ...

For the athletes of SailGP, hydrofoil racing involves sitting in a "carbon fiber missile" and racing across the water with winds that feel like a hurricane. Claire Reilly was a video host, journalist ...

For nearly 30 years the Laser’s simplistic sail controls had seen minimal changes. But in 2001 the class approved a number of sweeping rigging upgrades aimed at improving the boat’s accessibility to a ...

With its ClubSwan 28, Nautor Swan crams a bunch of grand-prix sophistication into a pint-sized sportboat. The post 2025 Boat ...

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A new kind of solar power: NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System recently hitched a ride to space on Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle. The spacecraft survived the trip and successfully ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At 72, Aidan Collins is the first to admit he is not getting any younger. Nonetheless, he remains active on the local sailing scene, racing regularly with ...

"We are building the largest fleet on the West Coast - if not the world - of dinghies for sailors with disabilities," proclaims Herb Meyer, a staff commodore for the Bay Area Association of Disabled ...