Making sailboats blast across ocean waves with speed and efficiency embodies more than just a fixation with adventurous zeal. The process is advancing computer software and robotics, revolutionizing ...

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 ...

The International Laser Class Association (ILCA) is pleased to announce the release of a completely new class-legal design for the Laser standard rig sail. The release marks the first time in over 40 ...

Illustration of a solar sail above the Earth. Researchers have proposed using a lightweight sail propelled by laser light to go to another star system. A sailboat moves forward when the wind blows up ...

The 42-foot Excess 13 slices through the water with asymmetrical hulls and a responsive, lightweight structure designed for bluewater cruising. Courtesy Excess Boat-show season is back with a boom.

Astronomers have been waiting decades for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which promises to peer farther into space than ever before. But if humans want to actually reach our nearest ...

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Cargo vessels account for nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, underscoring a need for energy-efficient solutions. WISAMO from Michelin is a new automated wing sail design that harnesses the ...

NASA has selected a fascinating new project for further development, known as the Diffractive Solar Sail. By bending light before it hits the sail, this device could propel spacecraft more efficiently ...

French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique is planning to construct cruise ships topped by striking 80 meter “eco-friendly” paneled sails, made of fiberglass and carbon. The Solid Sail/AeolDrive ...

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, ...

An artist’s conception of the Starshot Lightsail spacecraft during acceleration by a ground-based laser array. Previous conceptions of lightsails have imagined them being passively pushed by light ...