Sailing boats date back more than 5,000 years, when the ancient Egyptians floated up and down the Nile in wooden vessels powered by wind and oars. But when steam and diesel engines arrived and ...

In 1926 an unusual vessel arrived in New York after crossing the Atlantic. This was a converted sailing ship renamed Baden-Baden. Its two masts had been torn down and a pair of 15-metre-high revolving ...

Maxis are carrying carbon-fiber sails that outperform every other miracle fabric used before. By Kimball Livingston The first time a raceboat showed up with black sails, pushback was swift and severe.