I would ask. “No, but there is a line of pressure ahead I want to get into before we tack,” our tactician might respond with confidence. That is a great reason to sail the short tack.

If you’re late, tack and sail upwind, then tack back again, fully racing upwind. If the pin is favored and you need to close distance on the line, for example in a last-minute left shift ...

Worldwide, 80% of the sails used in the "470 class," Olympic-level, two-person dinghies have come off North Sails' factory line. Shiraishi ... A spinnaker sail's-worth of fabric can yield seven ...

“She won the start,” Riley said. “But she had to tack right on the line and was going pretty slow, and we had better boat speed while sailing in the puffs.” Riley built about a 15-second ...

she said the excitement from sailing is just as real. In the end, Cordova, a student at Veritas Preparatory Academy, crossed the buoy line 10 feet ahead of Moore. A few minutes later, she starts ...

The seven crews who took to the water at Welland Yacht Club on Sunday faced another windy day for the start of the Sunday ...

Sunday saw the races for the Welland Yacht Club Flag Officer’s Cup and what proved to be an eventful sail for all due to the ...