It’s a multi-part question that’s near and dear to the heart and soul of every sailor, including dedicated cruisers with no desire to test themselves on a racecourse: What’s my optimal sail inventory, ...

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 ...

Stable flight of a laser sail is an essential requirement of beam-driven propulsion. Centauri Dreams talked to James Benford about work towards stable beam flight. It places considerable demand upon ...

The recent article in Sailing World Magazine on sail battens, battens for full batten sails, did not get into the technology of these battens. It is a deep and complex subject. The battens in a ...

Just like the early explorers harnessed the wind to sail around the world, scientists have long dreamed of using light to sail through the cosmos. Last week an ambitious trial of a technology called ...