As the SailGP F50 race boat suddenly tacks, the G force pins me inside the aft steering station. Working against gravity, the U.S. team’s driver, Jimmy Spithill, and four other sailors somehow sprint ...
When U.S. Navy sailors operate high-speed boats in rough seas, repeated wave impacts travel through the hull and into their ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. What is luxury? Discover it here in the world of yachting. The Spirit Yachts BARTech F35's stylish design dovetails classic lines ...
Sailing used to be considered as a rather sedate pastime. But in the past few years, the world of yacht racing has been revolutionized by the arrival of hydrofoil-supported catamarans, known as ...
German upstart yacht builder Mayla looks to launch a new breed of boat that marries the all-out performance of a speedboat with the luxury of a yacht. Its newly debuted 44-foot (13.5-m) GT looks like ...
The catamaran pivots hard on its foils, flying six feet above the water. What sounds like a jet overhead is actually the boat responding as the 15-knot gusts hit the “wings”—the stiff 95-foot-high ...