This past spring, Captain Donald Lawson stood ready to make history. The veteran sailing instructor, who coached mariners at Baltimore’s Downtown Sailing Center and the United States Naval Academy, ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Immerse yourself at sailing’s homeport in Newport! The Sailing Museum opened its doors in 2022 to the anticipation of sailors and non-sailors alike. The museum’s 8,500 square ...

Allegra Gucci’s first palpable memory was aboard her family’s sailboat, the 214-foot Creole. As she recalls growing up, the world’s largest wooden sailing yacht formed a playful cocoon for water ...

John H. Hanan, second row, left, and other yachting men of Brooklyn. Brooklyn Eagle, 1894. Read Part 1 of this story. In 1904, multi-millionaire shoe manufacturer John Henry Hanan, late of Park Slope, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. From cities to jungles, I write about culture, travel and adventure. At the time, this rich, centuries-old tradition of Caribbean ...

No matter how much yacht building progresses, there will always be people who believe that wooden boats fitted with sails are the only way to go for real yachting connoisseurs. The hands-on experience ...

A wise man once said, “A bad day sailing is 100 times better than a good day at work.” For those who have known the water at her worst and best, the words couldn’t be truer. The sea or lake is the ...

Sine Finis sails steadily in Mediterranean waters. Courtesy Nico Jonville The sea off Cannes, France is barely breathing this particular morning, its surface flat and ­luminous under the weight of the ...