“To go fast, a boat must balance lightness with power. These two concepts, often contradictory, can be combined thanks to the foils,” Vincent Lauriot-Prévost, one of the architects, says. “The foils ...

In my early days as a captain, few boats cruised faster than 30 mph. Back then, bigger engines and the fuel they burned added too much weight, netting little more speed. Today, even modest performers ...

Not so long ago, cynics said electric vehicles and vessels would never perform as well as their gas-powered counterparts. Today, a host of exciting new projects are proving them wrong. It may not be ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There is a relatively new sport that’s growing in popularity in the world of competitive sailing — it’s called foil sailing. And WASZP class foil sailboats are bringing more ...

Discover 'The Icon,' a groundbreaking electric hydrofoil boat merging advanced marine innovation with elegant design. This 13-meter vessel glides smoothly above the water, thanks to smart hydrofoil ...

A French startup doesn’t want to just beat the current speed record for a sailboat. It wants to crush it. Syroco, launched by a world record kite-surfing holder and a tech veteran, says its boat, ...

Rob Andrews and his ­business partner Alan Hillman have been teaching foiling for a few years now, and one thing they’ve learned is we get better by sailing, not by swimming. Thus was the genesis of ...

Led by Australian Sailing, the camp for this new discipline, combining athleticism and speed, represents a significant step ...