For every racer who competes in the stellar regattas off St. Maarten, there is one contest that almost always outshines the others: the 38-nautical-mile Round-the-Island Race.

Sailing World Magazine’s annual Boat of the Year tests are conducted in Annapolis, Maryland, following the US Sailboat Show. With independent judges exhaustively inspecting the boats on land and ...

When the curtain closed on the 2012 London Olympics, Swiss Laser Radial sailor Nathalie Brugger was about to throw in the towel. She finished 14th overall, a disappointing step down from her 6th place ...

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Once considered outliers, today's catamarans are cruising's new normal. yanlev/stock.adobe.com There's a certain beauty in the rhythm of cruising. The sun rises, the coffee percolates (usually with a ...

Berlin-based yacht designer Theodoros Fotiadis has unveiled his latest project, a 140-meter (460-foot) trimaran yacht concept named Spear. The futuristic new multihull is the result of a collaboration ...

Say the word “catamaran” in the United States, and many offshore anglers cannot contain their eye roll. “Catamaran” and “multihull” historically described sailboats, offshore racers and ferries. Not ...

MARSEILLE, France — Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti of Italy retained their Olympic title in the mixed team multihull Thursday and Austria’s Lara Vadlau and Lukas Maehr combined to win gold in the ...

Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti of Italy retained their Olympic title in the mixed team multihull Thursday and Austria’s Lara Vadlau and Lukas Maehr combined to win gold in the mixed dinghy, a new ...