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Humans have been sailing various seas and oceans for thousands of years, and using boats for potentially even longer than that. But as a species we wouldn’t have made it …read more Continue reading Sailing (Directly) Into the Wind
Polynesian cultures have a remarkable navigational tradition. It stands as a testament to human ingenuity and an intimate understanding of nature. Where Western cultures developed maps and tools to plot …read more Continue reading Polynesian Wayfinding Traditions Let Humans Roam The Pacific Ocean
The ancient art of sailing can be very intimidating for the uninitiated given the shifty nature of wind. To help understand the interaction of wind direction and board orientation, [KifS] …read more Continue reading Learn Sailing Mechanics Without Leaving Dry Land
The SP80 and Syroco teams have both got their remarkable boats on the water. Looking like a pair of alien spaceships, and pulled by ultra-fast kites instead of sails on masts, both these machines are built to reach terrifying, unprecedented speeds.
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Continue reading World’s fastest sailboat: Two wild designs hit the water for testing
For the last few years, a startup based in La Rochelle in France has been prototyping a sailing catamaran that can be collapsed down for transport behind an ebike. The IZIBoat is now being readied for series production.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine,… Continue reading Easy-sail catamaran can collapse down in minutes for tow by ebike
Back in 2020 we told you about the QuenchSea, a foot-pump-powered portable device for desalinating sea water. Well, its makers are back with the QuenchSea Reel, which uses deep-ocean water pressure to do the same job.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors,… Continue reading QuenchSea Reel uses deep-ocean pressure to produce drinking water
While luxury travel firm Orient Express is best known for its train excursions, it’s now branching out into cruises … in a big way. The company has just unveiled what will reportedly be the world’s largest sailing ship, the Orient Express Silenseas.Con… Continue reading Orient Express to offer luxury cruises on “world’s largest sailing ship”
Danish yacht builder X-Yachts recently launched its first-ever electric-propelled yacht. Called the X4.9E, the new vessel is more than just a basic electric powertrain affixed to a yacht, combining three sources of power to ensure that the vessel runs … Continue reading Hybrid X-Yacht cruises on electric or diesel, recharges from sailing
Wind power is a promising source of green energy and one that could feature in the production of green hydrogen. UK startup Drift Energy shows a different spin on that idea. Instead of creating windmill-derived electricity, its plan involves using AI-r… Continue reading Startup believes AI-guided hydrofoil flotilla is key to green hydrogen
Italian senior yacht designer Luca Bassani, from world-renowned yacht-building company Wally, is the force behind the world’s first full-wide-body superyacht. Dubbed the wallywhy200, it’s a modern vessel that boasts innovation, space, speed and perform… Continue reading World’s first full-wide-body superyacht raises the bar for nautical design