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) — Visitors to the city of Newport now have a chance to not only learn about Rhode Island’s rich sailing history, but also try their hand at the helm. The historic Rhode Island ...

Joshua Slocum, an indefatigable trader, entrepreneur and sailor, born in 1844 on a farm in Nova Scotia, had a patchy record as a ship’s captain. Mutinies had a way of breaking out among his crews—he ...

University of Hawaii sailing coach Andy Johnson and Hayden Lahr rigged a Flying Junior sailboat Feb. 26 before a practice session in the waters off the UH Maritime Education and Training Center at ...

Another year, another chance for Dutchwoman Carolijn Brouwer to rewrite sailing’s record books. The 45-year-old is on track to become the first woman in history to helm an America’s Cup challenger ...

As I write this, it’s exactly 10 years ago. And I’m willing to bet that in the Halsey Street, Auckland compound of Emirates Team New Zealand – the country’s elite sailing team – they’re well aware of ...