But as a species we wouldn’t have made it very far if it was only possible to sail in the same direction the wind is blowing. There are a number of methods for sailing upwind, but generally only ...

We had eight Skippers for our first Vane sailing event of the year. Not too bad as the number seems to be increasing each ...

these tail vanes functioned much like a ship’s sail, becoming tense when wind passed through them and enabling the creatures to steer effectively. This tensioning system not only supported ...