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

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 ...

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 ...