A groundbreaking sailboat could reshape the future of sustainable transportation. The SP80, a futuristic, kite-powered vessel designed by a Swiss engineering team, has just logged the second-fastest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A French startup doesn’t want to just beat the current speed record for a sailboat. It wants to crush it. Syroco, launched by a ...

Seawing made headlines a few years back as the first and only automated kite sailing system in the world. Developed by the French startup Airseas, it proposed a unique mechanism for harnessing the ...

Don’t be surprised if you see a bunch of kite surfers zipping across the water this weekend down on the waterfront. Kite surfing has really started to catch on around here the last few years. The ...

Cargill has signed an agreement with SkySails GmbH and Co. KG (SkySails) to use wind power technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry. SkySails, based in Hamburg, has ...

What comes next for an 18-year-old three-time world champion and Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year? How about schooling in basics she might have missed along the way to those three world titles in ...

Solar boat engineer and designer Silent Yachts has shared new details of the SILENT-60, a 60′ catamaran with 42 solar panels and two electric propelled motors backed by 286 kWh of battery capacity.

A French startup doesn’t want to just beat the current speed record for a sailboat. It wants to crush it. Syroco, launched by a world record kite-surfing holder and a tech veteran, says its boat, ...