Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This video shows what it’s like to approach the mythical 54-knot (62.1 mph, 100 kmh) speed barrier, considered the supersonic ...

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 ...

I met Don Montague on a seductively fast catamaran in St. Martin earlier this Spring. But it wasn’t until the next day when he returned to the boat with a team of very smart, and very talented guys, ...

The summer is here, and so are the opportunities to indulge in all sorts of outdoor activities. After sitting around the house for a year or so, everyone needs some air. One company that relies on ...

A kite-obsessed designer ventures into the wild blue yonder with a soaring bamboo beauty. R. Kelly might have put it best in “I Believe I Can Fly:” “I think about it every night and day/spread my ...

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 ...

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.

The 1,700-sq. foot kite sail flies 600 feet above the yacht to provide additional propulsion to its hybrid engines. Turns out kites can offer more than just fun at the beach. Meet Project ICE, a ...

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, ...