The first thing you should ask yourself before you go deer hunting isn’t Where should I sit? or Should I bring a decoy? or even Where did I put those keys? It’s, Which way is the wind blowing? In a ...

How is steering downwind different from steering upwind? It takes more latent ability to steer a boat well on reaches and, especially, on runs. You’ll see a greater number of good helmsmen upwind than ...

Sometimes our sport can be frustrating, while other times everything just falls into place. I experienced the latter one recent evening while racing my Aero dinghy. This particular Thursday-night race ...

Why does it feel so difficult to shout upwind? The sensation is common enough to have found its way into an idiom about not being understood. Researchers wanted a scientific explanation for the ...