Lowell North learned to sail as a teenager in Southern California. By age 14, he was already using a scissors to reshape the mainsail of his Star class racing boat and make it go faster. Malin Burnham ...

Tom Whidden is one of those lucky and rare fellows who has successfully carved a career out of a passion. At the tender age of 18, Mr. Whidden decided that he wanted to be a sail maker, an activity ...

Any sailboat owner worth his salt knows that the collaborative result of design, construction and function of their sails is by far the most important ingredient to an enjoyable and successful sailing ...

For a few hours most Saturdays, a handful of skippers carefully steer yachts across Louisville’s Harper Lake. Though they behave similarly to full size sailboats, the yachts are about 3 feet long — ...