This video shows what it’s like to approach the mythical 54-knot (62.1 mph, 100 kmh) speed barrier, considered the supersonic barrier on the water, on an unpowered sailboat. At that speed, cavitation ...

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 radical new sail inspired by the sport of kite surfing will be used by one yacht in this year's Sydney to Hobart race. The pocket maxi AAPT will use the so-called 'kite-sail', which is flown from ...

The North Sea - The blue-hulled vessel would slip by unnoticed on most seas if not for the white kite, high above her prow, towing her to what its creators hope will be a bright, wind-efficient future ...

Over a Carroll County cornfield yesterday, kites soared hundreds of feet in the air, fluttered perilously close to treetops and sometimes crashed to the dusty ground. It was the 12th annual “April ...

The world's first commercial cargo ship partially powered by a giant kite is setting sail from Germany to Venezuela. The designers of the MS Beluga Skysails say the computer-controlled kite, measuring ...