Tiny sailboats rocked from side to side Sunday morning along the Petaluma River, at the mercy of the momentary wind gusts. “Any wind is good,” George Pedrick, 65, who lives in Point Richmond, said.

The massive motor yachts that dominate today’s luxury market have their undeniable attractions, but there’s something about a classic sailing yacht that can’t be matched by any motor yacht, no matter ...

A Cal 40, an ORC 50 and a Grand Soleil 43 prove that the same boat can win offshore races and anchor somewhere worth the detour. The post The Best Dual-Purpose Sailing Yachts for Racing and Cruising ...

There are about a dozen yacht clubs on Lake Winnipesaukee, but none like the Back Bay Skippers. The Skippers is a model yacht club whose members build, sail and race radio-controlled model boats — and ...

Each pointed a boxy radio control at his own DragonFlite 95, a meter-long vessel with a pointy sail like a shark fin. Sometimes the boats rounded markers made from painted Clorox bottles. Other times, ...

SAN DIEGO — Sailing doesn't have to be an expensive hobby. The San Diego Argonauts, a club founded in 1959 at San Diego's Model Yacht Pond, proves that competitive racing and recreational boating can ...