When handyman Gerald Khoo, who loves boating, had to stay at home during the pandemic, he kept himself busy by building a trimaran sailing kayak. Like the name suggests, a trimaran has three hulls ...

July 9, 2007 Hobie is a name that's been associated with innovation in aquatic sports since Hobie Alter started creating boards for the fledgling sport of surfing in his father's garage more than half ...

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 ...

VPLP’s latest trimaran concept is ruffling feathers for all the right reasons. The French studio’s disruptive new 148-footer, which goes by the name of Seaffinity, takes cues from “the world of ...

Rope clutches and two-speed self-tailing winches streamline sailhandling, as does gathering up the lazy jacks after setting the mainsail. Ralph Naranjo Most of us monohull sailors don't let on that we ...

Designer Steve Kozloff has added innovative tilting sailing rigs to just about every type of vessel, from explorers to gigayachts. Now it’s the trimaran’s turn. The upper deck is equipped with a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) -- Insanely fast barely begins to describe the concept of a massive 105-foot, three-hulled trimaran rising up out of the water and skimming the tops of waves at up to 46 miles per ...

The 2010 U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Md., is ancient history—a harbor once crammed with sailboats is now wall-to-wall powerboats sitting in for the upcoming powerboat edition of the show. The ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VELA, a pioneering French company innovating in 100% wind-powered maritime transport, is proud to announce a significant funding round of €40 million ($43 million USD)—a ...

VELA to operate the world’s first sailing cargo trimaran powered by 100 percent wind when at sea 1 to sail between Europe and the U.S. Takeda to become the first biopharmaceutical company to ship its ...