As you approach the weather mark in a crowd and sail in a progressively smaller cone of water, finding a clear lane becomes more difficult. It’s important to know what boats are ahead of you, ...

The phone rings with an incoming WhatsApp call from Stuart Bannatyne. I’m at my desk at Google, so I jog to a conference room to have a private conversation. Bannatyne, from Doyle Sails, is a legend ...

This is how Will Bradshaw, director of the Port Jefferson Yacht Club Sailing School, reassures parents who are starting a 6-year-old off in sailing class, in the smallest sailboats available: “I ...