This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. I got my first lesson in the physics of sand dunes in 1998 on an expedition into the Sahara. In order to take aerial ...

SP80 breaks the 50-knot barrier and prepares for record attempts in spring 2025, targeting an average speed of 65.45 knots.

The wind cooperated and sun beamed bright on five performance-sailing craft that impressed Sailing World’s team of judges and earned their respective awards. From a diverse field of new ...

The world’s largest sailing yacht will be making some waves next summer. The Orient Express Corinthian, the world’s largest sailing yacht, will take to the open sea in June 2026, cruising ...