Seawing made headlines a few years back as the first and only automated kite sailing system in the world. Developed by the French startup Airseas, it proposed a unique mechanism for harnessing the ...

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 ...

What comes next for an 18-year-old three-time world champion and Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year? How about schooling in basics she might have missed along the way to those three world titles in ...

February 14, 2005 A Hamburg-based company has developed a sailing propulsion system that can be retrofitted to almost all large ships, enabling us to reharness the enormous energy potential of the ...

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 higher the altitude, the faster and steadier the wind blows. That’s the concept behind this Kite Sailing Yacht Kitano, raising a kite high enough to catch winds that might not even exist at the ...

A huge cargo ship is set to cross the Atlantic Ocean this month with some help from a massive kite-like sail that could offset up to 15 percent of its fuel use on the journey. It’s hardly a return to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This video shows what it’s like to approach the mythical 54-knot (62.1 mph, 100 kmh) speed barrier, considered the supersonic ...

The SkySails system, a huge computer-controlled kite that can tow cargo vessels and superyachts, reducing their fuel consumption by up to 30%, has been successfully tested this weekend. The ship HV ...