Lowell North learned to sail as a teenager in Southern California. By age 14, he was already using a scissors to reshape the mainsail of his Star class racing boat and make it go faster. Malin Burnham ...

Ships come in many shapes and sizes—including ones that fit in bottles. No one knows this better than Jim Goodwin, a retired geologist who for 25 years has been perfecting the maritime tradition of ...

Tom Whidden is one of those lucky and rare fellows who has successfully carved a career out of a passion. At the tender age of 18, Mr. Whidden decided that he wanted to be a sail maker, an activity ...

Any sailboat owner worth his salt knows that the collaborative result of design, construction and function of their sails is by far the most important ingredient to an enjoyable and successful sailing ...