NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Immerse yourself at sailing’s homeport in Newport! The Sailing Museum opened its doors in 2022 to the anticipation of sailors and non-sailors alike. The museum’s 8,500 square ...

SKANEATELES N.Y. — If you are looking for a fun and competitive sport that takes you out on the water you may want to consider sailing. The Tokyo Olympics did. It's one of the summer games' newest ...

John H. Hanan, second row, left, and other yachting men of Brooklyn. Brooklyn Eagle, 1894. Read Part 1 of this story. In 1904, multi-millionaire shoe manufacturer John Henry Hanan, late of Park Slope, ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Visitors to the city of Newport now have a chance to not only learn about Rhode Island’s rich sailing history, but also try their hand at the helm. The historic Rhode Island ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Centuries before the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman and Britain’s Captain James Cook arrived in what became New Zealand, there was Kupe, a 10th-century navigator from Tahiti. The ...

Allegra Gucci’s first palpable memory was aboard her family’s sailboat, the 214-foot Creole. As she recalls growing up, the world’s largest wooden sailing yacht formed a playful cocoon for water ...

No matter how much yacht building progresses, there will always be people who believe that wooden boats fitted with sails are the only way to go for real yachting connoisseurs. The hands-on experience ...

It might come as a surprise (or not) to learn that a lot of Manhattan Island has been built on a giant trash heap. New York City has been upcycling its refuse and waste to build more New York City for ...