He set that record at 126.1 mph by maturing existing sail wing technology. [Richard] did away with conventional rigging and added a boom with a control surface on it, much like the fuselage and ...
A fundamental law of sailing boats is that when they are sailing with the wind, i.e. in the same direction as the wind, they can’t sail faster than the wind itself. Sailing boats can go faster ...
Image caption, Try calling a 'parley' when you and your crew really need to get over a disagreement peacefully and sail on. Image caption, 'Running a rig' on a ship is a great way to keep spirits ...
Whether we've used arches or whether we'd use masts, we'd run into the same problem ... which was suspended like the sprit of a Roman sprit-sail rig, and the awnings furling lines or brails ...
With China producers (Intco, Blue Sail) running at maximum utilisation currently, JP Morgan said the incremental volume would accrue to ex-China producers such as those in Malaysia and Thailand.