Despite the fact that you’ll never lose sight of land, there is a surprisingly robust sailing community in the Centennial State. Don’t learn to sail like I did. My path into the pastime was impulsive.

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As I wait in line at Seattle’s Center for Wooden Boats, my young son toddles up and down the dock sporting his bright yellow lifejacket with my wife close behind. He freezes to stare at an elegantly ...

This is how Will Bradshaw, director of the Port Jefferson Yacht Club Sailing School, reassures parents who are starting a 6-year-old off in sailing class, in the smallest sailboats available: “I ...

Imagine wind in your hair and sunshine on a cloudless day, moving across the water like the scene in “Titanic” with Jack and Rose standing on the bow of the ship, their arms outstretched. Now, take ...

Take that main sheet, two hands. Let the tiller go for me. You John there. Good, clean it. That's good. Hold it right there. OK. I'll grab it, Rob. Let me get us out of your. I understand that this is ...

A group of children decided to spend their summer vacation out on the water instead of at home on the couch.Students of the Stockton Sailing Club in California are taking classes on how to sail. The ...