SAN FRANCISCO — Choppy seas. Winds at 18 knots. Darkening skies. As I set out on my first sailing lesson on San Francisco Bay, another student offered me a tip. “The first rule of sailing,” he said as ...

If you're a kid and want to go sailing, tell your parents to head down to the boat club and sign you up for summer lessons. Hurry, though, because spots fill up faster than summer rentals at the Shore ...

On a sunny, summer day at Longmont’s Union Reservoir, the water’s surface bursts with color as a fleet of sailboats catch the wind. Those sailboats are manned by the staff and campers of ABLE To Sail, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Spectrum Sailing is making waves in Charleston by offering free sailing lessons to children with autism. Over the weekend, the program welcomed 20 kids to the water, ...

Perhaps had it not been for the ancient Phoenicians, New England’s legendary schooner fleet, or heroic America’s Cup skippers, sailing — as in the simple skills needed to propel a boat by wind alone — ...

It’s a foggy spring day and I’m off the coast of Connecticut on board Art Santry’s Judel/Vrolijk 66 Temptation, bucking sharp waves kicked up by a 22-knot westerly. The boat’s bow is punching through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a sunny, summer day at Longmont’s Union Reservoir, the water’s surface bursts with color as a fleet of sailboats catch the wind ...