We often hear apparent wind described using the analogy of a person sitting in a convertible car on a still day. As the car accelerates from zero to 20 mph, the apparent wind felt on their face will ...

The more I sail, the more I realize that, like most everything, the best approach is a balanced one. Having said that, I think that you can ditch your instruments more often than you think — use what ...

We’ve already seen smart glasses disrupt skiing and cycling, and now its time for sailing. San Francisco-based company Afterguard announced this week the launch of a heads-up display (HUD) for ...

When we bought our used, late-1970s Sabre 34 a few years ago, it still had the original factory-installed sailing instruments. As with many older cruising sailboats, these included Datamarine speed ...

I spent last Saturday on a friend’s sailboat at a cruising fleet race hosted by our local yacht club. As we approached the windward mark, there was much discussion as to when to tack, and in the end, ...