For a few hours most Saturdays, a handful of skippers carefully steer yachts across Louisville’s Harper Lake. Though they behave similarly to full size sailboats, the yachts are about 3 feet long — ...

The Mill Pond Model Yacht Club is gearing up for another sailing season. The club races Class A model boats on the pond and bay beginning in the spring through the fall, weather permitting. They have ...

I tried operating a boat on Conservatory Water, the pond famous for model boating. It’s harder than it looks. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. We’ll look at the return of model boating in ...

Sailboat racing’s future is inextricably linked to the flow of new sailors who walk through the doors of community sailing centers and yacht clubs. These establishments do the yeoman’s work to attract ...

Each pointed a boxy radio control at his own DragonFlite 95, a meter-long vessel with a pointy sail like a shark fin. Sometimes the boats rounded markers made from painted Clorox bottles. Other times, ...

I grew up in San Diego, and I feel about sailing the way surfers talk about surfing. “Just out there with the waves, man . . .” I actually live on a boat. Sailing is especially exciting for ...

Most who’ve experienced being out on the water in a sailboat would agree the activity is a great way to reduce stress and enjoy the great outdoors. Such are the sentiments of the 30 members of the ...