Everyone knows that fishing a frantically kicking live bait under a kite is a surefire way to target — and catch — a whole lot of sailfish. A lot of small center console boats that measure fewer than ...

The summer is here, and so are the opportunities to indulge in all sorts of outdoor activities. After sitting around the house for a year or so, everyone needs some air. One company that relies on ...

The SP80 kite boat crossed the 100 kmh speed mark last week, reaching 108 kmh, or 67.1 mph. That makes it the second-fastest sailboat ever recorded, but the Swiss team still plans to pursue the record ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Springer would rather be on a superyacht. And he often is. But after a fantastic day spent sailing on the turquoise blue ...

SEATTLE - It's one part kite surfing. One part sailing, and well on its way to becoming the next big thing on the water. Inventor Dan Tracy of Pacific Sky Power says his kite controllers can be ...

Fishing kites hold baits splashing on the surface where they attract fish, keep hooks and hardware above the water and out of sight, and position baits far apart to fish more water. All three ...

Kites are no longer just for leisurely days at the beach. A promising enviro-enterprise to watch, KiteShip is a wind-power-tech company proposing the use of massive sea kites to reduce the amount of ...

Merseyside shipyard and engineering company Cammell Laird held a special ceremony to launch a unique kite boat designed to raise funds for charity Claire House Children’s Hospice. The ‘CL Challenger’ ...

The 14ft kite powered boat has room for one person only Somerset explorer Dom Mee has announced the route for what he says is the world's first ocean crossing in a kite-powered boat. Mr Mee plans to ...

A Somerset explorer left Britain on Friday for a world's first expedition across the North Atlantic. Dom's Mee's revolutionary kite boat was launched in July for the crossing which should begin in the ...

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