FORT WALTON BEACH — In a small corner of Choctawhatchee Bay, about two dozen children were spending the week learning how to harness the power of wind in one of the Emerald Coast Sailing Association’s ...

The opening races of the 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship got under way yesterday (Monday) at Oman Sail's Mussanah ...

Want to learn how to sail in Central New York? A group of skippers on Oneida Lake is offering free lessons every week all summer. Starting in June, Hobie Fleet 204 will host “Newbie Tuesdays” where ...

Carsyn and Caitlyn McMakin recently traveled from Georgia to Georgetown to visit their grandmother, Brenda Pope. The two sisters have something on their summer bucket list they plan on checking off ...

The light wind on Hempstead Harbor this summer day was just enough for the boys and girls sailing tiny Optimist dinghies to make a little headway. It was the second day of Sea Cliff Yacht Club’s seven ...

Optimist sailors celebrate a successful season at Lough Derg's National Training Week with races and festivities." **Photo ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR) — Pensacola is hosting the 2018 Optimist National Championships. It’s a huge deal in the sailing community. That was pretty clear from the welcome ceremonies Saturday in ...

SARASOTA — All those sailboats dotting Sarasota Bay over the weekend were skippered by young sailors, ages 9-14, at the Optimist Team Race Midwinter Championships. More than 130 young captains took ...

When the Olympic sailing competition gets under way, most Chinese will see a sport about which they know nothing. Along China's 9,000 miles of coast, a sailboat is still a rare sight, but a business ...