This is how Will Bradshaw, director of the Port Jefferson Yacht Club Sailing School, reassures parents who are starting a 6-year-old off in sailing class, in the smallest sailboats available: “I ...

CLEAR LAKE — Until Thursday my only experience with sailing a catamaran came from the movies. Remember the scene in “The Thomas Crown Affair” when Pierce Brosnan’s boat ends up on its side in the ...

Standing at the helm, skimming carefree through the surf and mooring whenever you please — sailing offers the freedom to go wherever the winds take you. And while the thought of hoisting sails may ...