The 1,700-sq. foot kite sail flies 600 feet above the yacht to provide additional propulsion to its hybrid engines. Turns out kites can offer more than just fun at the beach. Meet Project ICE, a ...

It looks like kites are taking off in the marine industry. Silent Yachts, whose solar-powered fleet continues to grow apace, has just unveiled a new catamaran that uses a giant kite to generate even ...

Seawing made headlines a few years back as the first and only automated kite sailing system in the world. Developed by the French startup Airseas, it proposed a unique mechanism for harnessing the ...

Great Britain's Ellie Aldridge said she "still can't believe" she won gold in the women's kite sailing final at Paris 2024, adding it felt "overwhelming". The 27-year-old became the inaugural Olympic ...

The higher the altitude, the faster and steadier the wind blows. That’s the concept behind this Kite Sailing Yacht Kitano, raising a kite high enough to catch winds that might not even exist at the ...

Don’t be surprised if you see a bunch of kite surfers zipping across the water this weekend down on the waterfront. Kite surfing has really started to catch on around here the last few years. The ...

A French startup doesn’t want to just beat the current speed record for a sailboat. It wants to crush it. Syroco, launched by a world record kite-surfing holder and a tech veteran, says its boat, ...

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 ...

February 14, 2005 A Hamburg-based company has developed a sailing propulsion system that can be retrofitted to almost all large ships, enabling us to reharness the enormous energy potential of the ...

Dutch water sports enthusiast Peter Renssen, in collaboration with designer Peter Schermer, has created a hybrid recreational boat that merges kitesurfing with sailing. Dubbed, Kitetender the original ...

It looks like kites are taking off in the marine industry. Silent Yachts, whose solar-powered fleet continues to grow apace, has just unveiled a new catamaran that uses a giant kite to generate even ...