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A Vermont couple crossing the Atlantic in a sailboat was rescued in rough seas off the coast of Ireland this weekend, leaving them “delighted to be safe and on dry land,” according to an Irish coastal rescue organization. The couple was sailing from Boston to Scotland but hit deteriorating weather off the coast of Ireland Saturday afternoon, according to the…

For a sailing community good at navigating the waters outside Boston, there are problems on the horizon. “We have so much to be excited about this year, and to get this news is a huge slap in the face,” Dave DiLorenzo, executive director of Courageous Sailing, said Wednesday. The problems started a few weeks ago, when the Boston Development &…

Courageous Sailing has learned it has just weeks to move its entire operation.

The woman, who was alone, had been treading water for nearly 12 hours in 66-degree waters.

A New York company is proving there is a green way to move products from one part of the state to another. The business, called Sail Freight, carries products from New York’s Hudson Valley to consumers in New York City, and vice versa, by sailboat and bicycle — and hope to make their model a growing trend.

A Vermont artist who last year grabbed attention for his athletic approach to painting is back at it again, with a summer project that has him seeing Lake Champlain in a new way.

A local nonprofit is working to help the next generation of Paralympians make dreams come true.

The coronavirus pandemic delayed the Tokyo Olympics, impacting the training schedules of athletes like Boston University student Anna Weis.

Boston University student Anna Weis is competing for Team USA in sailing at the Tokyo Olympics.

Four centuries and one year after the Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England, on a historic sea journey to America, another trailblazing vessel with the same name has set off to retrace the voyage. This Mayflower, though, is a sleek, modern robotic ship that is carrying no human crew or passengers. It’s being piloted by sophisticated artificial intelligence technology for...

A small Vermont charity is bouncing back from the pandemic, expanding its reach by offering excursions to sick people at no cost.