PORTAGE, MI — Almost every Tuesday from May through September, Dave Stiemsma finds himself sailing on Portage’s Austin Lake, gliding across the surface of the water alongside a dozen other catamarans.

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 ...

What would qualify as a no-compromise yacht for the eco-conscious (and preferably millionaire) seafarer? Only a vessel that holds no fossil fuels on board will do, and this is exactly what ZEN Yachts ...

There was a time when multihull yachts were frowned upon by sailing traditionalists. Not anymore, thanks largely to the influence that the catamaran has had since its controversial introduction in ...

Imagine casting off most of your worldly possessions to live on a sailboat you bought on the Internet – perhaps without even seeing it, or knowing how to tie a knot or hoist the mainsail. For some ...