Splitting the sail plan amongst two masts means smaller sails, which are easier to handle, especially in high wind. While single-mast boats can fly only two or three sails, ketch rigs can have as ...

The beautifully crafted mahogany hull, fitted with a ketch rig, reveals a classic-style interior and surprisingly lavish outdoor areas.

One of the last bugeyes still sailing is now berthed at Williams’ marina in Black Rock Harbor. He recently pulled the ketch out of the water and repaired years of neglect, giving the boat a new ...

Thornton has entered his 104-foot ketch Whitehawk in the cruising division of the 111th edition of the world's oldest annual freshwater distance race.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A year after winning line honors aboard a modern racing machine in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, businessman Peter Thornton plans to take a slower, more comfortable ...