For nearly 30 years the Laser’s simplistic sail controls had seen minimal changes. But in 2001 the class approved a number of sweeping rigging upgrades aimed at improving the boat’s accessibility to a ...

The stability of a light sail riding on a laser beam is analyzed both analytically and numerically. Conical sails on Gaussian beams, which have been studied in the past, are shown to be unstable in ...

With the recent activity surrounding experimentation with a new Laser rig and widespread speculation, many Laser sailors are left with a flurry of questions: Will I have to shell out big bucks for a ...

Diffraction gratings could allow laser-sailing craft to hold the line. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spacecraft could fly to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Breakthrough Starshot initiative, announced last year, has one very ambitious goal: to use ...

Carsyn and Caitlyn McMakin recently traveled from Georgia to Georgetown to visit their grandmother, Brenda Pope. The two sisters have something on their summer bucket list they plan on checking off ...