Ships of the line were built specifically for war and boasted heavy armor as well as overwhelming firepower, while galleons were used for many purposes.

WindWings may be an entirely modern take on the old sailing ships, but the technology could revive some of the old clipper ship routes that have long fallen out of favor, BAR's Cooper says.

16 photos. Photo: Variety Cruises. Cruise ships have their advantages, but there’s something about sailing ships, especially old ones, that can’t be matched.

The Oceanbird Wing 560 isn’t a wing, but it isn’t a sail either. When it’s first assembled a few months from now in a shipyard just north of Malmö, Sweden, it’ll be 40 meters high with a ...

Using wind power to sail is a very old idea and almost all modern ships use fossil fuels to power them. But because burning fossil fuels releases harmful gases that contribute to climate change ...

Rotor sails are more than a century old; German inventor Anton Flettner patented the idea in 1922 and an experimental cargo ship fitted with rotor sails crossed the Atlantic in 1926. But ...