The VX One National Championship was contested from 13 to 18 January at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, with 30 teams lining up on Moreton Bay for a demanding week of racing.

Imagine living sometime around the early 1600s. You're standing on the deck of a wooden ship. The wind's biting, the sky's endless. And your captain's yelling, "Drop the log!" Back then, before sonar ...

Strong, flexible, and useful — ropes help us climb, pull, and hold things steady. No wonder they’ve tied themselves into everyday English! Rope idioms talk about teamwork, patience, control, and even ...

TOKYO – In Tokyo, a man watches a woman slowly bind another with ropes attached to chains hanging from the ceiling. But this is no sadomasochism (S&M) bar. It is a workshop led by “shibari” master ...

This knot is very useful for adjusting tie downs quickly and easily. For example, a tarp could be held down by a series of these knots and be made very tight so the wind cannot make it rise, and ...

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Humans are pretty good at guessing whether a towering stack of dishes in the sink will topple over or where a pool ball will go when a cue hits it. We evolved this kind of physical reasoning to ...

The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of rope and rope hardware and software; tying of basic knots, and the use of various rope accessories to construct mechanical advantage systems ...

A knowledge and mastery of tying knots is essential for anyone who spends time in the outdoors. And, sure, when faced with certain tasks that require knot-tying, you might be able to get away with ...

An investigation is underway after a man was found dead beneath a tree in Vance County with a rope around his neck. Javion Magee, 21, who lives in Illinois, was found Sept. 11 in a parking lot on ...