"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’ve ever seen a remote-control boat skate across the water—or controlled one yourself—you know it’s ...

Each pointed a boxy radio control at his own DragonFlite 95, a meter-long vessel with a pointy sail like a shark fin. Sometimes the boats rounded markers made from painted Clorox bottles. Other times, ...

Pineville is making its mark in the boating world. You won’t find vessels as big as those docked along some areas of Lake Norman. However, you will find model yachts sailing each weekend at ...

Brad Read looks out his office window across Newport Harbor’s Brenton Cove, observing how the puffs fan across the racecourse that’s spitting distance from his ­public-sailing operation’s docks. Small ...

Tony Gonsalves’ thumbs caress the sail and rudder joysticks on his remote, making millimeter adjustments to his DragonFlite 95’s trim as he silently wills the 37-inch one-design through the leeward ...