Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On a slate-gray day in September, 89-year-old Bruce Kirby leans ...

Ian Bruce once said he stumbled into sailing, but he left an indelible mark on the sport as inventor of the Laser — one of the world’s most popular sailboats. “He changed the face of sailing in the ...

To mark Canada 150, Globe Style's Clearly Canadian series explores iconic examples of domestic design. In 1969, Bruce Kirby, a former Montreal Star journalist now living in the United States, designed ...

Laser sailing will commence at 13:00 local time on Monday 8 August at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games but what’s the history of the one-person dinghy, where does its roots lie? Well we’ve done all the hard ...

Bruce Kirby grew up sailing on the Ottawa River and now at age 88, has been invested into the Order of Canada for his contributions to the sport. When Kirby received the call in December that he would ...

Bruce Kirby grew up on the Ottawa River where he learned to sail small boats, to race them, and to obsess about their every detail. His family belonged to what was then known as the Britannia Boating ...