Posted on November 4, 2009 by emilyboats
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14 Girl Not Sailing Around the World, Yet
Netherlands — A Dutch court has ruled that 14-year-old Laura Dekker is not yet experienced enough to set off on a record-breaking sailing trip around the world alone.
Judges at Utrecht District Court also placed Laura Dekker under the guardianship of child protection authorities until next July.
The ruling on [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2009 by emilyboats
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BMW Oracle America’s Cup Boat DAMAGED
The huge 200 foot mast on BMW Oracle’s America’s Cup trimaran BOR broke dramatically during a test sail on the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, snapping the mast in two as it hit the boat’s rear beam. None of the sailing crew were injured in the accident, which happened about 30 [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2009 by emilyboats
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Rolex Middle Sea Race
Without doubt the most productive finish line watch duty at this year’s Rolex Middle Sea Race was from 11.30 to 15.30 on Wednesday. Royal Malta Yacht Club watchkeepers, Clive and Mary Chipperfield, witnessed eleven yachts complete the course, equalling the number that arrived over the whole of Monday and Tuesday. The total [...]
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Posted on October 18, 2009 by emilyboats
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Rolex Middle Sea Race
The 30th Rolex Middle Sea Race is proving to be one of the most fascinating in recent years and we are only thirty hours or so into the race. The pressure is on for Mike Slade and the crew of ICAP Leopard (GBR) if they still have ambitions to improve on the [...]
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Posted on October 18, 2009 by emilyboats
16-year-old Jessica Watson will begin her bid to become the youngest round-the-world solo sailor on Sunday, her spokesman said, defying calls to cancel the trip after she crashed on a test voyage.
Jessica Watson will sail out of Sydney Harbour in her bright pink yacht, Ella’s Pink Lady, early on Sunday after days of strong winds [...]
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