Posted on August 29, 2009 by emilyboats
13-year-old Laura Dekker Denied Sailing Around World
A Dutch court ordered authorities to take temporary guardianship of 13 year old Laura Dekker, delaying her plan to set sail next week on her 26 foot sailboat Guppy in her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the globe. “I wouldn’t go if I or [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2009 by emilyboats
OSTAR Sailing into Rhode Island
The singlehanded sailors competiting in the 2009 OSTAR are closing in on the finish line in Newport, Rhode Island. JanKes Lampe on La Promesse will soon be first over the line which is located between Castle Hill Light and Kettle Bottom Rock Buoy breaking the Ostar sailing record. The present OSTAR [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2009 by emilyboats
Sailing News
Sailing News from around the World – The Volvo Ocean Race yachts are in dire straits, Ostar singlehanded transat sailboats pull through a big gale, CIAN wins at the Korea Match Cup, a new sailing record is set in the Mediterranean, André Budzien wins at the Finn World Masters in France, and more. Sailing [...]
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Posted on June 6, 2009 by emilyboats
Ostar 2009
Jan Kees Lampe sailing La Promese in the Ostar 2009 singlehanded yacht race across the Atlantic is in the lead, and has less than 906 miles to go till he reaches the finish line in Newport, Rhode Island. The rest of the Ostar fleet is now spread across nearly a thousand miles sailing hard [...]
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Posted on May 31, 2009 by emilyboats
Ostar 2009 – Spinnakers up, surfing down waves, kite destruction, the Ostar 2009 singlehanded yacht race is an exciting one for sure. Jan Kees Lampe sailing the boat La Promesse is sailing with a substantial lead in the Ostar fleet over her nearest rival Jbellino (Rob Craigie). And meanwhile Former leader of the IRC 2 [...]
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