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 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 5, 2009 by emilyboats
Sailing News
Sailing News from around the World – Singlehanded sailing across the Atlantic in the Ostar race, Sam Davies, Dee Caffari and the girls on standby for a sailing record attempt, tall ship arrives in Florida while a fleet of tall ships sail into Bermuda, racing Finn sailboats, disabled sailing news and more. A quick [...]
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Posted on June 4, 2009 by emilyboats
Sailing Round Britain and Ireland
The Round Britain and Ireland race will begin in 12 months, and will be sponsored by the Shetland Islands Council once again. This will be the second time the Council has sponsored this notoriously difficult double-handed yacht race. The sailing race itself will depart from Plymouth, in the UK on the [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2009 by emilyboats
Sailing in 25+ Knot Winds
The Bakewell White designed KM36s were being pushed to the limit in 25+ knot winds, and a night of rain, thunder and lightning gave way to an afternoon of racing that started in 8-10 knots and got progressively lighter. An added complexity for the six boats racing off the giant Korea [...]
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