U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, hosted by the Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club saw fantastic sailing conditions again in the Port of Los Angeles for day two. The standings remain close atop the leaderboard in three-of-the-four fleets, which bodes well for a climactic conclusion to the championship on Wednesday.
Mitchell Kiss (Mascatawa Bay Yacht Club) asserted himself today in the Radial fleet. He won the final two races of the day to take a two-point lead into tomorrow. He led by one after yesterday’s four races. His throw-out race is a 10th place finish in race six  … Details
The 14-year-old sailor Laura Dekker begins today her challenge to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
Dekker’s dream will set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, in a two year adventure through the waters of the world.
“I am not really afraid”, Laura told media before departing from the Den Osse docks, in … Details
Kayaking certainly has its interesting stories, such as in the case of Sam Dawson’s wayward 19′ Fenn Mako XT kayak. While kayaking off the coast of the Cayman Islands, Dawson encountered rough surf and was flipped into the water where he was separated from his vessel. For the next few hours Dawson’s singular focus was on getting back to the shore. Meanwhile, the kayak began a six week, 600 hundred mile journey through the Gulf of Mexico before being discovered by boat captain Michael Brooks in Key Largo, Fl.
What happened next is almost as amazing as the journey itself … Details
WINCHESTER BAY, Ore. (AP) — ‘‘I’m in the bar,’’ a voice said behind the static of a radio. Another voice replied, ‘‘Did the Coast Guard come to greet you?’’ Â
‘‘They almost ran me over!’’
After a week of bad weather kept her in Newport, Margo Pellegrino finally reached Winchester Bay on Thursday afternoon.
She’s paddling from Seattle to San Diego in a 21-foot outrigger canoe at about 5 mph to raise awareness about ocean problems, but the 43-year-old mother from New Jersey has had some problems of her own … Details