Abby Sunderland, One of two 16-year-old girls on different quests to sail around the world alone, nonstop and unassisted, has announced she will head to Cape Town, South Africa, to repair a faulty autopilot system.
The high-school junior from Thousand Oaks, Calif., Stressed on her blog that she will continue her journey after making repairs and seek to become simply the youngest person to solo-circumnavigate the planet in a sailboat … Details
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The end is in sight! And by the time you read this Captain Ketch, aka James Ketchell, onboard Speedo (or maybe not quite so Speedo this time!) Should be getting his land legs back in Antigua. Even as I write, he’ll be able to see the dark smudge of land, getting ever bigger on the horizon behind him, with fluffy white clouds marking the spot in the sky above.
James has made a monumental effort this week to gain enough ground to the north to be in with a chance of crossing the finish line – which stretches south for one nautical mile from Cape Shirley. It’s still touch and go whether he will … Details
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BMW ORACLE Racing won the 33rd America’s Cup yacht race in February 2010, beating the Swiss team, Alinghi, decisively in the first two races of the best-of-three contest.
BMW ORACLE Racing’s victory in the America’s Cup challenge was a lesson in sailing skill, as one of the world’s most experienced crews reached speeds as fast as 30 knots. But if you listen to the crew in their postrace interviews, you’ll notice that what they talk about is technology … Details & pictures
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After the much anticipated launch of the Eclipse this week, the yacht Dubai now must give up her throne as the world’s largest mega yacht. It’s just a few meters longer, but in the mega yacht world, bigger is better, and Roman Abramovich’s new toy has usurped the title from the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates’ floating pleasure palace. The excitement over the latest “World’s Largest Yacht” made us wonder what kind of other mega yachts fit into the Top 10 category for size, and what we found was surprising … Details & Pictures
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