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A Natomas man’s 12-year sail around the world was sunk about 900 miles from his final port when a whale crushed a hole in his boat off the Mexican coast.

“It has always been a dream of his to circumnavigate the world in a sailboat,” said his wife, Debra Young. Although her husband, Max Young, didn’t quite make it, the experienced sailor came close.

Max Young, 67, was rescued   …  More

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