Olympic Sailor Missing: Empty Boat Found Floating Near Miami
Authorities are searching for an Olympic sailor whose empty boat was found floating, still in gear off the coast of Miami Thursday.
Sailor Rescued After 66 Days Lost at Sea
A man who went missing more than two months ago was rescued by the Coast Guard, which apparently found him Thursday, floating on the overturned hull of his destroyed boat hundreds of miles off the coast of North Carolina.
A U.S. Navy warship reached the sailboat of a San Diego couple who had sent a satellite ping for help after their 1-year-old daughter developed a rash and fever, but wasn't responding to medications . The team stabilized the girl and pointed the ship, which had no steering or communication abilities, towards Mexico.
Silicon Folly: How To Make an "Extreme" Sailboat Race Dull and Deadly
It was going to be the greatest outdoor sports spectacle in history: weird giant sailboats racing against each other in the grand natural amphitheater of the San Francisco Bay all summer long, with hundreds of thousands of happy spectators watching from the Bay's 400 miles of shoreline. At least that was the idea when…
Despite the death of a crewman after the Artemis capsized in San Francisco Bay last week, America's Cup 2013 will go on, of course, because this is a very big money event.
The first America's Cup 2013 disaster is underway: the racing sailboat Artemis has capsized in the San Francisco Bay near the America's Cup pier. One of the eleven crewmembers has died.
Listen to Italy's Most Cowardly Captain Refuse to Return to His Sinking Ship
Francesco Schettino, the Italian cruise ship captain who caroused with his passengers before steering his ship dangerously close to shore and then fleeing immediately when it ran aground and capsized, leaving 11 (at last count) to die and thousands to flail in terror, sounds like a real go-getter. Here is a tape of…
85-Year-Old Sails Raft Across Atlantic
85-year-old British sailor Anthony Smith just finished crossing the Atlantic on a 40-foot raft with some friends because, "What else do you do when you get on in years?" I dunno... drugs? Bingo? Forward chain emails?
Middle East Unrest Means Better Yacht Sales (Hopefully)
Uncertain about the political upheaval in the Middle East, and what it might mean for the millions of people living under varying degrees of oppression? Hey, Stupid — get ahead of the curve, because there's some serious money to be made in the region right now, in the high-end yacht market! Skeptical? Then just ask…
Teen Sailor Crosses Atlantic Alone in World Record Quest
15-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker arrived in St. Maarten on her solo trip around the world today.
Dutch Teen Sets Off On Sailing Record Attempt
The 14-year-old Dutch sailor attempting to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe alone has started her journey.
Dutch Teen Attempts To Break Solo Sailing Record
Dutch teen Laura Dekker set sail today for Portugal as she attempts to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. She's 14, and just won a legal battle against child protection authorities attempting to stop her. [AFP]
Dutch Teen Cleared To Leave On Around-the-World Sailing Trip
Dutch teen Laura Dekker leaves Wednesday for Portugal, where she will begin her attempt at being the youngest person to sail around the world alone. Last week a court released the 14-year-old from Dutch child protection services guardianship. [AP]
Whale Flails, Nails Frail Sail, Prevails, Bails
[South African sailors Paloma and Ralph Warner sure had a... "whale of a time"!!!!!! Get it?? Because, you see, a whale jumped on their boat. (The whale is doing okay.) Click for the aftermath. Capetown Sailing Academy via NYP.]
14-Year-Old Girl Wants To Sail Solo Around the Globe
Now a 14-year-old Dutch girl wants to sail solo around the world. Her mother supports the idea.
Teen Sailor Safe on Land
Rescued 16-year-old sailor Abby Sunderland arrived on the Indian Ocean island of RĂ©union last night.
With Oil Spill in Rearview, BP's Tony Hayward Heads to Yacht Race
Stressed out BP CEO Tony Hayward is wasting no time getting his life back. Today he is enjoying the pristine waters off the Isle of Wight for a yacht race, where his boat "Bob" is competing.
Man at Sea for 1,152 Days to Become Landlubber Again
Reid Stowe, a peculiar man with a peculiar website has been at sea since April 21, 2007. But today he will finally dock in Manhattan—and meet his two-year-old son for the first time! Don't get any ideas, Abby Sunderland.
California Teen Will Try Again To Sail Around the World
Rescued teen sailor Abby Sunderland wrote on her blog that she'll make another attempt at circumnavigating the globe, and she hit back at her critics: "As for age, since when does age create gigantic waves and storms?" [Abby's Blog]
Teen Sailor Rescued at Sea
Abby Sunderland, the teen sailor who ran into trouble on her trip around the world, has been rescued by a French fishing boat.
