Sailing Around the World

Teen Sailor Ends Year-Long Trip Around The World

AP | By JUDY FITZPATRICK | Posted 03.22.2012

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten -- Laura Dekker set a steady foot aboard a dock in St. Maarten on Saturday, ending a yearlong voyage aboard a sailboat named ...

The Only American in the Race

Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Chauncey Zalkin

Barcelona World Race 2010 - 2011 article by Chauncey Zalkin video by Peter Crosby Most days along the Barcelona port, African immigrants unravel t...

Laura Dekker, Dutch Teen, Sets Sail In Secrecy On Solo Trip Around The World

AP | FILIPE BENTO | Posted 05.25.2011

PORTIMAO, Portugal — A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail s...

Anthony Smith, 84-Year-Old Adventurer, Prepares To Cross Atlantic

Telegraph | Michael Howie | Posted 05.25.2011

Anthony Smith, an 84-year-old adventurer who walks with a stick, is preparing to cross the Atlantic with his three crew on a raft made of plastic gas ...

16-Year-Old California Teen Gives Up Solo Voyage

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — A 16-year-old Southern California girl attempting to sail solo around the world has ended her quest to become the young...

Teen Sailor Abby Sunderlund Says, "No" To Press Interviews About Rescue; "Yes" To Book Offers

Ventura County Star | Posted 05.25.2011

As she takes a slow ride home to Thousand Oaks, 16-year-old sailor Abby Sunderland says she is not ready to do press interviews but does plan to write...

Abby Sunderland, 16-Year-Old, Starts Youngest Solo Sail Around The World (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — A 16-year-old has set out to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone. Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oa...