The Onion is a satire magazine. In their “The People Who Mattered – 2010” they included their own take on 16 year old sailor Abby Sunderland’s attempted circumnavigation. Moderately amusing. To read our non-satirical posts about Abby click here. Abby Sunderland … Continue reading
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The French fishing vessel, Ile de Reunion, plucked Abby Sunderland from her damaged sailboat on Sunday, 2,000 nautical miles off western Australia. French fishing boat rescues stranded Calif. teen … Continue reading
Rough weather is reported to be delaying the French fishing boat that is on its way to rescue Abby Sunderland. Her sailboat, Wild Eyes, has been dismasted but has not lost its keel as was earlier reported. A … Continue reading
Abby Sunderland has been contacted by rescuers who report that she is alive and uninjured aboard her sailboat Wild Eyes in the Indian Ocean. The sail boat is afloat but has been variously reported as having been dis-masted and to have lost its keel. … Continue reading
The story is still developing, but there are serious concerns for the 16 year old solo sailor. Abby Sunderland Feared Lost at Sea Abby Sunderland, 16, who is attempting to become the youngest sailor ever to circumnavigate the globe, was feared lost … Continue reading
An update from Sail-World. Abby Sunderland is close to rounding Cape Horn, while malfunctioning autopilots may threaten her circumnavigation attempt. Teen sailor Abby Sunderland to round Cape Horn Tuesday 16-year-old Californian sailor Abby Sunderland, following Jessica Watson in her attempt to be … Continue reading
Abby Sunderland is putting into Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, interrupting her round the world attempt, because of a power problem aboard her yacht, Wild Eyes. The yacht’s solar panels and wind generators were not providing enough power and the yacht … Continue reading
In 2010, 16-year-old Abby Sunderland was attempting to become the youngest person to sail around the world, non-stop singlehanded. It didn’t go well. Sunderland’s boat, Wild Eyes, an Open 40 class racer, capsized and was dismasted in a remote region … Continue reading
Last June, we posted about Jessica Watson’s book and album release. Jessica Watson is the now 17 year old Australian sailor who can rightly claim the title of the “youngest to sail solo and unassisted around the world.” … Continue reading
Abby Sunderland’s attempt to become the youngest sailor to sail around the world non-stop ended as she decided to put into Cape Town due to mechanical failures. The boat’s main autopilot has been giving her problems during the voyage recently … Continue reading
Here is an update on the circumnavigation attempts under way by Jessica Watson, Abby Sunderland and Commander Dilip Donde. The last name may not be as familiar as those of the blonde teenagers. The 42 year old Indian Navy Commander … Continue reading
In July of last year, Zac Sunderland, a 17-year-old from Southern California, became the youngest person to sail around the world alone. He held that tile for only about a month as the British 17 year old sailor, Mike … Continue reading
One year ago, Laura Dekker, now 15, set sail on her attempt to sail around the world alone. If she continues at her current pace, she will be the youngest person to ever complete a solo circumnavigation. Perhaps the most interesting … Continue reading
Recently the containership MOL Empire passed an abandoned sailboat in the mid-Atlantic around 1,500 nautical miles away from Jersey. The captain emailed photos of the boat to the Cross Jobourg Coastguard in France which was able to identify it as the Service Civique. The … Continue reading
I recently watched Maidentrip, a wonderful, award winning documentary by Jillian Schlesinger about 14 year old Laura Dekker‘s almost two year solo circumnavigation on her Jeaneau Gin Fizz ketch, Guppy. It is a fascinating tale about young sailor’s coming of age … Continue reading
In February, Wolfhound, a 48′ Nautor Swan sailing yacht, was abandoned in a storm just north of Bermuda by her Irish owner, Alan McGettigan, and a crew of three. The sailors were rescued by a passing freighter. The boat was reported to have sunk. Instead, … Continue reading
Laura Dekker has celebrated her 16th birthday and has set sail from Darwin, Australia on a westerly course across the Indian Ocean bound for Africa. Given the concern about piracy in the Indian Ocean, her exact route is being kept … Continue reading
Fifteen-year-old Dutch sailor, Laura Dekker, arrived in St. Maarten after a 2,200 nautical-mile voyage from the Cape Verde Islands off West Africa. She sailed from Gibraltar on August 21 and spent two months in the Canary Islands waiting for the hurricane … Continue reading