Record Crowds Expected for Hobart Wooden Boat Festival

Record crowds, possibly exceeding 100,000, are expected at the Australian Wooden Boat Festival which begins today and runs through Monday at Hobart’s historic Sullivan’s Cove docks.   The four-day festival which  brings together the biggest collection of wooden boats in … Continue reading

Laura Dekker Sets Sail from Somewhere

Laura Dekker, the Dutch 14 year old, reportedly set sail on Saturday on her attempt to sail around the world alone, at least according to her manager.   Ms. Dekker was originally reported to have departed from Portugal but is now believed to have left via Gibraltar on her 38′ yacht, … Continue reading

The Merchandising Begins – Teen Sailor Jessica Watson’s Book and Album

Jessica Watson’s book True Spirit will be published in August in Australia and in October in the United States.  It was also recently announced that she will be releasing an album as well.  Fast work given that she only returned in the middle of May. Teen sailor … Continue reading

Abby Heads for Cape Town and Jessica Battles Huge Waves

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

Teenagers Racing Around the Globe – First Zac, then Mike, Jessica and now Abby

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