Sailing
Teenage Dutch sailor, 16, approaches end of solo voyage in stages around the world
(Washington Post) AMSTERDAM — Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker is nearing the finish of her solo sailing trip around the world almost the same way she began it — in good spirits, despite endless debate about the terms under which she is allowed to be at sea. READ MORE
Post to TwitterJessica Watson ready for Sydney to Hobart
(The Australian) Her crew is the youngest to compete in the Sydney-Hobart race in the event's 67-year history and she is hoping they will more than hold their own among the eight starters in the highly competitive, one-design Sydney 38 fleet. READ MORETransatlantic rowers rescued after boat is struck by 'enormous wave'
(The Guardian) Two transatlantic rowers were plucked from the sea in a dramatic rescue early on Wednesday after spending the night in a life raft they were forced to scramble into when their eight-metre boat was struck by a giant wave and capsized. READ MORESailor Lost Overboard In NARC Rally
(North American Sailor) In tragic news, the sailing vessel Triple Stars lost crewmember Jan Anderson overboard when a 30-foot wave washed over their deck on Friday, November 11th.Newport filmmaker documents challenges of disabled athletes
(Pro-Jo) Each was a victim of a freak accident.
For Zachary Bastian, 24, it came on a dusky evening seven years ago when his dirt bike slammed into a parked car on a back road in South Kingstown in a crash that would ultimately take the life of his best friend and would leave him paralyzed from the waist down.
For Emily Obert, 21, everything seemed to turn upside down when the deck she was standing on collapsed under her feet in Cambridge, Mass., causing her to be partially paralyzed as well.
After 3 1/2 year wait, Sloop Providence to sail again this weekend
(Pro-Jo) A replica of the Sloop Providence, the first warship to sail under America's Continental Navy, is ready to sail again. Boat builder and captain Thorpe Leeson, who purchased the 110-foot
vessel from the city of Providence in February, said Thursday that he
actually got the authorization from the city to start repairing and
restoring the ship at Promet Marine Services off Allens Avenue last
August, six months before purchasing it in February. If it all goes as planned, he said, he will launch the vessel around 2
p.m. Friday.Boston's Community Boating Inc. Recognized by US SAILING for Strides Made in Sailing Education and Instructor Training
Outward Bound CEO 'horrified' at boat crash
(3 News) The Outward Bound Trust, which owns the boat that was struck in
Picton yesterday, says its boat had stopped and was preparing to raise
the sail when a catamaran collided with it, injuring six students. The last of those students were released from hospital this morning. Outward
Bound says the cutter was struck by a dolphin watch catamaran near
Wedge Point in the Marlborough Sounds, 11 people were onboard. READ MORE
Cadet 'mutiny' scuppers German navy's tall ship
(Independent) German defence officials yesterday ordered its navy's prestigious
three-masted training-ship to break from its round-the-world voyage and
dock in Argentina, as ministry staff flew in to investigate reports of
a mutiny after a female recruit plunged to her death. The
Gorch Fock, a traditional square-rigged sailing ship, is the pride of
the German navy and has been used for training recruits since 1958. But
a leaked parliamentary report has revealed that crew members mutinied
against officers after the cadet fell 80ft from a mast and died from
her injuries.
Rhode Island trade group names Boater of the Year
(Soundings) Middletown, R.I. resident Sheila McCurdy was named Rhode Island
Boater of the Year this week by the Rhode Island Marine Trades
Association at opening-day ceremonies of the Providence Boat Show. She was given the group's John H. Chafee Award, named after the former Rhode Island governor and senator. "Sheila has excelled in sailing individually and has given an equal
amount back to recreational boating through her work and volunteer
pursuits," said Tom Rich, president of New England Boatworks and
president of the association, in a statement. READ MORE