Sailing
Restorer cuts a deal to keep antique sailboat
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- A Southern California man who's been restoring a 72-foot antique boat in his side yard has reached a settlement with Newport Beach, just as the city's nuisance suit was set to go to trial Monday.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Nation & World
Pirate guilty in Seattle couple's yacht slaying
NORFOLK, Va. — A Somali man was convicted of piracy on Friday for his role as a hostage negotiator in the hijacking of a German merchant vessel and U.S. yacht. The four Americans aboard the yacht were shot to death by pirates, and the crew on the other vessel was tortured to get a higher...
Date: 04/27/2012 | Nation & World
'Rescue' ship swamps dismasted Hawaii sailors
HONOLULU — Three family members attempting their first voyage across the Pacific in a sailboat were left adrift in rough seas hundreds of miles from land when their mast broke in high winds.
Date: 02/09/2012 | Nation & World
Girl, 16, completes her solo round-the-world sail
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 "Guppy" that apparently made her the youngest person ever to sail alone around the globe, though her trip was interrupted at several...
Date: 01/21/2012 | Nation & World
Teen sailor to wrap up round-the-world trip
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.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Nation & World
Stranded U.S. sailor is rescued off Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile -- An 84-year-old American making his seventh attempt to sail alone around the tip of South America was found tired but alive by the Chilean navy on Wednesday after his mast broke far from land in the South Pacific.
Date: 01/05/2012 | Nation & World
Best in the world
Edmonds' Johnson and Okazaki to sail in world championships
Date: 11/15/2011 | Sports
Here’s your chance to set sail on the Lady Washington or Hawaiian Chieftain
In 1750, boat builders in the busy seaport of Boston produced many a sailing ship. The Lady Washington was one of them.
Date: 08/06/2011 | Life
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