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Sailboat struck by breaching whale
OutpostsA couple sailing off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday got the surprise of their lives but were uninjured when a breaching southern right whale crashed onto their sailboat, damaging the vessel. "It was quite scary," Paloma...... -
Video surfaces of sailboat struck by breaching whale
OutpostsCBS Evening News with Katie Couric shared the above video on Thursday, offering proof that a southern right whale did, indeed, jump out of the water on Sunday and crash onto the sailboat of a couple sailing off the coast...... -
Travel industry responds slowly to solo travelers
Special to the Los Angeles TimesTo the solo traveler, the four most annoying words in the English language may be "based on double occupancy." Although the travel industry prefers to think people travel two by two, solo travelers are not an inconsequential demographic. About 25% of all...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Cruises, Sports, Transportation Industry, Companies and Corporations
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Abby Sunderland, 15, is seeking sponsors to help fund global sailing voyage
OutpostsZac Sunderland, 17, sailed around the world alone on a voyage that was not grandly sponsored and ended up burying his parents in debt. Now it's Abby Sunderland's turn to test her mettle against the world's oceans, but a different...... -
Democrat Obama paddles after Chairman Mao, many others with his latest swimming photo
Top of the TicketA gallery over the years of politics, summer and the remarkable photos they produce.... -
Australia's Jessica Watson passes sea trial, will soon set sail around the world
OutpostsShould Jessica Watson be allowed to go? Does the 16-year-old Australian possess the sailing skills to negotiate her 34-foot boat around the world on a nonstop journey -- by herself? Is the girl strong enough, mentally and physically, to deal...... -
Jessica Watson, 16, plans to leave next week on sailing voyage around the world
OutpostsJessica Watson's sojourn around the world, in a 34-foot pink sailboat, will begin as early as next week from Sydney, Australia. "She???s a really cute little boat and I???m so proud of her, but she???s really tough as well,??? the...... -
Southland teen nears the finish of his global sea odyssey
Zac Sunderland is wedged in his small bunk, reading, as his 36-foot sailboat ascends and careens down mountainous, shifting peaks.
Just ahead on this late June morning is Mexico's first seasonal tropical depression, whose winds have roiled the Pacific....Tags: Trips and Vacations, Crime, Law and Justice, Disasters, Assault, Tropical Storms
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Jessica Watson begins global sailing journey; Abby Sunderland hopes to leave soon
OutpostsOne girl has already departed on her solo-sailing journey around the world while another girl waits, hoping she, too, is able to go. Australia's Jessica Watson, 16, left Sydney on Sunday aboard a 34-foot pink sailboat named Ella's Pink Lady....... -
Jessica Watson, a few days into global sailing odyssey, settling into a routine
OutpostsReading Jessica Watson's blog makes me long for the type of freedom she's enjoying, only a few days out from Sydney, Australia, and with an entire planet yet to circle as she aspires to become the youngest person to sail...... -
Jessica Watson reaches 2,000-mile mark of solo global sailing voyage
OutpostsAustralian teen sailor Jessica Watson, 19 days into her planned voyage around the world, has reached the 2,000-mile mark as she sails to the north toward the equator. She's currently passing the Tonga islands, heading toward American Samoa. After a...... -
W.I.B. Crealock dies at 89; yacht designer and author
W.I.B. Crealock, a yacht designer, sailor and sailing author, died Sept. 26 at his home in Carlsbad after breaking his hip in a fall. He was 89.
Crealock was part of the "golden age" of fiberglass design in the 1960s, when the use of fiberglass made...Tags: Shipbuilding, Trips and Vacations, Natalie Wood, Death, Sports
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