In 2010, 16 year-old Australian Jessica Watson became the youngest person to sail solo around the world non-stop and unassisted. Her feat is now being turned into a feature film courtesy of Soul Surfer producer Brookwell McNamara Entertainment and Oz+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Sunstar Entertainment. Based on … [Read more...]
Laura Dekker Sails On
Laura Dekker, 14, was born on a boat and apparently still just wants to sail. Go ahead and tell her she can't. She'll do it anyway. Authorities in Dekker's hometown of Utrecht, Netherlands, told her in October that she couldn't attempt the sailing trip around the world she wants to take in order to … [Read more...]
Update on Jessica Watson: “I Feel Like the Luckiest Girl in the World!”
A couple of months ago, I reported about 16-year-old Jessica Watson, the ambitious Australian who set off to become the youngest … [Read more...]
Jessica Watson sets sail on her solo voyage around the world
Jessica Watson, of Australia, is one courageous 16-year old+ACEAIQ She set sail Sunday, October 18 from Sydney, Australia on her journey to become the youngest person to sail solo non-stop and unassisted around the World. You can read more about Jessica's story and the journey she is taking at her … [Read more...]
Abby Sunderland, 15, plans to sail around the world and break brother’s record
Young sailors around the world are trying to break records. Thirteen-year-old Laura Dekker in the Netherlands is currently fighting the courts to set sail. … [Read more...]
Dutch teen in battle to sail around the world
I came across an interesting article about a thirteen-year-old girl who wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Laura Dekker was born in New Zealand while her parents were on a round-the-world sailing trip and spent the first four years of her life on the ocean. She has … [Read more...]