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• 14-year old Dutch sailor goes missing, turns up in St. Maartin

  
  Gadling — Authority: 701
  Filed under: Europe , Netherlands , News , Caribbean Remember Laura Dekker? Shes the young Dutch girl who made headlines last summer for wanting to sail solo around the world at the age of 13, only to later be denied the opportunity by the Dutch government. At that time, it was decided that she would ...
  8 hours ago

• Laura Dekker Went Missing, Found in St. Maarten

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 560
  Laura Dekker, the 14-year old girl who had hoped to make a solo circumnavigation sailing attempt a few months back, but was subsequently barred from doing so by the Dutch government, went missing over the weekend, and was later found on the Island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean. According to this story from ...
  23 hours ago

• Dutch Teen Sailor Found In Caribbean

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  Police are confirming that they have tracked down Dutch sailor Laura Dekker,14, in the Caribbean territory of St. Maarten. Dekker was reported missing Friday. In October, a Dutch court refused to let her embark on a single-handed circumnavigation of the world in her boat, Guppy. Dutch police say the boat is still ...
  1 day ago

• German woman kayaks solo around Australia

  
  Gadling — Authority: 701
  Filed under: Paddling , Oceania , Australia A 45-year old German woman named Freya Hoffmeister completed an eleven month odyssey on Tuesday as she paddled into the harbor at Queenscliff, Australia, finishing a successful circumnavigation of that continent by kayak. In the process, she became just the second ...
  5 days ago

• An Urban Epic - The Circumnavigation of Sydney

  
  Sea Kayaking — Authority: 92
  Back in 2007 there was a photo in The Herald of a kayaker paddling under The Harbour Bridge. The kayaker was Phil Newman who in 2007 along with Richard Barnes completed a full circumnavigation of Tasmania. In the accompanying article Phil philosophises that you dont need to travel far or go to exotic places in search ...
  1 week ago

• Record solar planes first hop

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 165
  The Solar Impulse prototype plane, part of a planned solar-powered circumnavigation of the globe, has left the ground for the first time.
  2 weeks ago

• Solo Sailing Update: Jessica Crosses The Equator, Others Gear Up To Go!

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 560
  Its been a few weeks since I posted an update on the progress of Jessica Watson , the 16-year old Australian girl who is well along her way on her attempt to sail solo around the world and, and in the process, become the youngest person to achieve that goal. Back on November 19th, Jess crossed the equator into ...
  3 weeks ago

• Americans may have discovered Australia before Captain Cook

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Sydney, November 30 (ANI): An expedition is all set to go on a journey to find the remains of a shipwreck near the coast of Queensland that they believe may lead to the finding that American whalers may have discovered the nation of Australia before Captain Cook.According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Indian Navy vessel on solo circumnavigation of world reaches New Zealand

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Christchurch (New Zealand), Nov 21(ANI): Mhadei, the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel, with Commander Dilip Dhonde at the helm entered Lyttelton Port of Christchurch on Saturday after covering about 9000 Nautical miles of his voyage. A large crowd from the local populace, including the Indian community was present to ...
  4 weeks ago

• Indian naval officer circumnavigating world reaches New Zealand (With Images)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Commander Dilip Dhonde of the Indian Navy, the first Indian to attempt to circumnavigate the world alone, Saturday reached Christchurch in New Zealand after covering 9,000 nautical miles.A large crowd, including several Indians, welcomed Dhonde at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch. His last port ...
  4 weeks ago

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