My family spent eight years sailing around the world. This was the scariest part

It started around midnight off the sparsely charted reefs of north-west Sudan. My wife, Irenka, shook me awake and hissed, ...

Frenchman sets new record after sailing around the world in 40 days

They had done it: covering 28,315 miles in 40 days, 10 hours, 45 minutes and 50 seconds, beating the previous record set in 2017 by another Frenchman, Francis Joyon, by half a day. Hailed a hero as he ...
Kennebec Journal

He almost died sailing around the world. Now he’s getting ready to try again.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Ronnie Simpson of Portland sails his Class 40 sailboat “Koloa Maoli” across ...
Yahoo

I Was 6 When My Father Decided We'd Sail Around The World. I Would Be Trapped On That Boat For Nearly A Decade.

The author as a child. It has taken me decades to be ready to tell this story. Until I reached the safety of adulthood and created my own family, I wasn’t able to confront my parents’ story about my ...
Sail World

World Sailing Day Announced at boot Düsseldorf as a New Global Movement

At boot Düsseldorf, the world's largest yacht and watersports show, the official launch of World Sailing Day was announced. Scheduled annually on 28 May, the initiative aims to unite the global ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

‘A sense of adventure and travel’: Retired firefighter to set sail around the world

A retired Clark County fire captain will soon be trading in his desert home for a 70-foot boat to sail around the world. Jimmy Johnson will join hundreds of sailors to embark on a nautical adventure ...
AFCEA

Sailing Around the World With AFCEA

Jüri Grigorjev, who retired from leading AFCEA’s Tallinn Chapter three years ago, has embarked on a two-year journey to help AFCEA gain popularity in Estonia. The Tallinn Chapter was established in ...