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Dutch Teen Sets Sail
Just when you thought you were going to get a break from the much-ballyhooed teen circumnavigation debate, it’s about to rev up again. After recently being granted permission from Dutch courts to persue her dream of circumnavigating at the tender age of 14, Laura Dekker set sail from the Den Osse, Netherlands last Wednesday aboard…
A Trailer for Santana
While none of the films entered in the Sausalito Film Festival — which runs from today through Sunday at Fort Baker — have to do with sailing, their trailer kicks ass. If you think you recognize the boat, it’s Paul and Chris Kaplan’s 75-year-old 55-ft S&S schooner Santana. Check it out!
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Ronnie is no doubt wishing for a fat shot of rum with a beer chaser right about now. latitude/LaDonna©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC A little after two weeks and more than halfway into his passage back to San Francisco after completing the Singlehanded TransPac, Ronnie Simpson reports that the keel on Warrior’s Wish fell off…