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Sixteen Year Old Abby Sunderland Embarks on Solo Yacht Journey Around the World

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Early Saturday morning, 16-year old Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oaks left Marina del Rey on her custom-equipped yacht and embared into the Pacific ocean, beginning a controversial adventure in hopes of becoming the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe solo.

Family, friends and neighbors crowded the Del Rey Yacht Club to wish her well on her journey aboard Wild Eyes, her 40-foot vessel. With a stoic expression, she hugged her father, a boat-builder, goodbye and guided her vessel through the marina’s main channel to begin a nearly 25,000 mile trip.

Before leaving, she hopped off board to stand on concrete one last time for nearly six months. Her brother Zac, now 17, is the current record-holder for the same adventure, and she hopes to beat his record. Though she’s sailing alone, she is able to communicate with her family and with assistance through solar-powered satellite phone and can communicate with fans through abbysunderland.com

While her brother Zac had some stops on land on a 14-month journey, Abby plans no stops and has a fast yachtdesigned for giant swells and strong winds.

Unlike Zac and other past record contenders, Abby plans no stops on land, and she has a faster yachtdesigned for the giant swells and 60-knot winds she’ll face. Her route begins heading south from California, then down and around Central and South America, turning east around Cape Horn beyond South Africa, and then across the Indian Ocean and past Australia before a long run east through the Pacific.

Abby’s nonstop trip gives her new distinction as the youngest solo unassisted sailor, to top Jesse Martin, who successfully made that journey at the age of 18, nearly 11 years ago.

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Located just 5 minutes from Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Fort Lauderdale: The “Venice of America” and the yachting capital of the world, Atlantic Yacht and Ship was incorporated in 1959, specializing in quality motor yachts with a commitment to provide product knowledge and attention to detail that is unparalleled in the industry.

Atlantic Yacht and Ship has over 50 years of continuing service in the international yachting industry as well as the Fort Lauderdale yachting community.

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Luxury Yacht Runs Aground in Barrier Reef; Department of Environment Steps In

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

After six weeks of being abandoned on Belize’s barrier reef, the 85-foot luxury yacht belonging to American national Albert Barscroft has been deemed lodged on the reef near Hunting Caye. Barscroft ran aground on November 30th after exiting Belizean territory waters.

While the Port Authorty is investigating the cause of the accident, evidence already suggests the incident occurred as a result of Barscroft’s negligence.

Because it has been abandoned and left in the waters for so long, it is beginning to fall apart. The tank is full with fuel, and therefore environmentalists have deemed the vessel to be a potential environmental danger. The Department of Environment is concerned the yacht is beginning to break apart.

According to the Department of Environment, Albert Barscroft claims to have paid someone $10,000 to remove the yacht, but the man wanted an additional $60,000 to remove it. Because of this outstanding issue, it is up to the Department of Environment to step in and remove the vessel to prevent enviromental damage to the reef.

Currently the Department of Environment is gathering funds and organizing the project, which will cost between $30,000 and $50,000 to have a ship pull it out of the reef. Barscroft will be responsible to the debt owed to the Department.

However, upon being detained by the Coast Guard after the yacht crashed into the barrier, Barscroft suffered a heart attack and was rushed to a hospital in Guatemala. The exact damage done to the reef is unknown until the vessel is removed.

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Former Yacht of Queen Elizabeth, “The Bloodhound” to go on Display in Edinburgh, Scotland

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

The Bloodhound, The former yacht of Queen Elizabeth of Britain will be displayed in Edinburgh, Scotland, alongside the Royal Yacht Britannia. In its history, this racing vessel won a number of races in the south of England, and sailed across the pond to compete and race in Bermuda.

The royal family purchased The Bloodhound in 1962, and she turned out to be touted as one of the most successful open sea racing yachts. It was on this yacht that Prince Charles of Wales learned to sail. In 1969, The Bloodhound was sold seven years later, and restored in 2003 by Tony McGrail, a classic yacht restorer.

Having fallen into disrepair, the more than 70 year old yacht faced a number of recent renovations. The Bloodhound went on sale on January 8th and was purchased by the Royal Yacht Britannia Trust, who are preparing to have it displayed for the public to see come April.

Rear Admiral Neil Rankin, who is the Chairman of The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust, announced he was thrilled to have acquired The Bloodhound, as it is an important poece of yachting history in Britain. He stated, “We look forward to having Bloodhound alongside Britannia once more, for the public to see what a wonderful Ocean-racing yacht she is and why she was so fondly regarded by all associated with her illustruous past.”

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Atlantic Yacht and Ship was incorporated in 1959, specializing in quality motor yachts with a commitment to provide product knowledge and attention to detail that is unparalleled in the industry.

Atlantic Yacht and Ship is located just 5 minutes from Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Fort Lauderdale: The “Venice of America” and the yachting capital of the world.

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American Teen Embarks Upon Voyage Around the World

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland aims to break her brother’s record of being the youngest American sailor to circle the globe alone. Just five months ago, Zac Sunderland returned from his solo voyage circumnavigating the globe. Wild Eyes, her 40-foot racing yacht, was taken on a rough trip from Ensenada to Marina del Rey to be prepared for a long voyage around the world; but this rough short voyage only encourages Abby. She knows this trip is nothing compared to the rough seas she’ll be handling far away from home.

In July, Abby’s brother completed a highly-publicized adventure in exotic ports and rough seas, including a confrontation with pirates as well as barely avoiding a collision in the Panama Canal with a freighter.

Abby plans to embark on her voyage before the turn of the New Year, with a goal of being the youngest person to complete this trip nonstop, alone and unassisted. All food and necessities for the entirety of the trip will be aboard her vessel from the start, as well as freeze-dried food and a water desalination device. In order to make the record, she may not make landfall or accept assistance beyond advice.

This dream of sailing the world came about when Abby was only 13, but her older brother Zac was the first to have a go at the adventure. While Zac traveled in higher latitudes and warm climates, Abby plans to sail down the Pacific, down and around South America and Cape Horn, and then head east in the Southern Ocean. This is a more direct and more dangerous route.

Her parents didn’t believe she was ready at 13, but now at 16, they believe her sailing ability and emotional maturity are at levels where she would be able to take on this voyage.

Currently, sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson is about 6,000 miles into a similar sailing Journey, with aims to be Australia’s youngest person to sail the world unassisted and non-stop.

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Incorporated in 1959, and with over 50 years of continued service within the national and Fort Lauderdale yachting community and yachting industry, Atlantic Yacht and Ship commits to provide product knowledge and attention to detail that is unparalleled in the industry.

Specializing in quality motor yachts, Atlantic Yacht & Ship is located just 5 minutes from Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Fort Lauderdale: The “Venice of America” and the yachting capital of the world.

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Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Contestants Face a Number of Challenges

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

The annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is currently underway and facing a number of challenges. Wild Oats XI is hoping for its 5th consecutive win of the race. In 2005, the vessel made a record breaking finish, covering the 1,163-kilometers race in just one day, 18 hours and 40 minutes, crossing the line at Constitution Dock in Hobart.

The first race was held in 1945. ICAP Leopard, a British Yacht, took the lead by just a hair on Saturday, with defending champion Wild Oats XI in a close second pushing tightly against Alfa Romeo.

Early on in the race, a duel occurred between Alfa Romeo and Leopard, the two-time winner of the Fastnet ocean races. Alfa Romeo and Leopard led the first four hours of the race out of Sydney Harbour; Wild Oats trailed just behind the two all along the southern coast of New South Wales state.

The local weather forecast called for winds, so neither leading yacht was thought to break any race records. The two yachts who were in the lead were estimated to cross the finish line in Hobart on Tasmania late Monday morning.

When Wild Oats faced an early issue with a spinnaker, Alfa Romeo took the lead out of Sydney. Leopard followed the leading two out from the harbor into open sea. After transporting and installing a replacement mast from England, Skandia’s new namesake Etihad Stadium had a late beginning to the race. The repairs cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and rigging issues in the mast caused the skipper to retire the boat before even having a chance to leave the harbor for the race.

Nobody was sure how the race would turn out, as winds were much lighter than expected. In previous years, the race had faced severe storms. Eleven years ago, six sailors died and seven vessels sank during a storm that crossed paths with the fleet on the first evening of the race in 1998. Two years ago, eight sailors abandoned their sinking yacht, and three faced critical injuries and had to be airlifted to a hospital.

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