Yesterday, 16-year old Laura Dekker became the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe by sailboat when she completed her solo journey which she began a year ago. Dekker had wanted to set sail in ...

She might Skype a lot, but she’s still alone. _Teen-aged tune-up. In other words, this is a voyage that’s easy to applaud. No pushy, spotlight-happy, parents. No slick, conniving PR managers, angling ...

Okay, maybe I should have learned my lesson with the last one. “All Is Lost,” despite rave reviews from film critics (who turn out to know nothing about sailing), did not turn out to be a movie that ...

A Dutch court placed a 13-year-old girl in temporary custody on Friday, Aug. 28, after her parents insisted on supporting her bid to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo. Laura ...