Around The World Sailing

Check this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Partnership for cruise line The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, is to...

In the course of his life, Richard Wayne "Zip" Zipperly put his mark on Orlando International Airport, became a trusted adviser to local politicians and sailed around the world. He wasn't one to let his health get in the way of his many passions. A...

NORFOLK, Va. — As heavily armed pirates held an American sailboat off the coast of Somalia in February 2011, Navy SEALs on the bridge of the guided missile destroyer Sterett heard one of the hijackers on the radio threatening the lives of his four...

Vince and Debbie Poczik met on a sailboat ... honeymooned on a sailboat ... and even lived on a sailboat for almost a year. And with both of them now retired, they are about to embark on a dream trip on their own 45-foot sailboat. Their plan is to...

You may not recognize Debbie Kowalski Wilson's name, but if you've opened a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in the past six years, chances are you've seen her work. Wilson, who is from Edgewood and now lives in Hawaii, has had her Maui Girl swimsuits...

Michael Cosgrove, summer resident and author of "Imperfect Passage," will be the guest at the Friends@the Carnegie monthly event at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 20, at the Carnegie building, 451 E. Mitchell St., Petoskey. "Writing a book was especially...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Condolences from around the world poured in to the Swedish racing team Thursday after its 72-foot catamaran capsized in the San Francisco Bay, killing one sailor during a training run for the America’s Cup. On the Artemis Racing...

When preparing to quit his job to go sailing around the world, Andy Camarda encountered some rough waters even before he hit the open sea. The 25-year-old Albany Park resident announced he is scrapping his plan to take part in the Clipper Round the World...

Andy Camarda of Albany Park didn't want to wake up 10 years from now wondering what it's like to have traveled the world. "I've decided that the whole corporate thing isn't for me," he said. So the 25-year-old recruiter decided he was going to do...

Starting today and through this weekend is the Newport Harbor Yacht Club's sixth annual Baldwin Cup Team Race sailed in Harbor 20s. This event was conceived by NHYC Staff Commodore Bill Palmer and has quickly turned into one of our harbor's most...

The sales pitch to 46 uniformed men was simple: Welcome to Baltimore. Next time, bring a tall ship. City and state officials and the nautical community have begun a marketing drive aimed at filling the Inner Harbor with majestic sailing vessels and...

A businessman and competitive sailor, Frank Savage has benefited from following seas and been battered on rocky shoals. Born in North Carolina and raised by a single mother in segregated Washington, Savage rose to prominence in the world of...