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Youngest solo circumnavigator back home

Teenager Zac Sunderland left California in June 2008 and covered 24,568 miles in 13 months

Sunderland sailed into Marina Del Rey to a hero's wlecome. When 17-year-old Zac Sunderland sailed into his hometown of Marina Del Rey, Calif., and into the books as the youngest solo circumnavigator after 24,568 miles at sea in his 1972 Islander 36, he was greeted by a crowd of friends, family and media. He arrived at about 10 a.m. July 16.

From the Burger king to a hot dog role

Former Burger Boat Company president David Ross says, frankly, he relishes his new career as Dr. Dawg

Ross, who stepped down from Burger in 2008, loves the culture of the hot dog stand. When David Ross retired as co-president of Burger Boats last year, he could have sailed off into the sunset and relaxed after a lifetime of hard work. Instead, he got a doctorate degree — in hot dogs — and opened the only Vienna Beef factory-certified hot dog stand in Manitowoc, Wis.

Bill to study effects of E15 moving along

The proposed Maritime Safety Act of 2009 calls for a survey of the use and safety of blended fuels

The effects of ethanol on marine engines are well-documented, and there is a push to increase the level of the oxygenate in gasoline. However, a bill awaiting vote in the U.S. House of Representatives calls for a study of blended fuels in marine applications.

Coast Guard turns to tidal power

The Old Sow whirlpool in Maine may help supply electricity to its Eastport station

A sight to behold and a hazard to avoid in a small boat, Old Sow — one of the world’s largest tidal whirlpools — is fueled by a 22-foot tidal change the Coast Guard hopes to harness to generate electricity for its Eastport, Maine, station.

‘Spy’ duo charmed their fellow boaters

FBI claims sailing couple Kendall and Gwen Myers spent 30 years feeding State Department secrets to Cuba

The couple's arrest took their sailing peers by surprise. Kendall and Gwen Myers were preparing to sail their 37-foot sloop in a 10-day cruising rally around Chesapeake Bay when FBI agents arrested them on charges of having spied for the Cuban government for 30 years.

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