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Belgian Skipper Sets Sail to Chase Solo Atlantic Record

Quentin Debois departs Cadiz on Jan. 6 aiming to break the solo east to west Atlantic record on a Mini 6.50. The post Belgian ...

He was diagnosed with cancer, then won a 24,000-mile sailing race

Charlie Dalin kept his illness a secret, treating himself with immunotherapy pills on a 64-day journey around the world. What ...
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Quentin Debois Begins Solo Atlantic Record Attempt from Cadiz

Belgian sailor Quentin Debois has started his solo east–west Atlantic crossing from Cadiz to San Salvador, Bahamas, aiming to break the 30‑day record.
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He beat cancer — twice. Now this Tri-Citian is setting sail to solo across the Atlantic

After a 5-year battle with blood cancer, Kimmer O’Reilly couldn’t face returning to a desk job. It “doesn’t sounds exciting,” he recently admitted. But some would say the former Tri-Cities real estate ...
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I'm 74 and just finished my 2nd solo row across the Atlantic. I wasn't a sporty kid, but I got fit in my 30s.

Frank Rothwell, a 74-year-old from the UK, wasn't sporty as a child but got into sailing in his 30s. He switched to rowing in his 70s — he has now twice rowed across the Atlantic solo. He raised money ...

For Annapolis sailor, finishing his first trans-Atlantic race was enough. For his second, he aims to win.

Gibbons-Neff’s goal in his first Mini Transat, from France to the Caribbean, was to complete the sailing race. In 2027, he ...

Sailing-three navigators, one ocean - how rival minds will approach the Atlantic

When the RORC Transatlantic Race fleet slips its moorings in Lanzarote on Sunday, the Atlantic will present itself as a vast, ...