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The windsurfer in the foreground is using a camber induced sail and is fully planing using the footstraps, while the other is using a rotational sail and is not planing.
Photos   Record   Sailing   Talent   Wikipedia: Laura Dekker  
 Inquirer 
Teen Dutch sailor to head off Wednesday for solo world bid
| THE HAGUE--Fourteen-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker said she will leave on Wednesday for Portugal from where she will launch her bid to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo. |... (photo: Creative Commons / Manuel Gonzlez Olaechea)
Lithuania's Zivile Balciunaite competes on her way to win the Women's Marathon, during the European Athletics Championships, in Barcelona, Spain
Athletics   Lithuania   Photos   Sport   Wikipedia: ivil Balinait  
 NZ Herald 
Athletics: Balciunaite wins marathon
6:25 AM Sunday Aug 1, 2010 Email Print | BARCELONA - Zivile Balciunaite of Lithuania won the women's marathon at the European Championships, and 50-year-old Merlene Ottey made history as the oldest at... (photo: AP / Victor Caivano)
Sailboats invade the seas as they sail off to the horizon at Boracay, Philippines as seen in this March 10, 2009 photo.  Breitbart 
Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin
| Laura Dekker poses for the media on her boat Guppy in Den Osse, south-west... | Laura Dekker poses for the media on her boat Guppy in Den Osse, south-west... | Laura Dekker poses for the media on he... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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Sailboats near the beach at Boracay, Philippines as seen in this March 11, 2009 photo.  WPXI 
Dutch Teen Prepares For Solo Sailing Trip
AMSTERDAM -- Teen sailor Laura Dekker says she will leave the Netherlands on Wednesday in her quest to become the youngest to circumnavigate the globe alone. But it won't yet be the first leg of the 1... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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Sailboats and fishing boats at Boracay, Philippines as seen in this March 11, 2009 photo. Denver Post
Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin
| AMSTERDAM—Laura Dekker, the 14-year-old Dutch girl who hopes to become the youngest sailor to circle the globe alone, says she is leaving the Netherlands Wednesda... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Amsterdam   Photos   Sailing   Star   Wikipedia: Laura Dekker  
Sailboats enjoy the sunset at Boracay Island, Philippines as seen in this March 10, 2009 photo. Houston Chronicle
Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin
| AMSTERDAM - Laura Dekker, the 14-year-old Dutch girl who hopes to become the youngest sailor to circle the globe alone, says she is leaving the Netherlands on Wednesday... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Amsterdam   Photos   Sailing   Talent   Wikipedia: Laura Dekker  
A sailboat off the horizon at Boracay, Philippines as seen in this March 10, 2009 photo. The State
Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin
| AMSTERDAM - Laura Dekker, the 14-year-old Dutch girl who hopes to become the youngest sailor to circle the globe alone, says she is leaving the Netherlands Wednesday. |... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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FC Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez, of Mexico, during training, Thursday, July 30, 2009, in Los Angeles. FC Barcelona will open their exhibition tour on Saturday, Aug. 1, with a match against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena CNN
Barcelona releases Mexico captain Marquez
PRINT EMAIL ARTICLEURL FACEBOOK DIGG TWITTER RSS SHARE | BARCELONA (Reuters) -- Mexico captain Rafael Marquez, who has been strongly linked in the media with a move to Ne... (photo: AP / Gus Ruelas)
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Blue, white, and red sailboats are anchored near the beach, as swimmers test the waters, at Boracay, Philippines as seen in this March 10, 2009 photo. Seattle Times
Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin
AMSTERDAM - | Laura Dekker, the 14-year-old Dutch girl who hopes to become the youngest sailor to circle the globe alone, says she is leaving the Netherlands Wednesday. |... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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Politics Business
- Paris swooned over 'la dame en jaune' in '89
- Paris Hilton parties in Ibiza, Spain for exclusive party 
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- Dutch centre-right minority government could emerge
President of France and honorary co-Prince of Andorra Nicolas Sarkozy, right, delivers a speech next to Andorra's chief of parliament Josep Dalleres Codina, left, at the Andorra's Parliament in Andorre-la-Vieille in Andorra, Thursday, July 29, 2010. French Presidents also carry the title of Co-Prince of Andorra, during their term of office.
Immigration to blame for social ills, Sarkozy says
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- Tirupur firm acquires stake in Swiss company
- US, Spain, Argentina labs ID 'Dirty War' victims
- Va., Spain, Argentina labs ID 'Dirty War' victims
- PremDurai Exports buys stake in Swiss brand
Spain's soccer player Cesc Fabregas
Cesc Fabregas: forever a gunner
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Health Farming
- Inter Milan Breezes Past Manchester City, 3-0
- Sami Khedira Passes Real Madrid Medical
- Real Madrid's Alfredo Di Stefano out of hospital
- Real Madrid's Alfredo Di Stefano Out of Hospital
Netherlands' striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, center, shakes hands with Real Madrid's honorary president Alfredo Di Stefano, left, as the club's president Ramon Calderon stands, right, during the player's presentation at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008.
Real Madrid's Alfredo Di Stefano out of hospital
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- Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25
- New Brunswick new centre of French-English tensions
- Paris Hilton really just a tomboy
- Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China
A charred car stands in front of a chimney, all of what is left of a house that was burned to the ground, in the village of Mokhovoe, destroyed by a forest fire near the town of Lukhovitsy some 135 km (84 miles) southeast of Moscow, Friday, July 30, 2010. The fires have spread quickly across more than 200,000 acres (90,000 hectares) in recent days after a record heat wave and severe drought that has plagued Russia for weeks.
Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25
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Society Travel
- The French Charmer You Don't Know Yet
- A French Castle Built of Stone and Dreams
- Paris swooned over 'la dame en jaune' in '89
- Inter Milan Breezes Past Manchester City, 3-0
President of France and honorary co-Prince of Andorra Nicolas Sarkozy, right, delivers a speech next to Andorra's chief of parliament Josep Dalleres Codina, left, at the Andorra's Parliament in Andorre-la-Vieille in Andorra, Thursday, July 29, 2010. French Presidents also carry the title of Co-Prince of Andorra, during their term of office.
Immigration to blame for social ills, Sarkozy says
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- A Dining Explosion in a Tiny Basque Town
- Amsterdam: the capital of 'anything goes'
- Dutch treat
- A Dining Explosion in a Tiny Basque Town
AC Milan Brazilian forward Ronaldinho reacts during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Catania, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, April 11, 2010.
Milan's Ronaldinho Could Be Out For A Month Following Training Injury - Report
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Entertainment Sport
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- Owen Wilson and Marion Cotillard pucker up on the set of Woo
- Video shows Paris squatters' rough removal
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy adjusts her hair during a party with the French community living in Israel and West Bank in a hotel in Jerusalem, Monday, June 23, 2008.
Bruni-Sarkozy `struggling` with Woody Allen role
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- Blanka Vlasic mixes mischief with medals as she aims for cle
- Germany holds memorial service for victims of Love Parade
- Inter Milan beats undermanned Manchester City 3-0 in soccer
- Barcelona release Mexico captain Marquez
Germany's Sami Khedira, center, celebrates with teammate Germany's Per Mertesacker after scoring his side's third goal during the World Cup third-place soccer match between Germany and Uruguay at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Khedira joins Real Madrid
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