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Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Women's Sports on 08 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Welcome: We are in Early Beta

Welcome! Please excuse the dust! We are in early ‘beta’ and just made this site available to the public on August 8th. We are working hard to make this the premier destination for women’s sports. What you see are the early steps toward that goal. Women’s sports articles are...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Women's Sports on 12 4th, 2009 | No Comments

Abby Sunderland Prepares for Solo Voyage

Another teenager is preparing to sail around the globe alone. This time, the solo sailor is an American, Abby Sunderland: “As Australia’s Jessica Watson has passed the 5,000-mile mark during her journey around the world, alone in a 34-foot sailboat, Abby Sunderland is embarking Thursday...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Women's Sports on 11 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Jessica Watson Progresses Beyond the Equator

Jessica Watson, the sixteen year old Australian on a solo world sail, has crossed the equator and making good progress: “… The determined Sunshine Coast 16-year-old, aiming to be the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe, called her land-based team of supporters to confirm she officially...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Women's Sports on 11 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Jessica Watson Approaches the Equator

The sixteen year old Australian sailor, Jessica Watson, is making good progress and is approaching the equator: “Teenager Jessica Watson is on course to tick off her first major milestone in her solo circumnavigation of the world when she crosses the equator next week, exactly a month after leaving...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Women's Sports on 10 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Abby Sunderland Moves Closer to Voyage

Abby Sunderland, the sixteen year old American, has taken a step closer to her sailing goal. She wants to sail around the world on a solo voyage. This became more of a reality as she now has a boat: “Abby Sunderland has obtained a 40-foot boat named Wild Eyes, which she hopes will carry her around...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Women's Sports on 10 30th, 2009 | No Comments

Court Blocks Laura Dekker From World Voyage

Jessica Watson, a sixteen year old Australian, is in the midst of a solo attempt to sail around the world. Fourteen year old Laura Dekker, from the Netherlands, wants to do a similar trip. At stake is the record of being the youngest to circumnavigate the planet alone. A court ruling is blocking...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Women's Sports on 10 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Jessica Watson Blogs From Solo Voyage

Jessica Watson, the sixteen year old Australian, is into Day Eight of her solo voyage to circumnavigate the globe. She is able to blog when on her voyage and she posted this on October 26, 2009: “Well we’ve been out here a full week now and into day 8 today! I’ve just been doing the...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Women's Sports on 10 24th, 2009 | No Comments

Laura Dekker Wants to Sail

Jessica Watson is a sixteen year old Australian who is in the midst of a solo sailing voyage. She is trying to be the youngest to circumnavigate the world. Abby Sunderland is an American who just had a birthday. On October 19th, Abby Sunderland reached sixteen. She too wants to sail around the planet...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Women's Sports on 10 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment

Surfing Champion Heather Clark Injured in Car Accident

Champion surfer, Heather Clark, was injured in a car accident when her vehicle was struck by an alleged drunk driver. Heather Clark survived: “Reigning International Surfing Association (ISA) world masters surfing champion Heather “Fergie” Clark has been injured in a car accident,...

Posted by Kathy Riordan in Women's Sports on 10 22nd, 2009 | 3 Comments

The Solo Sail: Jessica Watson’s Controversial Journey

Sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson would sound like a typical teenager updating her blog, were it not for her special circumstances. From her most recent entry: "The sun’s still shining and the water is an even more amazing shade of blue, but I’ve been finding that sunset is my favorite...

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