Topic: Sailing

An Olympic Gold Medalist Is Dead After His Boat Capsized During America's Cup Training

AP

A familiar set of questions is being asked after a 72-foot catamaran belonging to Artemis Racing capsized in the San Francisco Bay, trapping a British sailor underwater for ten minutes on Thursday afternoon.

By David Wagner

Nov 20, 2012

Today in Research

Fast Super-Sailboat Ever; A Trail of Hidden Mexican Money

Discovered: How to bring a sail boat up to 70 mph; mole-like creature lived 45 million years longer than thought; missing Mexican silver found in old European currency; species languish on shelves for years before being "discovered."

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By Adam Martin

Apr 16, 2012

Tebow Booed in New York; Yachtsmen Mourned in San Francisco

Today in sports: Tim Tebow gets booed at a Yankee game, a yacht race turns deadly in San Francisco, New Orleans gets the NBA All-Star Game, Boston's too hot for a good marathon, and Derrick Rose is still complaining.

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