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Abby Sunderland, Teenage Solo Sailor: Where Is She Now?

Abby Sunderland was just one of a host of people who momentarily grabbed the spotlight in 2010 and dominated a news cycle or two while getting their 15 minutes of fame. In this series, AOL News is checking in on 25 of these newsmakers and giving them a 16th minute. Richard Bouet, AFP / Getty Images Abby...

Teen Sailor Wants Another Round-the-World Bid

(June 30) -- Abby Sunderland, the California teen who tried to become the youngest person to sail solo around the globe, says she would make another attempt despite the huge waves that broke her mast and stranded her in the Indian Ocean, where she feared she would never be found. Abby, who returned to California on Monday...

Teen Sailor Returns to California Home, Stays Quiet

(June 29) -- The American 16-year-old whose failed attempt to sail solo around the world triggered a massive international rescue effort and criticism of her parents has arrived home in California. Abby Sunderland arrived at her parents' house in Thousand Oaks, adorned with welcome balloons, late Monday night. She...

Teen Sailor Reunited With Brother on Dry Land

(June 26) -- The California 16-year-old whose failed attempt to sail solo around the world triggered an international rescue mission and fierce criticism of her parents arrived back on dry land today and was reunited with her older brother, a fellow sailing adventurer. A French patrol boat brought Abby Sunderland ashore...

Teen Sailor Defends Her Parents From Critics

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PARIS (June 15) -- Yes, she's 16, but Abby Sunderland says she knew what she was doing when she tried to sail around the world alone, and was prepared when it all went wrong in a remote zone of the Indian Ocean. In an exclusive interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Sunderland acknowledged that her adventure "can...

Background on Abby Sunderland

Abigail Jillian "Abby" Sunderland (born October 19, 1993) is an American sailor who, in 2010, attempted to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.

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