The 1877 Tall Ship Elissa embarked on its three-month voyage from Galveston to New York for Sail4th, an event celebrating America's 250th anniversary.
A pod of Orcas, also known as "killer whales," attacked a boat off of Spain in a growing trend experts say might be "revenge" for years of being injured by them.
Orcas may be teaching others to attack boats following a spate of strikes on sailboats off the coast of Europe, some observers say.
Over 30 kids from Watts participated in sailing and other water activities for the first time thanks to a free event by the local Boys and Girls Club.
Janice Hahn honored sailing legend Tracy Edwards and the all-female crew of Maiden at the L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Stanford has kicked out a student who the university says used fake sailing credentials on her application to get in.