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more about #records more comments → egg cream: As far as I'm concerned, the word for a Friday night with nowhere to go is "awesome," but I guess that's why I'll never break any world records. more » futuremouse: Precocious is the word for a 16 year old sailing around the world...I feel old and unaccomplished. more » msAnthrope: When you think of how many of us had parents who conferred crazy strict curfews on us (16? I had to be home by 11pm on friday and saturday nights) you... more » bluebears: OMG. You guys, and she even has a pink sailboat. Girl power, yay! And she's not just sitting around on a Friday night like you losers (or gasp! workin... more » IndignationCoordinator: Can't wait for the Disney retelling, starring Miley Cyrus, with the Jonas Bros.' cover of "Come Sail Away" by Styx playing in the trailer. more » OneTwoPunch: She's awesome! And young...sigh. I was home on Friday and I felt like the luckiest "girl" in the world, too—the Malbec was fantastic, my feet were u... more » bluebears: wait. I thought she was barred from going? more » Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: Oh, the notion that the only way female athletes can get media attention is by gettin' nekkid! more » Agent355: This sounds like a terrible idea. I wish they could explain how doing this naked will shave a few days off their time. more » UrbanAchiever: Sea crossing navigated by southerly wind on skin and the beacon of naked notoriety more » fauxfruit: row row row your boat, nude across the sea... more » heymissmegs: I hope they're not doing this in December. Brrrr! more » yvanehtnioj: Between sunburns, frostbite, and rowing for 70 days, they're going to arrive in Antigua as two giant blisters. This sounds painful. more » BabyJane: Row, row, row your boat Off across the sea Doing so while in the buff Is quite a sight to see more » GirlFailer: I hope their row boat seats are padded. more » -
#pinkladies
Sail Away
"Lonely is the word for a Friday night with nowhere to go, sitting at home feeling sorry for yourself...I feel like the luckiest girl in the world," wrote 16-year-old sailor Jessica Watson, now two months into her record-breaking journey. [SydneyMorningHerald] -
#merrilymerrily
Naked Ambition
Two British women have announced their intentions to row across the Atlantic in only 70 days. In order to beat the previous record for a 2-woman team and shave off a few days, they're doing it in the buff. [UPI] -
#hairyissues
Hair Apparent
This morning Asha Mandela broke the Guinness World Record for longest dreadlocks on a woman with one strand measuring in at 19 feet, 6 inches. She told The Early Show that her hair weighs over three pounds. [CBS] -
#deliveryroom
Small Miracles
Despite doctor's warnings about her status as the world's smallest mother, Stacey Herald is about to have her third child. Her last baby was 18 inches at birth, more than half her height. [Telegraph] -
#sailfail
Laura Dekker Placed Under State Guardianship
A Dutch court has ruled that 14-year-old Laura Dekker is too inexperienced to sail around the world. Dekker hoped to become the youngest person to sail the globe solo, but child protection authorities say she will have to wait. [NYT] -
#divingbroads
Jump Start
Last Saturday, 181 women leaped from nine planes for Jump for the Cause, which benefits breast cancer research. Not only did they raise $900,000, they also broke the world record for the most women skydiving in formation. [UPI] -
