Tania Aebi

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Tania Aebi (born October 7, 1966) is a Swiss-American woman who completed a solo circumnavigation of the globe in a 26 foot sailboat between the ages of 18 and 21. Despite many challenges, she accomplished her goal and proved to her father that she could complete something.

Aebi recounts the story of her voyage in her book Maiden Voyage. The book is a story of teenage angst, self discovery and adventure. Aebi's story is unusual because she was poorly prepared for her voyage, but prevailed through common sense and determination.

Aebi had practically no sailing or navigation experience when she departed on her journey. Aebi did not have a GPS receiver. At the time of her circumnavigation GPS equipment was not standard equipment on pleasure craft. Instead, Aebi had a sextant for celestial navigation and a radio direction finder. She did not sea trial her boat and was plagued by factory defects that could easily have been corrected before departure.

She completed the circumnavigation in Varuna, a Contessa 26.

Tarzoon, the cat who traveled more than half the world around with her is still alive and well.

In 2005 Tania Aebi published her second book, I've Been Around.

[edit] Books

Tania Aebi, Bernadette Brennan (1989). Maiden Voyage. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-41012-2.
Tania Aebi (2005). I've Been Around. Sheridan House. ISBN 1-574-09213-8.