List of youth solo sailing circumnavigations

Youth solo sailing circumnavigations

Sailor Port of departure Date of
departure		 Date
completed		 Duration
(days)		 Age at
completion		 Boat Notes
Graham, Robin LeeRobin Lee Graham
 USA		 Los Angeles, California, U.S. 27 July 1965[1] 30 April 1970[1] 1738 21 years, 56 days Lapworth 24: Dove
Allied Luders 33: Return of Dove[2]		 Westerly, via Panama Canal.[3] Solo, with stops and assistance.
Aebi, TaniaTania Aebi
 USA		 New York City, New York, U.S. 28 May 1985[4] 6 November 1987[5] 892 21 years, 30 days Contessa 26: Varuna Westerly, via Panama Canal. Solo, with stops and assistance. Aebi had a passenger for a short stretch (80 nmi).
Caldwell, BrianBrian Caldwell
 USA		 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. 1 June 1995 20 September 1996 477 20 years, 278 days Contessa 26: Mai Miti Vavau Westerly, via northern Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Panama Canal. Solo with stops and assistance.
Dicks, DavidDavid Dicks
 AUS		 Fremantle, Australia 26 February 1996 17 November 1996 265 18 years, 42 days S&S 34: Seaflight Easterly, via Great capes. Solo, non-stop, with assistance.
Martin, JesseJesse Martin
 AUS		 Port Phillip Bay, Vic, Australia 8 December 1998 31 October 1999 327 18 years, 66 days S&S 34: Lionheart Easterly, via Great capes. Solo, non-stop, and unassisted.
Sunderland, ZacZac Sunderland
 USA		 Marina del Rey, California, U.S. 14 June 2008 16 July 2009 396 17 years, 229 days Islander 36: Intrepid Westerly, via northern Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Panama Canal. Solo, with stops and assistance.[6]
Perham, MichaelMichael Perham
 UK		 Portsmouth, England, U.K. 16 November 2008 27 August 2009 284 17 years, 164 days Open 50: totallymoney.com Easterly, via Cape of Good Hope and Panama Canal. Solo, with stops and assistance.[7]
Watson, JessicaJessica Watson
 AUS		 Sydney, Australia 18 October 2009 15 May 2010 209 16 years, 362 days S&S 34: Ella's Pink Lady Easterly, via Great capes. Solo, non-stop, and unassisted.
Dekker, LauraLaura Dekker
 NED
 NZL[8][9]		 Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles 20 January 2011 21 January 2012 366 16 years, 123 days Jeanneau Gin Fizz: Guppy Westerly, via Panama Canal and Cape of Good Hope. Solo, with stops and assistance.

♦ Abby Sunderland attempted but did not complete an easterly circumnavigation in 2010.

Since the Jesse Martin voyage, records claimed by virtue of being the youngest person to complete the voyage are not recognized by the World Sailing Speed Record Council, and no other formal council. Therefore the strict routing rules of the WSSRC do not have to be followed for this list, it is enough to cross own path and in between cross all longitudes and the equator.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Holm, Don (1974). "The Schoolboy Circumnavigator". The Circumnavigators. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008.
  2. ↑ Henkel, Steve (2009). The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats. McGraw Hill Professional. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0.
  3. ↑ Henderson, Richard (1992). Singlehanded Sailing: The Experiences and Techniques of the Lone Voyagers. McGraw Hill Professional. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-07-028164-6.
  4. ↑ Cunneff, Tom (23 November 1987). "Around the World in 29 Months, Tania Aebi Blows into New York with a Record Guinness May Not Validate". People 28 (21). Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Martin, Jesse (2001). Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit. Crows Nest, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-1-86508-570-8. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Pete (17 July 2009). "Zac Sunderland Completes Solo Sail Around the World". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  7. ↑ Ormsby, Avril (27 August 2009). "British Teen Becomes Youngest to Sail World Solo". Reuters. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  8. ↑ Born a New Zealander, but solo teen sailor 'gets no support' Sail World, 20 August 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  9. ↑ Solo sailing teen Laura Dekker did not 'tear down' her Dutch flag. Sail World, 16 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.