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'''Soanya Ahmad''' (born October 5, 1983) is a photographer and sailor, holding the current women's world record for the longest time spent non-stop at sea. She left New York Harbor on April 21, 2007, as a shipmate of [[Reid Stowe]], who was aiming for the longest time ever spent at sea. She spent 306 days on board the schooner ''Anne'', until having to disembark due to morning sickness. Ahmad and Stowe are now the parents of a son, Darshen, and the whole family lives aboard the ''Anne''.<ref>[http://nymag.com/news/features/68316/ The Man Who Fell to Shore]. (Adam Sternbergh). ''New York Magazine'', 19 September 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2011.</ref> Ahmad played an integral part in helping Stowe prepare for the voyage (2007–2010) which he initially dubbed the "Mars Ocean Odyssey." She was also instrumental in providing physical and moral support for the first 10 months of the journey, which would continue with Stowe sailing solo for another 846 days.
'''Soanya Ahmad''' (born October 5, 1983) is a photographer and sailor, holding the current women's world record for the longest time spent non-stop at sea. She left New York Harbor on April 21, 2007, as a shipmate of [[Reid Stowe]], who was aiming for the longest time ever spent at sea. She spent 306 days on board the schooner ''Anne'', until having to disembark due to morning sickness. Ahmad and Stowe are now the parents of a son, Darshen, and the whole family lives aboard the ''Anne''.<ref>[http://nymag.com/news/features/68316/ The Man Who Fell to Shore]. (Adam Sternbergh). ''New York Magazine'', 19 September 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2011.</ref> Ahmad played an integral part in helping Stowe prepare for the voyage (2007–2010) which he initially dubbed the "Mars Ocean Odyssey." She was also instrumental in providing physical and moral support for the first 10 months of the journey, which would continue with Stowe sailing solo for another 846 days.

==Early life==
The eldest of three children, Ahmad was born October 5, 1983, in [[Queens]], New York. Her parents had emigrated from [[Guyana]]. She later attended the [[City College of New York]] where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in photography. After having photographed many black and white harbor landscapes of cities on the [[East Coast of the United States|Eastern Seaboard]], she became interested in learning more about the waterfront, prompting her to pursue a second degree in Maritime Technology at [[Kingsborough Community College]].<ref>[http://1000days.net/home/images/stories/press/data/1000days-brochure.pdf ''Information Brochure'']. 1000 Days website, 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldOR3evYCSM Soanya Ahmad]. ''Conversations with Harold Channer''. Original airdate: January 22, 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref>


==1000 Days at Sea==
==1000 Days at Sea==

Revision as of 05:05, 7 January 2012

Soanya Ahmad in conversation with Harold Channer, 2010
Soanya Ahmad in January 2010

Soanya Ahmad (born October 5, 1983) is a photographer and sailor, holding the current women's world record for the longest time spent non-stop at sea. She left New York Harbor on April 21, 2007, as a shipmate of Reid Stowe, who was aiming for the longest time ever spent at sea. She spent 306 days on board the schooner Anne, until having to disembark due to morning sickness. Ahmad and Stowe are now the parents of a son, Darshen, and the whole family lives aboard the Anne.[1] Ahmad played an integral part in helping Stowe prepare for the voyage (2007–2010) which he initially dubbed the "Mars Ocean Odyssey." She was also instrumental in providing physical and moral support for the first 10 months of the journey, which would continue with Stowe sailing solo for another 846 days.

1000 Days at Sea

Ahmad came into contact with Stowe's 1000 Days Non-stop at Sea expedition at the beginning of her third year in college as she was photographing the piers of Manhattan. Having worked various office jobs through college, she realized the office cubicle was not for her. Instead, she decided to pursue a life of adventure. The sea offered the perfect opportunity. Three years after her first encounter with Stowe's project, although having never been on the ocean, she decided to accompany Stowe on his most challenging voyage to date. Living aboard the schooner for a year before the onset of the voyage, Ahmad learned basic seamanship skills, and prepared to be isolated from the trappings of civilization for three years. While at sea, Ahmad was involved in all aspects of the voyage, particularly photographing, videotaping, organizing, and inventorying—along with maintenance of the computer and communications equipment, as well as the electrical charging systems.[2]

The Schooner Anne just before the 1000-day journey
The schooner Anne

Soanya spent a total of 306 days on board the schooner Anne with Reid Stowe.[3][4] She was brought ashore by members of the Royal Perth Yacht Club off Rottnest Island, near Perth, Western Australia.[5][6] The entire route of the schooner Anne was verified daily by GPS tracking, and the manufacturer of the equipment has made the database available online.[7]

Furthermore, as a two-member male-and-female crew, Stowe and Ahmad could also lay claim to the longest non-stop voyage on the ocean by a man and a woman since Bernard Moitessier and his wife Françoise completed a 126-day voyage in 1966, from Tahiti to Spain.[4]

Kay Cottee is the first woman to have circumnavigated the globe solo and non-stop, taking 189 days to complete the circumnavigation, which is still the longest time at sea for a single-handed woman sailor.[8]

References

  1. ^ The Man Who Fell to Shore. (Adam Sternbergh). New York Magazine, 19 September 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. ^ Soanya Ahmad, 306 Days Non-stop at Sea. Conversations with Harold Hudson Channer, 16 June 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  3. ^ 1,152 Days at Sea - Reid Stowe. Nowhere Magazine, April 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b Comprehending Reid Stowe: His Various Purposes. (Charles Doane). Boats.com, 3 June 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  5. ^ Jock Main and Jon Harper of The Freo Doctor interviewed Soanya Ahmad. They briefly interviewed Jon Sanders as well. Soanya Ahmad, Jock Main, Jon Harper. Interview with Soanya Ahmad, Feb. 22, 2008, Perth (On location video camera). Royal Perth Yacht Club VIP Jetty, Perth, Western Australia: Freo Doctor. {{cite AV media}}: Unknown parameter |airdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Interview at sea with Reid Stowe on his record breaking voyage. Interview with Reid (at sea) and Soanya (on land) -- Peter Roth's "Energy Stew", 11 September 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  7. ^ 1000 Days at Sea - METOCEAN MetTrac Vessel Monitoring System. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  8. ^ The first woman to sail solo around the world. Celebrity Speakers - Kay Cottee. Retrieved 28 November 2011.

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