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Youth solo sailing circumnavigations

Sailor Port of departure Date of
departure 		Date
completed 		Duration
(days) 		Age at
completion 		Boat Notes
Robin 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.
Tania 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).
Brian 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.
David 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.
Jesse 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.
Zac 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]
Michael 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]
Jessica 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.
Laura Dekker
 NED[8]
 NZL[9][10][11] 		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.
Other notable but incomplete circumnavigations include the one of Abby Sunderland.

Records claimed by virtue of being the youngest person to complete the voyage are not recognized by the World Sailing Speed Record 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.

References

  1. ^ a b Holm, Don (1974). "The Schoolboy Circumnavigator". The Circumnavigators. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2 June 2008 suggested (help); |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ Henkel, Steve (2009). The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats. McGraw Hill Professional. p. 296. ISBN 9780071636520.
  3. ^ Henderson, Richard (1992). Singlehanded Sailing: The Experiences and Techniques of the Lone Voyagers. McGraw Hill Professional. p. 319. ISBN 9780070281646.
  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. 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. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Ormsby, Avril (27 August 2009). "British Teen Becomes Youngest to Sail World Solo". Reuters. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  8. ^ [1] A photo from her photo site
  9. ^ Born a New Zealander, but solo teen sailor 'gets no support' Sail World, 20 August 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  10. ^ Solo sailing teen Laura Dekker did not 'tear down' her Dutch flag. Sail World, 16 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  11. ^ [2] A photo from her photo site
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