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]	Gibraltar	21 August 2010	21 January 2012	518	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

• Circumnavigation
• List of circumnavigations
• Around the world sailing record

References

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. Laura Dekker, sailing under New Zealand flag, arrives at Sint Maarten on Jan. 21, 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
9. The Return of the Bureaucrats - Laura Dekker Strikes the Dutch Flag. Retrieved 21 October 2016.