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==Youngest circumnavigator record-breaking attempts==
==Youth solo sailing circumnavigations==
Australian ] currently holds the WSSRC record for the youngest person to circumnavigate solo, non-stop, and unassisted, 18 years and 66 days old when finishing in 1999. The WSSRC have since discontinued their endorsement of the age records for youngest (and oldest) circumnavigators.<ref>{{cite news | last = WSSRC | title = Other Kinds of Sailing Records | url = http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=27 | accessdate = 27 October 2009 }}</ref>
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] was the first to circumnavigate solo before turning 18.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/17/sports/sp-zac-sunderland17</ref> His record was beaten a month later by English youth ], who began his circumnavigation of the globe on November 16, 2008, and completed it on August 27, 2009. Perham was 16 when he began the journey, and turned 17 on March 16, 2009, while crossing the ].<ref name="perham">http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE57Q2V220090827</ref> Though solo, neither Sunderland nor Perham's journeys were unassisted non-stop.
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! Sailor
! Port of departure
! Date of departure
! Date completed
! Duration (days)
! Age at completion
! Boat
! Notes


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Australian ], {{Age|1993|5|18}}, departured in October 2009 on her attempt to surpass the record in a circumnavigation expected to last seven months, until May 2010.
| nowrap align="center" | {{sortname|Robin Lee|Graham}}<br />{{Flag|US}}
| ], ], ]
| 27 July 1965<ref name="Holm1974c34">{{cite web|url=http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/books/circumna/ci_34.htm |last=Holm |first=Don |date=1974 |title=The Schoolboy Circumnavigator |work=The Circumnavigators |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602132225/http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/books/circumna/ci_34.htm |archive-date=2 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 30 April 1970<ref name="Holm1974c34" />
| align=center | {{Age in days|1965|07|27|1970|04|30}}
| nowrap | {{ayd|1949|03|05|1970|04|30}}
| Lapworth 24: ''Dove''<br />Allied Luders 33: ''Return of Dove''<ref>{{cite book | last = Henkel | first = Steve | date = 2009 | title = The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats | publisher = McGraw Hill Professional | isbn = 978-0-07-163652-0 | page = 296 }}</ref>
| Westerly, via ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Henderson | first = Richard | date = 1992 | title = Singlehanded Sailing: The Experiences and Techniques of the Lone Voyagers | publisher = McGraw Hill Professional | isbn = 978-0-07-028164-6 | page = 319 }}</ref> Solo, with stops and ].


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], {{Age|1993|10|19}}, Zac Sunderland's sister, is several months younger than Watson and is attempting to beat the record. She departed California on 23 January 2010 and has a faster yacht. Barring mishaps, Sunderland will complete her voyage around June 2010, about a month after Watson's expected completion date.
| nowrap align="center" | {{sortname|Tania|Aebi}}<br />{{Flag|US}}
| ], ], ]
| 28 May 1985<ref>{{cite journal |last=Cunneff |first=Tom |date=23 November 1987 |title=Around the World in 29 Months, Tania Aebi Blows into New York with a Record Guinness May Not Validate |journal=People |volume=28 |issue=21 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20097653,00.html |access-date=5 April 2010}}</ref>
| 6 November 1987<ref>{{cite book |title=Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit |last=Martin |first=Jesse |location=Crows Nest, New South Wales |publisher=Allen & Unwin |date=2001 |pages=62–63 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P8ZW-seRqiMC&q=tania+aebi+%22november+1987%22&pg=PA62 |access-date=5 April 2010 |isbn=978-1-86508-570-8}}</ref>
| align=center | {{Age in days|1985|05|28|1987|11|06}}
| nowrap | {{ayd|1966|10|07|1987|11|06}}
| ]: ''Varuna''
| Westerly, via ]. Solo, with stops and assistance. Aebi had a passenger for a short stretch (80 nmi).


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], a {{Age|1995|9|20}}-year old ] sailor, planned to depart during 2009 for a two-year voyage.<ref></ref> However, her departure is delayed due to legal issues (said to be too young to be allowed) <ref name="perham" /> and is now planning to leave in September 2010 (when she is 15). She plans to use up to two years with frequent stops.
| nowrap align="center" | {{sortname|Brian|Caldwell}}<br />{{Flag|US}}
| ], ], ]
| 1 June 1995
| 20 September 1996
| align=center | {{Age in days|1995|06|01|1996|09|20}}
| nowrap | {{ayd|1975|12|17|1996|09|20}}
| ]: ''Mai Miti Vavau''
| Westerly, via northern ], ], ]. Solo with stops and assistance.

|-
| nowrap align="center" | {{sortname|David|Dicks}}<br />{{Flag|AUS}}
| ], ]
| 26 February 1996
| 17 November 1996
| align=center | {{Age in days|1996|02|26|1996|11|17}}
| nowrap | {{ayd|1978|10|06|1996|11|17}}
| ]: ''Seaflight''
| Easterly, via ]. Solo, non-stop, with assistance.

|-
| nowrap align="center" | {{sortname|Jesse|Martin}}<br />{{Flag|AUS}}
| ], ], ]
| 8 December 1998
| 31 October 1999
| align=center | {{Age in days|1998|12|08|1999|10|31}}
| nowrap | {{ayd|1981|08|26|1999|10|31}}
| ]: ''Lionheart''
| Easterly, via ]. Solo, non-stop, and ].
|-
| nowrap align="center" | {{sortname|Zac|Sunderland}}<br />{{Flag|US}}
| ], ], ]
| 14 June 2008
| 16 July 2009
| align=center | {{Age in days|2008|06|15|2009|07|16}}
| nowrap | {{ayd|1991|11|29|2009|07|16}}
| ]: ''Intrepid ''
| Westerly, via northern ], ], ]. Solo, with stops and assistance.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jul-17-sp-zac-sunderland17-story.html |last=Thomas |first=Pete |title=Zac Sunderland Completes Solo Sail Around the World |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=17 July 2009 |access-date=5 April 2010}}</ref>

|-
| nowrap align="center" | {{sortname|Michael|Perham}}<br />{{Flag|UK}}
| ], ], ]
| 16 November 2008
| 27 August 2009
| align=center | {{Age in days|2008|11|16|2009|08|27}}
| nowrap | {{ayd|1992|03|16|2009|08|27}}
| ]: ''totallymoney.com''<!-- totallymoney.com is not link spam, the boat was called that -->
| Easterly, via ] and ]. Solo, with stops and assistance.<ref name="Perham">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-sailor-idUSTRE57Q2V220090827 |last=Ormsby |first=Avril |title=British Teen Becomes Youngest to Sail World Solo |work=Reuters |date=27 August 2009 |access-date=5 April 2010}}</ref>

|-
| nowrap align="center" | {{sortname|Jessica|Watson}}<br />{{Flag|AUS}}{{Flag|NZ}}
| ], ]
| 18 October 2009
| 15 May 2010
| align=center | {{Age in days|2009|10|18|2010|05|15}}
| nowrap | {{ayd|1993|05|18|2010|05|15}}
| ]: ''Ella's Pink Lady''
| Easterly, via ]. Solo, non-stop, and ], but the voyage was shorter than the required 21,600 nautical miles to be considered a global circumnavigation.
|-
| nowrap align="center" | {{sortname|Laura|Dekker}}<br />{{Flag|NED}}<br />{{Flag|NZL}}<ref> Retrieved 21 October 2016.</ref><ref> Retrieved 21 October 2016.</ref>
| ]
|21 August 2010
|21 January 2012
| align="center" | 518
| nowrap | {{ayd|1995|09|20|2012|01|21}}
| Jeanneau Gin Fizz: ''Guppy''
| Westerly, via ] and ]. Solo, with stops and assistance.
|}

] attempted on her boat ''Wild Eyes'' through a planned easterly circumnavigation in 2010 but did not complete due to bad weather on the remote area northeast of ].

Since the Jesse Martin voyage, records claimed for the youngest person to circumnavigate the world are not recognized by the ], nor by any other formal council. Therefore, the strict route requirements of the WSSRC are not being followed for this list, and it is deemed sufficient for the sailors to cross all longitudes and the equator, before crossing their own path again.

] essentially means that the sail boat does not dock in harbors, or with other boats and does not get equipment from outside during the voyage.

==See also==
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==References==
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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
 US 		Los Angeles, California, U.S. 27 July 1965 30 April 1970 1738 21 years, 56 days Lapworth 24: Dove
Allied Luders 33: Return of Dove 		Westerly, via Panama Canal. Solo, with stops and assistance.
Tania Aebi
 US 		New York City, New York, U.S. 28 May 1985 6 November 1987 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
 US 		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
 US 		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.
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.
Jessica Watson
 AUS NZ 		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, but the voyage was shorter than the required 21,600 nautical miles to be considered a global circumnavigation.
Laura Dekker
 NED
 NZL 		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 on her boat Wild Eyes through a planned easterly circumnavigation in 2010 but did not complete due to bad weather on the remote area northeast of Kerguelen Islands.

Since the Jesse Martin voyage, records claimed for the youngest person to circumnavigate the world are not recognized by the World Sailing Speed Record Council, nor by any other formal council. Therefore, the strict route requirements of the WSSRC are not being followed for this list, and it is deemed sufficient for the sailors to cross all longitudes and the equator, before crossing their own path again.

Unassisted sailing essentially means that the sail boat does not dock in harbors, or with other boats and does not get equipment from outside during the voyage.

See also

References

  1. ^ Holm, Don (1974). "The Schoolboy Circumnavigator". The Circumnavigators. Archived from the original on 2 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.
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