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Youth solo sailing circumnavigations

Australian Jesse Martin currently holds the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) record for the youngest person to circumnavigate the world, solo, non-stop, and unassisted. Recently the WSSRC have discontinued their endorsement of the age records for youngest (and oldest) solo circumnavigators.

Sailor Port of departure Date of
departure 		Date
completed 		Duration
(days) 		Age at
completion 		Notes
Robin Lee Graham  USA Los Angeles, USA 14 September 1965 30 April 1970 1689 21 years, 56 days Solo, with stops. See The Dove (film).
Tania Aebi  USA New York 28 May 1985 6 November 1987 892 21 years, 30 days Solo, with stops. Aebi had a passenger for a short stretch (80 nm).
Brian Caldwell  USA Honolulu, Hawai`i 1 June 1995 20 September 1996 477 20 years, 278 days Solo, with stops. Westerly via Panama Canal.
David Dicks  AUS Fremantle 26 February 1996 17 November 1996 265 18 years, 42 days Solo, non-stop, with assistance.
Jesse Martin  AUS Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne 8 December 1998 31 October 1999 327 18 years, 66 days Solo, non-stop, and unassisted.
Zac Sunderland  USA Marina del Rey, California 14 June 2008 16 July 2009 396 17 years, 229 days Solo, with stops and assistance. Westerly, via Papua New Guinea, Cape of Good Hope, Panama Canal.
Michael Perham  UK Portsmouth, UK 16 November 2008 27 August 2009 284 17 years, 164 days Solo, with stops and assistance. Easterly, via Panama Canal.
Jessica Watson  AUS Sydney 18 October 2009 ETA: April/May 2010 5560* 31 years, 234 days* Under way to complete voyage solo, non-stop, and unassisted.
Abby Sunderland  USA Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 6 February 2010 ETA: June/July 2010 5449* 31 years, 80 days* Under way to complete voyage solo, non-stop, and unassisted. First departed from California, but had to stop for repairs in Cabo San Lucas and restarted circumnavigation from there.
Laura Dekker  NED Lisbon, Portugal ETD: September 2010. (born 20 September 1995) Planning to go solo with stops and assistance.

*as of 7 January 2025.



  1. WSSRC. "Other Kinds of Sailing Records". Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  2. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20097653,00.html
  3. ^ Lionheart by Jesse Martin.
  4. "BJ and His Youngest Single-handed Record". holoholo.org: Marine & Ocean Sports News. From NorthWest Yachting Magazine January 1996. Retrieved 2010-01-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  5. http://holoholo.org/caldwell/bj_96/ww102695.html
  6. "Youngest solo circumnavigators". www.worldsailingrecords.com. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  7. "Zac Sunderland completes solo sail around the world". LA Times. July 17, 2009.
  8. ^ "British teen becomes youngest to sail world solo". Reuters. Aug 27, 2009.
  9. "Jessica Watson - Youngest to sail solo and unassisted around the world". Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  10. "The official website of Abby Sunderland, and her quest to become the youngest solo circumnavigator". Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  11. "Kids today, all they want to do is sail around the world -- alone". LA Times. August 21, 2009.