List of youth solo sailing circumnavigations
Youth solo sailing circumnavigations
Sailor | Port of departure | Date of departure | Date completed | Duration | Age at completion | Boat | Notes |
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lapworth 24: Dove Allied Luders 33: Return of Dove | Westerly, via Panama Canal. Solo, with stops and assistance. | |||||
New York City, New York, U.S. | Contessa 26: Varuna | Westerly, via Panama Canal. Solo, with stops and assistance. Aebi had a passenger for a short stretch. | |||||
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | Contessa 26: Mai Miti Vavau | Westerly, via northern Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Panama Canal. Solo with stops and assistance. | |||||
Fremantle, Australia | S&S 34: Seaflight | Easterly, via Great capes. Solo, non-stop, with assistance. | |||||
Port Phillip Bay, Vic, Australia | S&S 34: Lionheart | Easterly, via Great capes. Solo, non-stop, and unassisted. | |||||
Marina del Rey, California, U.S. | Islander 36: Intrepid | Westerly, via northern Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Panama Canal. Solo, with stops and assistance. | |||||
Portsmouth, England, U.K. | Open 50: totallymoney.com | Easterly, via Cape of Good Hope and Panama Canal. Solo, with stops and assistance. | |||||
Sydney, Australia | 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. | |||||
Gibraltar | 518 | 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 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.