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Serge Testa; 1987; an Australian yachtsman who holds the world record for the circumnavigation in the smallest boat, completing the voyage in 1987, in his 11-foot-10-inch (3.61 m) boat, the Acrohc Australis. Teddy Seymour; 1987; aboard sailboat Love Song; the first African-American to complete solo single-handed circumnavigation.
IDEC 3, current outright record holder at 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds.. The first around the world sailing record for circumnavigation of the world can be attributed to the surviving crew of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, including the last captain Juan Sebastián Elcano who completed their journey in 1522.
Cascade Yachts was a pioneering U.S.-based builder of fiberglass monohull sloop-rigged sailboats ranging in sizes from 23 to 42 feet (13 m) in length. It was founded in 1954 in Portland, Oregon, by a group of local sailors interested in experimenting with fiberglass sailboat construction.
In sailing, a hand is a member of a ship's crew. [1] [2] "Single-handed" therefore means with a crew of one, i.e., only one person on the vessel.The term "single-handed" is also used more generally in English to mean "done without help from others" or, literally, "with one hand".
American Promise is a 60-foot (18.3 m) Bermuda rigged sloop, boat that was designed by 1974 America's Cup winner Ted Hood for Dodge Morgan's solo round-the-world record attempt. The boat was the last to be built by CW Hood Yachts in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The company relocated to Portsmouth, Rhode Island in 1986. Hood recalled it was ...
In 2017, a new around the world sailing record for circumnavigation of the world was set by François Gabart at 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes, and 35 seconds. [3] During this record around the world singlehanded, François Gabart covered 850.68 miles in 24 hours.
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 [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.
After completing the circumnavigation they sold the Columbia 24 and bought a Dickerson 41, named Beau Soleil and completed a second circumnavigation. [9] W. Miller wrote, "I sailed a Contender for quite a few years. Went to the Bahamas several times. Sailed it in [Beaufort force] eight to ten in the Gulf Stream. A little wet but never a problem.