Zac Sunderland, 17, Becomes Youngest Sailor to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo

Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 07.16.09 | 2:40 PM ET

Zac Sunderland at the Panama Canal back in May (REUTERS/Alberto Lowe)

The teenager arrived back in Southern California this morning after 13 months at sea, breaking the record held by Australian Jesse Martin, who completed his solo sail around the world at 18.

You can check out Zac’s blog to get more of the back story on the journey, or see photos and a map of his route courtesy of the L.A. Times.

Anyone else thinking, “Gee, what was I doing when I was 17?”