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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?”
Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.
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Phoebe 07.16.09 | 6:00 PM ET
Now there’s a role model if I’ve ever seen one! What he did is amazing! I wonder if he’s single…
Stephen Houston 07.17.09 | 8:59 AM ET
Apparently theres a young British fellow who is about to break his record in a few weeks time. Think he’s only 16…still though, fantastic achievement from this young man!