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Dekker's solo circumnavigation route. Laura Dekker (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʌuraː ˈdɛkər]; born 20 September 1995) is a New Zealand-born Dutch sailor.In 2009, she announced her plan to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe single-handed.
Jessica Watson OAM (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation [1] at the age of 16. . Although she circled the planet, she did it in a narrow range of latitudes that resulted in her voyage falling short of the distance criterion of 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) for a circumnavigation – the equivalent of ...
Tania Aebi (born October 7, 1966) is an American sailor.She completed a solo circumnavigation of the globe in a 26-foot sailboat between the ages of 18 and 21, finishing it in 1987, making her the first American woman and the youngest person (at the time) to sail around the world. [1]
The second-eldest of Marianne and Laurence Sunderland's eight children, [3] Sunderland grew up sailing with her family. Her brother, Zac Sunderland, was the first person under the age of 18 to complete a circumnavigation. [4]
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Michelle Yeoh, Jenna Ortega, Quinta Brunson and Margot Robbie hot the red carpet at the 2023 Golden Globes. (Photo: Getty Images)
She departed Dartmouth, Devon on 9 September 1977 and finished her voyage around the globe on 8 June 1978 after 272 days, thus improving Sir Francis Chichester's solo round-the-world sailing record by two days. [1] [2] She was born in New Zealand on a landlocked sheep farm in the Hawkes Bay region [3] and did not learn how to swim until the age ...
A little roast to go with that win. Kevin Costner won a 2023 best actor Golden Globe for his role in Yellowstone, but presenter Regina Hall couldn’t help but poke fun at his current situation.