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Record-Setting Teenager Finishes Sail Around The Globe
On July - 16 - 2009
After a year of fending off pirates, suffering through squalls, and terrorizing storms and repairs to his vessel, 17-year-old Zac Sunderland docked near Los Angeles on Thursday marking his return to the area a full year and one month after leaving.
Sunderland left on June 14, 2008 as a 16-year-old without a driver's license. He returned as the youngest person to sail and navigate solo around the world.
The previous record holder was Australian David Dicks, who was 18-years-old when he completed his trip in 1996.
Sunderland completed the 28,000-mile journey by finishing where he started—in Los Angeles.
His family, friends and hundreds of ...
Record-Setting Teenager Finishes Sail Around The Globe
On July - 16 - 2009
After a year of fending off pirates, suffering through squalls, and terrorizing storms and repairs to his vessel, 17-year-old Zac Sunderland docked near Los Angeles on Thursday marking his return to the area a full year and one month after leaving.
Sunderland left on June 14, 2008 as a 16-year-old without a driver's license. He returned as the youngest person to sail and navigate solo around the world.
The previous record holder was Australian David Dicks, who was 18-years-old when he completed his trip in 1996.
Sunderland completed the 28,000-mile journey by finishing where he started—in Los Angeles.
His family, friends and hundreds of ...