Minoru Saito - (currently under repair in Chili. Estimated departure mid to late January 2010) The official web site of Minoru Saito’s Challenge 8 campaign to become both the FIRST and the OLDEST sailor to complete eight solo circumnavigations of the globe — this time the “wrong way around.”
	Commodore Dilip Donde, a clearance diver with the Indian Navy, has become the first Indian to embark on solo circumnavigation expedition, christened Project Sagar Parikrama. Donde, who embarked August of 2009, will compass a distance of over 21,600 Nm (nautical miles) over 9 months with halts at four ports — Fremantle (Australia), Christ Church (New Zealand), Port Stanley (Falkland Islands) and Cape Town (South Africa).
	Alessandro Di Benedetto, will attempt to sail around the world in single-handed, without any landing, not assisted, by a sailing boat 6.5 m. long. The smallest boat all over the world in living memory,  trying a feat of this sort. The undertaking will be ratified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council/International Sailing Federation WSSRC/ISAF. Alessandro left from Les Sables d’Olonne-France in October of 2009, the same start point as the famous regatta for single-handed, the Vendée Globe, which is considered, by most people, the Everest for sailing.
	Jessica Watson - Jessica Watson set out on October 18, 2009 to become the youngest person to sail solo non-stop and unassisted around the World. 22,000 nautical miles, 7-8 months, one young woman alone, facing all that the sea and the weather can throw at her. This is the challenge that Jessica will overcome.
	Jeanne Socrates - This will be a second circumnavigation attempt. The first attempt began in March of 2007, but had an  incredibly unlucky ending on a steep surf beach in Mexico less than twelve hours and about fifty miles short of completion on 19th June'08. I began again in October 2009 in my newly built Najad 380 - also to be called "Nereida" - watch my website for more news and adventures!
	Abby Sunderland - Sunderland turned sixteen in October 2009. To the outward observer, she is a seemingly cleancut, All-American girl…the second of seven children. But inside of Abby, a passion burns. Since becoming a teenager, she has had her sights set on making history as the youngest person, male or female, to circumnavigate the world. Not only does she plan to accomplish this feat alone and unassisted, she plans to do it without once taking refuge on land. Aboard an Open 40 racing sailboat, Abby will embark on her voyage in January 2010 from Marina del Rey, California. By June 2010, Abby plans to have made history.
PROPOSED SOLO RECORD ATTEMPTS
	Laura Dekker - (est departure DELAYED) Laura Dekker, 13 years old, is planning to attempt to sail around the world solo between 2009 and 2011,
	Ryan Langley - (est departure: fall 2009) A 16 year old currently preparing for a nonstop sailing voyage around the world. "The circumnavigation is expected to take 8 to 11 months, 4 to 5 of those in the southern ocean. Few people have ever experienced the ocean at the bottom of the world, and I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to. Through my web site you can follow my progress and become part of the adventure."
	Glen Porter - I have decided to build another sailboat, an Ingrid 38, take a year to re-acquaint myself with King Neptune and his realm and then launch on a solo single handed circumnavigation.  I'm looking at the following schedule,launch prior to November 2011 and depart during early November 2012.   My route is planned as follows, SoCal departure point, then south towards Easter Island, then east about passing Cape Horn, northeast towards Port Stanley then east southeast via the Cape of Good Hope, south of Australia and finally north northeast across the Pacific and home by roughly late June 2013. (Image: Unknown Ingrid 38 under sail)
RECENTLY COMPLETED CIRCUMNAVIGATIONS
	Mike Perham - (Completed: August 27, 2009) Mike started sailing at the age of seven and has never looked back. He has completed RYA courses in dinghy sailing and windsurfing. At the age of fourteen Mike became the youngest person to ever sail across the Atlantic single-handed. He still holds that world record today.
	Natasza Caban - (Completed: December 2, 2009) "I am not attempting to become famous. I'm going to sail solo around the world on a little boat to show to people that it is worth while having a dream. I want to make them believe in themselves by proving that persistence will lead them to their goals."
	Zac Sunderland - (Completion: July 16, 2009) "My name is Zac Sunderland and I am 16 years old. I departed June 14th 2008 from Marina del Rey, California in an attempt to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world alone by yacht. " Born to a family of yachtsmen and shipwrights, Zac quickly grew sea legs, and at an early age was deciphering Lat/Longs, not streets and avenues.
	Marta Sziłajtis - (Completion: April 20, 2009) Marta Sziłajtis-Obiegło is setting off for the voyage of her dreams. After her voyage around the world she stands a chance of becoming the youngest Polish sailor to sail around the world.   Her voyage follows the Passat Route via Panama, the Galapagos Islands, the Island of Polynesia, Australia, Indian Ocean, South Africa, across the Atlantic Ocean to Brazil to attend the carnival and back to Venezuela. She will call at 14 harbors on her way but none of the stopovers will take longer than a couple of days. Those calls will focus on indispensable repairs, new supplies of fuel, water and food and some sightseeing. (Webmasters note: there is some dispute as to whether the entire voyage was completed "solo")
	Joanna Pajkowska - (Completion: Jan 2009) On 8’th of January 2009 Joanna Pajkowska completed in Panama her solo and non-stop trip around the world. Until now no Polish yachtswoman achieved such a task. Her trip was the record fastest Polish single handed circumnavigation. The previous record was set in 1980 by Henryk Jaskuła on S/Y Dar Przemyśla and stands at 344 days. Only one more Polish sailor, Tomasz Lewandowski, sailed around the world without stopping at any ports, on the yacht named Luka, in 392 days in 2007-2008 (webmasters note: There is some dispute as to whether this circumnavigation can be classified as "non-stop" due to a to call at East London, mooring for 3 nights at the marina and fuel receipt)

RACES

Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 - (Next event will be 2011 - 2012) The Volvo Ocean Race is an exceptional test of sailing prowess and human endeavour which has been built on the spirit of great seafarers - fearless men who sailed the world’s oceans aboard square rigged clipper ships more than a century ago. During the race the crews will experience life at the extreme: no fresh food is taken onboard so they live off freeze dried fare, they will experience temperature variations from -5 to +40 degrees Celsius and will only take one change of clothes. They will trust their lives to the boat and the skipper and experience hunger and sleep deprivation.

Portimao Global Oceanrace 2008 - (Next event will be 2011 - 2012) The course for the Portimão Global Ocean Race takes in some of the roughest waters on the planet. Starting in Portimão, Portugal the race stops in Cape Town, South Africa, Wellington New Zealand, Ilhabela, Brazil and Charleston, USA before finishing back in Portugal, a total of 30,000 nautical miles. One of the principal objectives of the Portimão Global Ocean Race is to attract a new audience to the world of offshore ocean racing while at the same time keeping the loyal and dedicated following that is already addicted to sailing websites. The way we plan to do this is to take a fresh approach to how the story of the race is told.

CIRCUMNAVIGATION RECORD HOLDERS

Fastest Solo Circumnavigation
57 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes
Joyon, Francis* /France / 2007-08 / 110-ft Irons-Cabaret-designed trimaran / IDEC 2

Fastest Crewed Circumnavigation
50 days, 16 hours, 20 minutes
Peyron, Bruno (and a crew of 12) /France / March-May, 2005 / 125-ft Gilles Ollier-designed catamaran / Orange 2

First Circumnavigation
Magellan, Ferdinand /Portugal / 1519-1521 / 90-ft carrack / Victoria
Of the 240 crewmembers and five ships that set out with Magellan, only 18 men and one ship, the Victoria, survived to complete the circumnavigation. Magellan himself was not among them, having been killed by natives in the Philippines. The survivors were led by Spaniard Juan Sebastián Elcano, who assumed command of the expedition after Magellan’s death.

First Solo Circumnavigation
Slocum, Joshua / Nova Scotia / 1895-98 / 37-ft sloop / Spray
Slocum and Spray disappeared on a voyage to the Caribbean in 1909.

First Nonstop Solo Unassisted Circumnavigation
Moitessier, Bernard / 1968-1969 / 39-ft ketch / Joshua
(via the five great capes)

First Nonstop Solo Unassisted Circumnavigation by a Woman
Kay Cottee / 19870-88 / Cavalier 37 Sloop / Blackmores First Lady
A singlehand nonstop circumnavigation eastabout from/to Sydney, Australia, via St Paul’s Rocks in the North Atlantic and south of the five southernmost capes, west to east, commencing November 29, 1987, and finishing June 5, 1988. Total sailing time 189 days 0 hours 32 minutes, logging 22,100 miles at an average speed of 116.93 miles per day. The voyage was completed without touching land, and without any form of outside aid apart from radio contact.In June 1988, Kay Cottee became the first woman to sail solo, unassisted and nonstop around the world. In the course of her voyage she set seven world records.

First Nonstop Solo Circumnavigation, Port-to-Port
Knox-Johnston, Robin / 1968-1969 / 32-ft ketch / Suhaili
(via the three great capes)

Youngest Unassisted Nonstop Circumnavigator
Martin, Jesse (18 yrs and 66 days) / Australia / 1998-99 / 34-ft sloop / Lionheart

Youngest Circumnavigator
Mike Perham (age 17 yrs and 164 days) / Great Britan ./ 2008-2009 / Open 50 / Totallymoney.com

Oldest Nonstop Circumnavigator
Saito, Minoru (age 71) / Japan / 2004-05 / Adams 50 / Challenge 7 (ex-Shuten-Dohji)

Oldest Circumnavigator (with stops)
Heckel, Harry (age 89) / Jacksonville / 1995-2005 / Dreadnought 32 / Idle Queen

First Woman Circumnavigator (with stops)
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz / Canary Islands / 1976-1978 / Conrad 32 / Mazurek

First West Coast Circumnavigator
Pidgeon, Harry / San Pedro / 1925 & 1937 / gaff yawl / Islander
Pidgeon was also the first sailor to complete two solo circumnavigations.

First West Coast Women Solo Circumnavigators
Henry, Pat / Mexico / 1989-97 / Southern Cross 31 / Southern Cross — via Panama.
Thorndike, Karen / Washington / 1996-98 / Rival 36 / Amelia — traditional circumnavigation route via the great capes.

Multiple Circumnavigations
During his triple circumnavigation Jon Sanders set the following records, which have been ratified by the Guinness Book of Records:

• First single-handed to complete five circumnavigations (two having been completed by Sanders in Perie Banou in 1981-82)
• First single-handed to complete three non-stop circumnavigations consecutively.
• First single-handed to complete a total of four non-stop circumnavigations (the first in 1981-82)
• First single-handed to complete more than one non-stop circumnavigation.
• First single-handed to complete five Cape Horn rounding's (one east-west, four west-east).
• First single-handed to complete four Cape Horn rounding's during non-stop circumnavigations.
• First single-handed to round the five southernmost capes four times.
• First single-handed to complete a circumnavigation using the east-west route (i.e. Cape Horn plus two other capes - Leeuwin and Good Hope).
• First single-handed to complete four circumnavigations using the west-east route (i.e. Cape Horn plus four other capes - Good Hope, Leeuwin, South East, Tasmanian and Southwest, New Zealand).
• First small yacht (less than 15.5m) skipper to complete five circumnavigations, crewed or single-handed
• Longest distance ever sailed continuously by any vessel (71,023 nautical miles or 131,535km).
• Longest period ever spent alone at sea (657 days 21 hours 18 minutes).
• Believed first yachtsman to complete five circumnavigations via Cape Horn (as crewed or single-handed).
• First yachtsman to circumnavigate non-stop via the Horn west about and east about.
• First yachtsman to complete three consecutive non-stop circumnavigations.

Joshua Slocum Society International - List of Solo Circumnavigators