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Previous World Circumnavigations
Originally compiled for the June 1998 issue of Multihull International Magazine courtesy Rich Boehmer
         
Solo
   
Time in:
A S
 
Year
Boat Name
Len

Type:

Skipper
Crew
Strt / Fin
Dist
D
H
(kts)
Stops
1522
Victoria
90'
Mon
Magellan
del Cano
Crew
San Lucar
40,000
1,079
--
1.5
Many
1855
James Baines
(Note A)
251'
Mon
Charles McDonnell
Crew
Liverpool
30,000
160
--
7.8
1
1885
Cutty Sark
(Note B)
213'
Mon
Richard Woodget
Crew
London
30,000
269
--
4.6
1
1898
Spray
37'
Mon
Joshua Slocum
Solo
Boston/
Newport
46,000
1,158
--
1.7
Many
1939
Moshulu
(Note C)
368'
Mon
Mikael Sjogren
Crew
Belfast/
Queenstown
30,000
235
--
5.3
1
1967
Gipsy Moth IV
(Note D)
54'
Mon
Francis Chichester
Solo
Plymouth
29,630
274
10
4.5
1
1967
Rehu Moana
(Note E)
40'
Cat
David Lewis
Crew
Plymouth
41,609
1,160
--
1.5
Many
1968
World Cat
(Note F)
44'
Cat
Juergen Wagner
Crew
Los Angeles
29,000
679
--
1.5
Many
1969
Suhaili
(Note G)
32'
Mon
Robin Knox-Johnson
Solo
Falmouth
30,123
312
1
4
0
1969
Victress MFP
40'
Tri
Nigel Tetley
Solo
Plymouth/
N. Atlantic
27,400
245
--
4.7
0
1969
Carosin II
40'
Tri
Mike Kane
Crew
Los Angeles
32,000
660
--
2
Many
1974
Manureva
(Note H)
70'
Tri
Alain Colas
Solo
Saint Malo
30,000
201
13
6.2
1
1986
Kriter Brut
de Brut
77'
Tri
Philippe Monnet
Solo
Ushant/
Brest
26,789
129
19
8.6
3
1986 American
Promise
60'
Mon
Dodge Morgan
Solo
Bermuda
26,000
150
1
7.1
0
1989
Un Autre
Regard
89'
Tri
Olivier de Kersauson
Solo
Ushant/
Brest
29,150
125
20
9.7
2
1990
Ecureuil d'
Aquitaine II
60'
Mon
Titouan Lamzou
Solo
Les Sables
24,911
109
9
9.5
0
1990
Alisun J&B
60'
Cat
Hank de Velde
Solo
Falmouth
26,500
159
20
7
1
1993
Bagages
Superior II
60'
Mon
Alain Gautier
Solo
Les Sables
25,000
110
2
9.5
0
1993
Commodore
Explorer
86'
Cat
Bruno Peyron
Crew
Ushant/
Brest
27,372
79
6
14.4
0
1994
ENZA NZ
92'
Catn
R. Knox-Johnson/
Peter Blake
Crew
Ushant/
Brest
26,414
74
22
14.7
0
1994
Lyonnaise des
Eaux Dumez
89'
Tri
Olivier de Kersauson
Crew
Ushant/
Brest
26,500
77
5
14.5
0
1996
C1000
70'
Catn
Hank de Velde
Solo
Lisbon/
Brest
26,000
118
18
9.1
0
1997
Geodis
60'
Mon
Christopher Auguin
Solo
Les Sables
26,010
105
21
10.2
0
1997
Sport-Elec
89'
Tri
Olivier de Kersauson
Crew
Ushant/
Brest
24,853
71
14
14.5
0
2001
PRB
60'
Mon
Micheal Desjoyeaux
Solo
Les Sables
26,010
93
4
11.6
0
2001
Kingfisher
60'
Mon
Ellen MacArthur
Solo
Les Sables
26,010
94
4
11.5
0
2001
Club Med
112'
Tri
Grant Dalton
Crew
Barcelona/
Marseilles
23,800
62
7
16
0
Note A James Baines was 5 days under tow, 127 days under sail and 28 days in port; average tow and sail speed 9.5 knots
Note B Cutty Sark spent l50 days under sail with an average sailing speed of approx. 8.3 knots.
Note C Moshulu spent l73 days under sail with an average sailing speed of approx. 7.4 knots.
Note D Gipsy Moth IV spent 227 days under sail with an average sailing speed of approx. 5.4 knots.
Note E Rehu Moana spent about 500 days under sail with an average sailing speed of approx. 3.5 knots.
Note F World Cat spent about 196 days under sail with an average sailing speed of approx. 6.2 knots.
Note G Robin Knox-Johnston inadvertantly ran Suhaili aground in Otago, New Zealand.
Note H Manureva spent l69 days under sail with an average sailing speed of approx. 7.4 knots.

 

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