Abby Sunderland

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Abigail “Abby” Sunderland (born October 19, 1993 in Thousand Oaks , California ) is an American sailor who tried in 2010 to become the youngest person to complete a solo circumnavigation . When Sunderland circled Cape Horn on March 31, 2010 , she was the youngest solo sailor to ever undertake this venture. Her brother Zac Sunderland was the first minor to complete a circumnavigation of the world .

Sunderland originally took off from Marina del Rey, California with their boat Wild Eyes on January 23, 2010 , but had to stop in Cabo San Lucas , Mexico . She started another attempt at circumnavigation on February 6, 2010, during which she wanted to sail to and from Cabo San Lucas solo, without stopping and without outside help. Problems with the autopilot forced Sunderland in Cape Town to stop to make repairs. This ended her attempt to circumnavigate the world without stopping. Nevertheless, she still had a chance of becoming the youngest female circumnavigator.

When she was sailing in heavy and windy waters in a remote area in the Indian Ocean on June 10, 2010 , her sailboat lost its mast and she activated two alarm buoys, triggering a search operation. She was rescued two days later, almost 5 months after she set sail in Marina del Rey.

She posted plans to write and publish a book about her trip. After being rescued, Sunderland said she would make another attempt to circumnavigate the world.

On December 31, 2018, Sunderland's boat was spotted off Kangaroo Island . A rescue was not undertaken.

Publications

  • Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Sea , Publisher: Nelson / Word Pub Group (April 12, 2011), ISBN 1-4002-0308-2

Web links

Commons : Abby Sunderland  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pete Thomas: Abby Sunderland Sets Course on a Record . In: Los Angeles Times . January 24, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ Pete Thomas: Zac Sunderland Completes Solo Sail Around the World . In: Los Angeles Times . July 17, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ 16-year-old girl starts solo sail around globe  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Announcement from January 24, 2010 on philstar.com (English), accessed on February 22, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.philstar.com  
  4. ↑ Mike James: Abby Sunderland's mission to sail solo around the world without stopping is derailed , Los Angeles Times . April 25, 2010. 
  5. ↑ latimes.com, Solo sailor Abby Sunderland rescued , June 12, 2010, accessed June 12, 2010
  6. ^ Pouring Rain and Fog . April 16, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  7. ↑ Rescued US Teen Sailor Wants Second Attempt at Solo Record - Fox News , accessed June 12, 2010.
  8. ↑ Samantha Jonscher, Alice Dempster: Wild Eyes yacht find prompts emotional reaction from former sailor Abby Sunderland. January 3, 2019, accessed January 3, 2019 (Australian English).
personal data
SURNAME Sunderland, Abby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sunderland, Abigail (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sailor
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Thousand Oaks , California