Tania Aebi
Tania Aebi (born October 7, 1966 in Switzerland ) is an American sailor and author .
At the age of 18, she sailed around the world alone with the sailing yacht Varuna (a dark red Contessa 26) between 1985 and 1987 . Except for a short passage in the Pacific Ocean (80 miles), in which she was accompanied by a friend, she was the first American woman to sail around the world alone . She has published her experiences on this trip in the book Taking the World by Storm .
Her only sailing experience before circumnavigating the world was crossing the Atlantic with her father. In 1997 Aebi became a columnist for the US sailing magazine Latitudes & Attitudes . She now lives in Corinth, Vermont .
literature
- Tania Aebi and Bernadette Brennan: Die Welt im Sturm conquered , 368 p., Delius Klasing, 2004. ISBN 3-768-81527-7
- Tania Aebi: I've Been Around , 208 pp., Sheridan House, 2005. ISBN 1-574-09213-8
Web links
- Literature by and about Tania Aebi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Presentation in premierespeakers.com (English) as a motivational speaker
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aebi, Tania |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sailor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Switzerland |