Who was the first to circumnavigate the world? The answer you receive will depend on who you ask. If you ask most of the world they will either say Joshua Slocum or Ferdinand Magellan, however both answers are wrong. If you ask someone from Spain they will say Juan Sebastián Elcano but...
Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail solo around the world. He was born in Nova Scotian and a naturalised American citizen. He was a sailor, adventurer, and a noted writer. In Fairhaven, Massachusetts, he rebuilt the 36′ 9″ gaff rigged sloop oyster boat named Spray. In 1900 he wrote a...
On Christmas day, Dec 25th 2016, French skipper Thomas Coville set a new record in solo non-stop round the world sailing. He broke the previous record of 57 days and 13 hours had been held by fellow Frenchman Francis Joyon after a trip that took just 49 days, 3 hours, 7 minutes and 38...