
There are a lot of very accomplished young sailors, especially the truly impressive Laura Dekker of the Netherlands, who is the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe single handed. Laura was 16 years and 123 days old when she docked at the St. Maarten Yacht Club, having covered more than 27,000 nautical miles.
Laura is not alone, there are actually several teens who have sailed the world solo but neither The Guinness Book of Records, nor The World Sailing Speed Record Council, (which is the governing body of round the world sailing), recognise the category of youngest, or oldest. We, however, are not bound by such constraints and Kai certainly holds our 'Youngest Sailor' award.