ADVENTURE AT SEA: ZAC SUNDERLAND - SOLO AROUND THE WORLD
I
t was June 14, 2008, and
the Marina del Rey boat
show was in full swing. The
annual show that brings in yacht
dealers and exhibiters from near
and far, people from every walk of
life, the rich, the famous and the
wishful. It was much like most boat
shows, but there was something
different. There was a buzz of
excitement in the air. Yes, and there
was media representing local,
national and international TV. On
this day it was particularly crowded,
for on this day young sixteen-year-
old Zac Sunderland was to embark
on a cruise around the world,
attempting to become the youngest
person to circumnavigate the globe
©2009 Lisa Gizara
single-handed on his thirty-six-foot On June 14, 2008, Zac Sunderland began his attempt to become the youngest person to
Islander sailing yacht Intrepid. circumnavigate the globe single-handed on his thirty-six-foot Islander sailing yacht,
Intrepid. He will need to accomplish this feat prior to turning eighteen years and 41 days
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old in order to beat the current record.
LIVING THE DREAM • BLACK BOATERS SUMMIT BY PAUL MIXON
W
hen I got hooked on sailing 30 years ago, I
never expected that one day I would be
the organizer of a popular annual flotilla in
the British Virgin Islands called Black Boaters
Summit. My friend Hank, also African American,
owned an Erickson 35 he bought in 1968. We went
sailing out on San Francisco Bay on one of those rare
eighty-degree days and I was hooked. I knew that I
had to have my own boat. So, in 1974, I purchased a
Rhodes Traveler 32 Ketch.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
>> Safety at Sea >> Book Review
Head-aches no more Blue Horizon
Capt. Bill Pinkney and Kedrick
>> Sailing Destination >> Featured Facility
M alone, formerly with the BVI
Spanish Virgin Islands Windward Sailing
Tourist Board, enjoy an island
>> Member Profile >> Instructor Tips
evening in the BVI.s
J.I. “Mike” Finley Sailing with Kids
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