David Dicks broke my record as the youngest solo circumnavigator. In doing so, he introduced me to Australian Jon Sanders.  Jon was the first to double circumnavigate the world nonstop solo. He then broke his record two years later by completing a triple unassisted nonstop solo circumnavigation that spanned 81,000-nautical miles and 22-months at sea.  Jon just completed his 8th round-the-world.

I crewed on multiple stages of Jon's 8th circumnavigation while racing the 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart, double-handing from Tasmania to Perth, and doing the 2011 Cape Rio Race.  Next up the 2012 Rolex Fastnet Race during Jon's (9th) 'lap' aboard his S&S 39: "Perie Banou 2".

Summary:  

50-ton USCG Licensed Captain
6-years South Pacific cruising - (click for summary)
Youngest Solo Circumnavigator - (click for summary), 
4 X Sydney Hobart Race, 3 X Mini Fastnet Race, 2 X TransPac Race, Cape Town - Rio de Janero Race, 40-transPacific yacht deliveries, delivery crew for Bruno Peyron's "Commodore Explorer" & "Orange 2".

Racing highlights:

4th 2011 Sydney Hobart  - C&C 40 "Nemesis"
5th 2011 TransPac - 1D35 "Alpha Puppy"
4th 2011 Cape Town to Rio de Janero - S&S 39 "Perie Banou 2"
4th 2009 Sydney Hobart - S&S 39 "Perie Banou 2"
4th 2005 TransPac - Cal 40 "Seafire"
5th 2004 Mini Fastnet - Magnen Proto #348
5th 2003 Mini Fastnet  - Magnen Proto #348
5th 2002 Sydney Hobart - Swan 86 "Dreamland"
5th 2000 Sydney Mooloolaba "Phillip's Foote" (Dixie Chicken)
1st 1999 Sydney Hobart - Elliot 36 "Phillip's Foote (Dixie Chicken)

Sydney Hobart 1999:  
Youngest team and first female skipper to win:
1st Woman Skipper to Win - (Click for summary)

1996 Hawaii Yachtsman of the Year Award
1996 Hawaii Cruising Sailor of the Year Award

Yacht Deliveries 1991 – 2011:

Adelaide - Perth Beneateau 40.7 "As Good As It Gets" ex-"Fruit Machine"  2011
Hawaii - Australia DuFour 45 "Froia 2" 2011
Hawaii - Seattle Cape George 36 "Kalayaan"  2011
Hawaii - Seattle Catalina 47 "Tillikum"  2011
Hawaii – Los Angeles Columbia 50 Les Forces Contraire 2010
Tasmania – Port Lincoln Farr 40 “Jubilation” 2010
Tasmania – Perth S&S 39 “Perie Banou 2″ 2010
Fiji – New Zealand Whiting 47 “Shanachie” 2009
Fiji – Australia Vega 27 “ISIS” 2009   (Fiji - Vanuatu - New Caledonia - Australia)
Hawaii – Los Angeles Santa Cruz 70 “Orient Express” 2009
New Zealand – LA Spencer 65 “Ragtime” 2009   (NZ - Tonga - Hawaii - LA)
San Diego – Hawaii Hunter 450 “Lady Jane” 2008
Hawaii – San Diego Swan 47 “Aeolus” 2008
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – LA Santa Cruz 70 “OEX”  2008
Hawaii – Los Angeles Andrews 45 “LocoMotion”  2007
Hawaii – Los Angeles Andrews 50 “It’s Ok”
Cabo – Ensenada Andrews 45 “LocoMotion”  2007
San Diego – Hawaii Hunter 450 “Vegan”  2007
Hawaii – San Francisco Morgan 38 “Sonata”  2006
Hawaii – Los Angeles Norseman 447 “Aquila”  2006
Cabo – Los Angeles ”Ragtime”  2006
Hawaii – Los Angeles Spencer 68 “Ragtime”  2005
Hawaii – Los Angeles Cal 40 “Seafire”  2005
Lorient- “Brest Week 2004″ Bruno Peyron’s”Orange 2″  2004
Hawaii – Los Angeles Swan 431 ‘The Dream’  2004
Hawaii – Mexico Custom 55 ‘Ocean Adventure’  2004

1991-2004:

Hawaii -Tahiti Bruno Peyron’s ‘Commodore Explorer’
Hawaii – Los Angeles J-35 “Urban Renewal”
Hawaii – San Francisco Macgregor 65 ‘Viking 2′
San Francisco – Hawaii Formosa 51 “Caitlan B. Jones”
Hawaii – Kwajalein Hawkfarm 28 ‘Bellwether’
Hawaii – Los Angeles X-119 ‘Perestroika’
Hawaii – San Francisco Passport 40 ‘Mandorla’
Hawaii – Los Angeles Andrews 70 ‘Magnitude’
Hawaii – San Diego Swan 58 ‘Zuno’
Hawaii – Los Angeles Beneateau 47 ‘Whisper Jet’
Hawaii – San Francisco Gemini 32 ‘Alley Cat’
Hawaii – Los Angeles TP-52 ‘Yassou
Los Angeles – Hawaii 82 ‘Sorcery’
Los Angeles – San Francisco Farr 40 ‘Orient Express’
Tahiti – Hawaii 86 schooner ‘Kaiulani’
Australia-Tonga – American Samoa-HawaiiS&S34 ‘Stray Bit’
Portugal – Madeira Alliage 38 ‘Vai’
Tasmania – Sydney Swan 86 ‘Dreamland’
Southport’Coffs Harbor Farr 40 ‘Buon Giorno’

1985-1991:

6-years South Pacific Cruising:
Honolulu – Nuku Hiva, Ua Pou – Ahe Rangiroa – Tahiti - Moorea – Raiatea -Huahini – Bora Bora Mopelia – American Samoa Tonga – Wallis - Western Samoa – Fiji - New Caledonia - Vanuatu – Palmyra - Kona - Ericson 32, ‘Foxy Lady 2′

Olympic Racing Certification Fiji: Director Harold Bennet

Races:

Heineken Cape to Rio Race 2011 4th overall S&S 39 Perie Banou 2
Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 4th Class / 14th overall S&S 39 “Perie Banou 2″ 2009
Mini Fastnet Race “Vaculine” 21st  #729 2008
Select 650 Race #433 2008
Open Demi-Cle 6th #433 2007
Open Sail-Simrad 12th #433 2007
Trophee Marie-Agnes Peron 27th #433 2007
2nd Newport Ensenada Race Cal 35-2 “Coeur d’ Or” 2006
TransPac Race1st Hawaiian Boat, 4th/class Cal 40 “Seafire”2005
Mini Fastnet Race 5th ‘Netcarrier’ 2004
Mini Fastnet Race 5th ‘Netcarrier’ 2003
Sydney Hobart Race 5th Swan 86 ‘Dreamland’ 2002
King Harbor Race 5th TP-52 ‘Yassou’
Sydney Mooloolaba Race5th Elliot 36 ‘Phillip’s Foote’ 2000
Sydney Hobart Race 1st Elliot 36 ‘Phillip’s Foote’ 1999
ARC Transat Race 3rd Lidgard 60 ‘Final Approach’1994
Select 650 Race 21st ‘Netcarrier’ 2004
Open Demi-Cle Race11th ‘Netcarrier’ 2003
Odyssey Ulysses Race (abandoned) ‘Netcarrier’ 2003
Mini Transat 1,000-mile Solo Qualification ‘Netcarrier’ 2004
ORMA 60 pre-Route du Rhum 2002″Sergio Tachini” & “Rexonna for Men”
1991 1st Oahu Molokai RaceX-119 ‘Perestroika’

World Record:

1996 Youngest Solo Circumnavigator
Honolulu-Vanuatu-Cocos Keeling-Mauritius-South Africa-St Helena-Grenada-Panama-Honolulu Contessa 26 ‘Maimitivavau’
1996 Hawaii Yachtsman of the Year Award
1996 Hawaii Cruising Sailor of the Year Award