Jon Sanders

Jon Sanders (born 1939It is one of 18 gates and sectors within a circular race track bounded to the north by the Roaring Forties and the south by the Screaming Sixties latitudes.] Sanders Gate is positioned mid-way round the Indian Ocean zone; the gate is close to where Sanders suffered an 180 degree knockdown. During the voyage, he passed south of the three great capes: Horn, Good Hope and Leeuwin, before rounding Cape Horn a second time. He turned north to Plymouth, UK and returning south around Good Hope and returning to Fremantle.cite web
title = Gate named after Jon Sanders in Antarctica Cup
url = http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?SEID=2&Nid=38855&SRCID=0&ntid=0&tickeruid=0&tickerCID=0
publisher = Sailworld.com
date = November 05, 2007
accessdate = 2008-02-24]

This voyage was recognised in the "Guinness Book of Records" through the following records:

*The first single-handed sailor to remain continuously at sea twice around the world
*First single-handed sailor to round the five southern most Capes twice on one voyage
*First single-handed sailor to round the five southern most Capes twice
*Longest distance continuously sailed by any yacht: convert|48510|mi|km.
*Longest period alone at sea during a continuous voyage: 419 days: 22 hours: 10 minutes

In 1986 Sanders set out again from Fremantle, and this time completed three solo non-stop circumnavigations aboard his convert|47|ft|m|sing=on yacht "Parry Endeavour", rounding St Peter & St Paul Rocks just north of the Equator each time to ensure that his course covered both hemispheres.

Bob Williams, the Chairman of Antarctica Cup Management and the Antarctica Cup Ocean Race, says: "What Jon achieved during his double circumnavigation in 1981/82 was truly remarkable, given the technology available at the time and size of his yacht. I have had the greatest respect for Jon ever since watching him set off in a full gale off Plymouth at the start of the Parmelia Race in 1979 and was very pleased to be a contributing sponsor for his next yacht Parry Endeavour in 1986/87. His achievement is an inspiration to all long distance ocean racing sailors and we are very happy to honour Jon now by naming this Gate 17 Sanders Gate and Sector 17 after his yacht "Perie Banou" cite web
title = Antarctica Cup Yacht Race
publisher = Antarctica Cup Management Pty Ltd
url = http://www.antarcticacup.com/x_HOME.CFM
date = January 25, 2008
accessdate = 2008-02-24]

Other recognitions

Sanders was inducted into the Single-Handed Sailor's Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, USA in 1991.

Sanders' records include: (From S-HSoF website)
*1970 First solo circumnavigation trip east to west mostly sailing through tropics.
*1981-82 Double nonstop solo circumnavigation west to east via Southern Ocean.
*1986 May 25 left Fremantle headed east.
*1987 January 29 Rendezvous off Fremantle to mark first circumnavigation.
*1988 March 13 returned from 658 days 21 hours and 18 minutes at sea, completing three non-stop solo circumnavigations. "Guinness World Book of Records" cites this as longest distance ever sailed continuously by any vessel. (71,023 nautical miles)

A road in Osborne Park, Western Australia bears his name in honour of his sailing accomplishments.

References

External links

* http://www.periebanou2.com/jon.html
* http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/otherrecords1.html
*http://www.moy.org/singlehandedhof.htm Museum of Yachting Single-Handed Sailor's Hall of Fame website
*http://www.moy.org/jon_sanders.htm Jon Sanders' entry at SHSoF
*http://www.sail-world.com/australia/Gate-named-after-Jon-Sanders-in-Antarctica-Cup/38855 Sail-world.com website

ee also

*Circumnavigation