17 June 2008 - Fremantle Maritime Museum - the Parry Endeavour:
Jon Sanders AO, OBE, CitWA
Celebrated for two and three consecutive non-stop, unassisted circumnavigations of the globe, Jon has achieved numerous records incorporated into the Guinness Book of Records. Jon's records include: 'Longest distance ever sailed continuously by any vessel unassisted and solo - 71,023 nautical miles'; and 'Longest period ever spent alone at sea - 657 days'. Jon has circumnavigated the world seven times in yachts and undertaken many other long passages.
Since the year 2000, Jon has skippered a 44ft sloop from Sydney to Europe via the Red Sea and Suez Canal, which comprised his 11th crossing of the Indian Ocean and fourth transit of the Suez. Most recently, he has completed two further west-east crossings of the Indian Ocean. Other voyages include:
• Sydney Hobart in Perie Banou and Perie Banou II, five times (1977 third place in Division, 1978, 1984 third place overall, 1989 and 1994).
UK to Australia in the Parmelia Race, 2nd place overall winner in the open division, 1979
Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro, divisional placing, 1976
Transited the Indian Ocean 13 times, the Atlantic Ocean ten times, and the Pacific Ocean ten times
Transited the Panama Canal four times, and the Suez Canal four times
Navigated the Australian seaboard, west-east, east-west, 39 times
Cleared Cape Horn five times and the Cape of Good Hope eight times
During his triple circumnavigation Jon Sanders set the following records, which have been ratified by the Guinness Book of Records:
First single-handed to complete five circumnavigations (two having been completed by Sanders in Perie Banou in 1981-82)
First single-handed to complete three non-stop circumnavigations consecutively.
First single-handed to complete a total of four non-stop circumnavigations (the first in 1981-82)
First single-handed to complete more than one non-stop circumnavigation.
First single-handed to complete five Cape Horn rounding's (one east-west, four west-east).
First single-handed to complete four Cape Horn rounding's during non-stop circumnavigations.
First single-handed to round the five southernmost capes four times.
First single-handed to complete a circumnavigation using the east-west route (i.e. Cape Horn plus two other capes - Leeuwin and Good Hope).
First single-handed to complete four circumnavigations using the west-east route (i.e. Cape Horn plus four other capes - Good Hope, Leeuwin, South East, Tasmanian and Southwest, New Zealand).
First small yacht (less than 15.5m) skipper to complete five circumnavigations, crewed or single-handed
Longest distance ever sailed continuously by any vessel (71,023 nautical miles or 131,535km).
Longest period ever spent alone at sea (657 days 21 hours 18 minutes).
Believed first yachtsman to complete five circumnavigations via Cape Horn (as crewed or single-handed).
First yachtsman to circumnavigate non-stop via the Horn west about and east about.
First yachtsman to complete three consecutive non-stop circumnavigations.
