Michael Perham
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| Michael Perham | |
| Born | 16 March 1992 |
|---|---|
| Occupation | yachtsman |
- For the current Bishop of Gloucester, see Michael Francis Perham.
Michael Perham (born 16 March 1992[1] in Hertfordshire, England) is a boy from Potters Bar who, at the age of 14, became the youngest person to sail the Atlantic Ocean single-handed when he helmed the 29 foot (9 metres) Cheeky Monkey between Gibraltar and Antigua with repair stops in the Canary Islands and Cape Verde between 18 November 2006 and 3 January 2007. He sailed into Nelson's Dockyard in Antigua at 14:00 GMT after a 3500-mile voyage.[2] His father crossed the Atlantic at the same time in a separate boat.[3]
Perham took the record from Seb Clover who crossed when he was 15 in 2003.[2] Michael started sailing at the age of six. He is soon to receive the world record award from Guinness World Records. [3]
As of late 2007, Perham was attempting to raise finance for a global circumnavigation voyage planned for late in when he is 16. This would make him the youngest person to achieve the feat if he is successful. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Official website biography. Retrieved 4 January 2007.
- ^ a b "Boy sails into the record books", BBC News, 2007-01-03. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
- ^ a b Steven Morris. "14-year-old becomes youngest to sail Atlantic singlehanded", The Guardian, 2007-01-04. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
- ^ Gipsy Moth and Michael Perham star at ECBS. Boating Business (1 August 2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
[edit] External links
- Sailmike.com - site documenting Perham and his voyage.
- BBC News Article on his Atlantic crossing.
