Solo circumnavigation
Solo sailors may spend months at sea. This topic is part of Sailing within Sports & Adventure. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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Solo circumnavigation trivia questions
A solo circumnavigation means sailing around what?
Answer: The world alone
Bonus fact: Solo sailors may spend months at sea.
Who became the first person to sail solo around the world?
Answer: Joshua Slocum
Bonus fact: Slocum completed his voyage in 1898.
What makes a nonstop solo circumnavigation harder than Slocum's voyage?
Answer: No planned stops or outside assistance
Bonus fact: Modern record attempts often emphasize nonstop, unassisted sailing.
Francis Chichester became famous for what?
Answer: Solo sailing around the world
Bonus fact: He completed a one-stop solo circumnavigation in 1967.