single-handed sailing

Through narrative nonfiction, tells the story of Abby Sunderland and her attempt to be the youngest person ever to sail solo around the world.

An account of the first American woman, and the youngest person ever, to sail around the world alone.

Contains stories of sailors who have crossed the oceans alone in sailboats.

Jesse Martin tells the story of his experiences after setting sail from Melbourne, Australia on December 7, 1998 on his thirty-four foot yacht "Lionheart," to become the youngest person, at the age of eighteen, ever to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and unassisted.