Teenager Michael Perham sails to record

At age 14, I was barely able to cross my suburb single-handed, so I can't help but be a little impressed with Michael Perham.

A British teenager on Wednesday entered the record books after reaching Antigua to become the youngest person ever to sail single-handed across the Atlantic Ocean.

Michael Perham, 14, took six weeks to complete the 5,600-kilometer (3,500-mile) voyage from Gibraltar to the Caribbean island in his 8.5-meter (28-feet) boat Cheeky Monkey.

Still, I think it's a little generous for his family spokesman to label him the most famous teenager in the world (Lindsay who?), or for this to be presented as a truly odds-beating moment. With his father remaining in frequent radio contact while shadowing the entire trip in his own boat, this isn't exactly Marco Polo's voyage into the unknown.

UK teen completes record solo sail [CNN.com]

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