Jeanne Socrates

Jeanne Socrates (born 17 August 1942) is a British yachtswoman.[1] She is from Lymington. She holds the record as the oldest female to have circumnavigated the world single-handed,[2] and she is the only woman to have circumnavigated solo nonstop from N. America. She was awarded the Cruising Club of America's Blue Water Medal [3] and the Royal Cruising Club Medal for Seamanship in 2013.

Map showing Socrates' round-the-world route

On 28 September 2017, after major injuries due to a fall from a ladder while working on her yacht Nereida, a 38-foot Najad 380, she postponed a planned attempt to gain the record as the oldest circumnavigator of either sex, then held by Japanese Minoru Saitō who sailed round the world in 2005 at age 71.[4]

On 3 October 2018, Socrates started on her latest attempt to circumnavigate the world singlehandedly.[5]

Socrates was the oldest person ever to solo circumnavigate non-stop when she completed her voyage on the 7 September 2019.[6] However this was eclipsed on the 22 February 2020 when the 81 year old Bill Hatfield completed his solo non-stop circumnavigation.[7]

References
  1. Copeland, Lisa (29 November 2010). "Shipwreck, Recovery, Inspiration". Cruising World. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. Knudsen, Nancy (9 July 2013). "Sailor Jeanne Socrates, world's oldest non-stop female circumnavigator". Sail-World. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. "2013 Blue Water Medal to Jeanne Socrates". Cruising Club of America. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. Stickland, Katy (2 October 2017). "Jeanne Socrates forced to abandon record attempt after a fall". Yachting and Boating World. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. Bell, Jeff (30 September 2018). "Solo sailor, 76, ready for another attempt at round-the-world journey". Times Colonist. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. Kelly, Alanna (7 September 2019). "Victoria woman claims solo sailing record". CTV News. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  7. "Oldest person to sail around the world (solo and non-stop)". Guiness World Records. Retrieved 7 February 2021.



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