The International Association of Cape Horners Register
Solo Circumnavigators via the Three Great Capes – With Stops
| Year | Event | Skipper Forename | Skipper Surname | Yacht Name | Country | Type/Size | Start | Finish | Route | Time (Actual) | Time (Days) | Ave.Speed | Notes | Links |
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| 1943 | Vito | Dumas | Lehg II | ARG | 9.50m mono | 27/06/1942 Montevideo | Buenos Aires | East-about | 272 days | 272 | First to complete a solo circumnavigation of the Southern Ocean via the three Great Capes, stopping only at Cape Town, Wellington and Valparaiso | link | ||
| 1958 | Marcel | Bardiaux | Les Quatre Vents | FRA | 9.38m mono | 1950 La Havre | 1958 Paris | West-about | First Frenchman to complete a solo circumnavigation via Cape Horn | link | ||||
| 1965 | William E | Nance | Cardinal Virtue | AUS | 7.69m mono | 1963 Brixham | 02/02/1965 Buenos Aires | East-about | First Australian to complete a solo circumnavigation of the 3 Great Capes, also in the smallest yacht. | link | ||||
| 1967 | Sir Francis | Chichester | Gipsy Moth IV | GBR | 16.15m mono | 27/08/1966 Plymouth | 28/05/1967 Plymouth | East-about | 226 days | 226 | First to complete a solo circumnavigation via the three Great Capes, making only 1 stop - Sydney | link | ||
| 1968 | Sir Alec | Rose | Lively Lady | GBR | 10.97m mono | 16/07/1967 Portsmouth | 04/05/1968 Portsmouth | East-about | 354 days | 354 | Two stops, Melbourne & Bluff | link | ||
| 1968 | Wilfried | Erdmann | Kathena | GER | 7,62m mono | 1967 Alicante | 07/05/1968 Helgoland | East-about | 421 days | 421 | First German solo circumnavigation | link | ||
| 1973 | Krysztof | Baranowski | Polenz | POL | 13.71m mono | 17/06/1972 Plymouth | 24/06 1973 Plymouth | East-about | 272 days | 272 | Sailed via Newport, Cape Town, Hobart and Port Stanley | link | ||
| 1973 | Alain | Colas | Manureva | FRA | 20.80m tri | 08/09/1973 Saint-Malo | 28/03/1974, Saint-Malo | East-about | 169 days | 169 | One stop in Sydney, beats Francis Chichester's record by 32 days | link | ||
| 1973 | Ambrogio | Fogar | Surprise | ITA | 11.58m mono | West-about | First Italian and 50th person to sail singlehanded around the world - more info required | link | ||||||
| 1973 | Edward | Allcard | Sea Wanderer | GBR | 10.97m mono | 1957 Antigua | 1973 | West-about | Story told in his 2016 book Solo around Cape Horn Ð and beyond... I ISBN 978-0-9560722-4-5. | link | ||||
| 1973 | Cdr. William (Bill) | King | Galway Blazer II | GBR | 12.80m mono | 1970 | 23/05/1973 | East-about | Via Panama? 400 miles west of Fremantle, yacht was hit by a whale and severely damaged. more info required | link | ||||
| 1974 | Yoh (Hirishi) | Aoki | Ahodori II | JPN | 6.40m mono | 1971 Osaka | 1974 Osaka | East-about | 3 years 2 months | 1129 | Smallest boat. Via San Francisco, Acapulco, Galapagos islands, Easter island, Cape Horn, Buenos Aires, Cape town and Sydney | link | ||
| 1977 | Gedaliah | Shtirmer | New Penny | ISR | 7.5m mono | East-about | more info required | link | ||||||
| 1978 | Dame Naomi | James | Express Crusader | NZL | 16.15m mono | 09/09/1977 Dartmouth | 08/061978 Dartmouth | East-about | 272 days | 272 | first woman to sail solo around the world via Cape Horn, | link | ||
| 1978 | Brigitte | Oudry | Gea | FRA | 10.5m mono | 1977 from Mediterranean | return to Med 1978 | East-about | Stops in St Helene, Cape Town, , La Reunion, Sydney, Tahiti, Falklands, Buenos Aires & Azores more info required | link | ||||
| 1979 | Cees | den Hartoog | Sentijn | NED | more info required | link | ||||||||
| 1980 | David | Scott Cowper | Ocean Bound | GBR | 12.50m mono | 19/08/1979 Plymouth | 17/05/1982 Plymouth | West-about | 237 days | 237 | 5.91 knots | Record solo circumnavigation West-about with one stop in Albany, Australia. First to make solo circumnavigations in both directions via Cape Horn | link | |
| 1982 | James | Spencer | Serenity II | USA | 13.4m mono | 2/12/1979 Gulfport MS. USA | 19/03/1982 Gulfport MS. USA | East-about | 275 days | 275 | 6.5 knots | Key West Florida, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Dominical Republic, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Martin, Trinidad, Guyana, LaPakira, Salvadore, Rio De Janeiro, Cape of Good Hope, Port Elizabeth, Perth, Doughtful Island, Esperance Bay, Port Lonsdale, Port Phillip Bay, Sunday Island, Mallacoota, Bowen Island, Sydney, Houghton Bay, Cape Horn 19/11/1981, Rio Gallegos Punta Madanosa, Puert Piramida, Buenos Aires, Rio De Janeiro, Natal, Saol Luis, Trinidad, ÊCuracao, Caratasco Honduras, Belize, Cancun Mexico. | link | |
| 1982 | Paul | Rodgers | Spirit of Pentax | GBR | 17.06m mono | Attempt at a double solo non-stop circumnavigation, but forced to stop second time round in Cape Town, More info required | link | |||||||
| 1982 | Ken'ichi | Horie | Mermaid | JPN | 8,53m mono | 1978 | 1982 | North-South | More info required | link | ||||
| 1983 | BOC Challenge | Philippe | Jeantot | Credit Agricole | FRA | 17.07m mono | 28/08/1982 Newport | 03/02/1983 Newport | East-about | 159d 02h 26' 01" | 159 | 1st Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1983 | BOC Challenge | Bertie | Reed | Altech Voortrekker | RSA | 14.94m mono | 28/08/1982 Newport | 15/02/1983 Newport | East-about | 170d 16h 51' 21" | 170 | 2nd Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1983 | BOC Challenge | Richard | Broadhead | Perseverance of Medina | GBR | 15.65m mono | 28/08/1982 Newport | 08/03/1983 Newport | East-about | 192d 10h 06' 46" | 192 | 3rd Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro. Stopped in Southern Ocean to rescue French sailor Jacques de Roux | link | |
| 1983 | BOC Challenge | Neville | Gosson | Leda Pier One | AUS | 16.15m mono | 28/08/1982 Newport | 18/03/1983 Newport | East-about | 202d 02h 18' 25" | 202 | 4th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1983 | BOC Challenge | Yukoh | Tada | Koden Okera V | JPN | 13.41m mono | 28/08/1982 Newport | 24/03/1983 Newport | East-about | 207d 13h 53' 45" | 207 | 1st Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1983 | BOC Challenge | Francis | Stokes | Moonshine | USA | 11.89m mono | 28/08/1982 Newport | 25/03/1983 Newport | East-about | 209d 01h 32' 49" | 209 | 2nd Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1983 | BOC Challenge | Richard | Konkolski | Nike III | CZC/USA | 13.41m mono | 28/08/1982 Newport | 30/03/1983 Newport | East-about | 213d 16h 46' 26" | 213 | 3rd Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1983 | BOC Challenge | Guy | Bernardin | Ratso ll | FRA | 11.58m mono | 28/08/1982 Newport | 06/04/1983 Newport | East-about | 221d 11h 50' 58" | 221 | 4th Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1983 | BOC Challenge | Dan | Byrne | Fantasy | USA | 12.19m mono | 28/08/1982 Newport | 13/04/1983 Newport | East-about | 228d 09h 58' 53" | 228 | 5th Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1983 | BOC Challenge | Richard | McBride | City of Dunedin | NZL | 12.08m mono | 28/08/1982 Newport | 19/05/1983 Newport | East-about | 264d 04h 49' 50" | 264 | 6th Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1983 | Mark | Schrader | Resourceful | USA | 12.12m mono | 30/09/1982 Cape Flattery | 22/06/1983 Cape Flattery | East-about | 199d 17h | 199 | 5.67 knots | First American to round the five southernmost Capes | link | |
| 1983 | Yves | Gelinas | Jean-du-Sud. | CAN | 9.14m mono | 01/09/1981 St Malo | 09/05/1983 Gasp | East-about | 282 days | 282 | 4.14 knots | One stop in Chatham Islands to repair broken mast following a capsize in the South Pacific. | link | |
| 1985 | Nikolai | Dzambasov | Tangara | BUL | 11.0m mono | 01/09/1983 Sozopol | 25/07/1985 Sozopol | East-about | 693 days | 693 | First Bulgarian to circumnavigate the globe. More info required http://www.geology.bas.bg/oldsite/koko/index_en.html | link | ||
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Philippe | Jeantot | Credit Agricole III | FRA | 18.29m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 11/01/1987 Newport | East-about | 134d 05h 23' 56" | 134 | 1st Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Titouan | Lamazou | Ecureuil | FRA | 18.29m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 15/01/1987 Newport | East-about | 137d 17h 36' 06" | 137 | 2nd Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Jean-Yves | Terlain | UAP | FRA | 18.29m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 24/01/1987 Newport | East-about | 146d 10h 58' 10" | 146 | 3rd Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Guy | Bernardin | Biscuits Lu | FRA | 18.20m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 24/01/1987 Newport | East-about | 146d 12h 51' 34" | 146 | 4th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | John | Martin | Tuna Marine | RSA | 18.29m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 24/01/1987 Newport | East-about | 147d 08h 14' 00" | 147 | 5th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Ian | Kiernan | Triple M Spirit of Sydney | AUS | 18.29m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 03/02/1987 Newport | East-about | 156d 16h 03' 38" | 156 | 6th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Bertie | Reed | Stabilo Boss | RSA | 18.29m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 10/02/1987 Newport | East-about | 163d 21h 47' 56" | 163 | 7th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | David | White | Legend Securities | USA | 17.06m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 11/02/1987 Newport | East-about | 164d 23h 06' 22" | 164 | 8th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Mike | Plant | Airco Distributer | USA | 15.21m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 04/02/1987 Newport | East-about | 157d 11h 44'44" | 157 | 1st Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Jean-Luc | Van Den Heede | Let's Go | FRA | 13.79m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 07/02/1987 Newport | East-about | 161d 00h 07' 16" | 161 | 2nd Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Harry | Harkimo | Belmont Finland | FIN | 12.92m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 14/02/1987 Newport | East-about | 168d 09h 21' 13" | 168 | 3rd Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Hall | Roth | American Flag | USA | 15.24m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 18/02/1987 Newport | East-about | 171d 19h 58' 18" | 171 | 4th Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Richard | Konkolski | Declaration of Independence | CZC/USA | 13.41m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 18/02/1987 Newport | East-about | 172d 06h 41' 03" | 172 | 5th Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Mark | Schrader | Lone Star | USA | 14.93m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 22/02/1987 Newport | East-about | 175d 14h 23' 52" | 175 | 6th Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | Pentti | Salmi | Colt by Rettig | FIN | 14.80m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 23/02/1987 Newport | East-about | 175d 18h 02' 39" | 175 | 7th Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1987 | BOC Challenge | John | Hughes | Joseph Young | CAN | 12.55m mono | 30/08/1986 Newport | 12/04/1987 Newport | East-about | 224d 13h 55' 24" | 224 | 8th Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro | link | |
| 1990 | Vende Globe | Mike | Plant | Duracell | USA | 18.29m mono | 1989 Les Sables d'Olonne | 1990 Les Sables d'Olonne | East-about | 134 days | 134 | Forced to stop and make repairs in Campbell Island NZ but completed the course to establish an American solo circumnavigation record | link | |
| 1990 | Vende Globe | Patrice | Carpentier | Le Nouvel Observateur | FRA | 18.29m mono | 1989 Les Sables d'Olonne | 1990 Les Sables d'Olonne | East-about | Stopped in Falkland Islands to repair windvane steering, but completed the course | link | |||
| 1990 | Vende Globe | Guy | Bernadin | O-Kay | FRA | 18.29m mono | 1989 Les Sables d'Olonne | 1990 Les Sables d'Olonne | East-about | Stopped because of toothache but completed the course | link | |||
| 1990 | Olivier | de Kersauson | Poulain | FRA | 23.00m tri | 1989 Ushant | 1999 Ushant | East-about | 125d 19h 32' | 125 | One stop. more info required | link | ||
| 1991 | Istvan | Kopar | Salammbo | HUN | 9.45 m mono | 27.07/1990 Gibraltar | 14/05/1991 Gibraltar | East-about | 277 days | 277 | 5.2 knots | First Hungarian to complete a solo circumnavigation via the three Great Capes, One stop in Fremantle | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Christophe | Auguin | Groupe Sceta | FRA | 18.29m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 15/01/1991 Newport | East-about | 121d 22h 36' 35" | 121 | 1st Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Alain | Gautier | Generali Concorde | FRA | 18.29m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 16/01/1991 Newport | East-about | 122d 12h 55' 17" | 122 | 2nd Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Philippe | Jeantot | Credit Agricole IV | FRA | 18.29m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 23/01/1991 Newport | East-about | 129d 14h 49' 42" | 129 | 3rd Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Mike | Plant | Duracell | USA | 18.29m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 26/01/1991 Newport | East-about | 132d 20h 01' 02" | 132 | 4th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Kanga | Birtles | Jarken Yacht Builders | AUS | 18.29m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 29/01/1991 Newport | East-about | 135d 21h 38' 47" | 135 | 5th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | David | Adams | Innkeeper | AUS | 18.29m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 29/01/1991 Newport | East-about | 136d 04h 42' 20" | 136 | 6th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Isabelle | Autissier | Ecureuil Poutou-Charentes | FRA | 18.29m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 01/02/1991 Newport | East-about | 139d 04h 48' 31" | 139 | 7th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Bertie | Reed | Grinaker | SAR | 18.29m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 02/02/1991 Newport | East-about | 140d 04h 52' 15" | 140 | 8th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Jose | de Ugarte | BBV Expo '92 | SPA | 18.29m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 03/02/1991 Newport | East-about | 140d 16h 31' 11" | 140 | 9th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Nndor | Fa | Alba Rega | HUN | 18.29m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 28/02/1991 Newport | East-about | 165d 23h 25' 47" | 165 | 10th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Yves | Dupasquer | Servant V | FRA | 15.24m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 04/02/1991 Newport | East-about | 141d 15h 49' 27" | 141 | 1st Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Don | McIntyre | Buttercup | AUS | 15.24m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 16/02/1991 Newport | East-about | 153d 12h 21' 20" | 153 | 2nd Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Josh | Hall | New Spirit of Ipswich | GBR | 15.24m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 19/02/1991 Newport | East-about | 157d 04h 08' 17" | 157 | 3rd Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Jack | Boye | Project City Kids | USA | 15.20m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 21/02/1991 Newport | East-about | 158d 15h 53' 59" | 158 | 4th Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Hal | Roth | Sebago | USA | 15.16m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 15/04/1991 Newport | East-about | 211d 17h 12' 43" | 211 | 5th Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Paul | Thackaberry | Volcano | USA | 15.20m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 14/03/1991 Newport | East-about | 180d 07h 39' 42" | 180 | 1st Corinthian Class, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Robin | Davie | Global Explorer | GBR | 12.19m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 16/03/1991 Newport | East-about | 181d 18h 17' 17" | 181 | 2nd Corinthian Class, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1991 | BOC Challenge | Minoru | Saito | Shutendohji II | JPN | 15.20m mono | 15/09/1990 Newport | 01/04/1991 Newport | East-about | 197d 20h 10' 59" | 197 | 3rd Corinthian Class, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1992 | Jan | Wit | Bastaert van Campen | NED | 12.00m mono | 07/09/1991 Plymouth | 22/03/1992 Plymouth | East-about | 268 days | 268 | One stop in Hobart | link | ||
| 1992 | William | Pinkney | Commitment | USA | 14.32m mono | 05/08/1990 Boston | 09/06/1992 Boston | East-about | 672d inc. stops | Via Cape Town and Hobart. First African/American to complete a solo circumnavigation via the three Great Capes | link | |||
| 1992 | Kyoko | Imakiire | Umiren | JPN | 10.64m mono | 12/10/1991 Kagoshima | 05/06/1992 Kagoshima | East-about | 278 days | 278 | Suffered self-steering failure off the Australian coast on 28/04/1992 and accepted outside assistance with helicopter dropping spare parts | link | ||
| 1993 | Vende Globe | Bernard | Gallay | Vuarnet Watches | SUI | 18.29m mono | 1992 Les Sables d'Olonne | 1993 Les Sables d'Olonne | East-about | Forced to make two stopovers after autopilot and structural problems with rig | link | |||
| 1993 | Peter | Keig | Zeal | IRL | 11.58m mono | September 1992 Liverpool | April 1993 Liverpool | East-about | 228 days | 228 | 5.5 knots | 3-week stopover in Sydney. RIN International Oceanic Award winner | link | |
| 1994 | Jure | SLO | 6.5m mono | 1991 | 1994 | East-about | First Slovenian to complete a solo circumnavigation. Lost at sea during second circumnavigation in 2009. More info required. | link | ||||||
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | Christophe | Auguin | Sceta-Calberson | FRA | 18.29m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 17/01/1995 Charleston | East-about | 121d 17h 11' 46" | 121 | 1st Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | Steve | Pettengill | Hunters Child | USA | 18.29m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 23/01/1995 Charleston | East-about | 128d 04h 03' 09" | 128 | 2nd Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | Jean-Luc | Van Den Heede | Vendee Enterprises | FRA | 18.29m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 25/01/1995 Charleston | East-about | 129d 17h 59' 38" | 129 | 3rd Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | David | Scully | Coyote | USA | 18.29m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 28/01/1995 Charleston | East-about | 133d 00h 56' 35" | 133 | 4th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | Jean Jacques | Provoyeur | Novell South Africa | RSA | 18.29m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 28/01/1995 Charleston | East-about | 133d 05h 11' 41" | 133 | 5th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | Arnet | Taylor | Thursday's Child | USA | 18.29m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 05/04/1995 Charleston | East-about | 200d 01h 45' 26" | 200 | 6th Class One, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | David | Adams | True Blue | Aus | 15.24m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 26/01/1995 Charleston | East-about | 131d 05h 06' 39" | 131 | 1st Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | Giovanni | Soldini | Kodak | ITA | 15.24m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 29/01/1995 Charleston | East-about | 134d 00h 46' 40" | 134 | 2nd Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | Niah | Vaughan | Jimroda II | GBR | 15.24m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 03/03/1995 Charleston | East-about | 166d 16h 06' 13" | 166 | 3rd Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | Alan | Nebauer | Newcastle Australia | AUS | 15.24m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 18/03/1995 Charleston | East-about | 181d 13h 46' 28" | 181 | 4th Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este. Went to the rescue of fellow competitor Josh Hall, from his sinking yacht during the first leg. | link | |
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | Robin | Davie | Cornwall | GBR | 12.19m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 02/04/1995 Charleston | East-about | 197d 04h 15' 28" | 197 | 5th Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1995 | BOC Challenge | Minoru | Saito | Shutendohji II | JPN | 15.20m mono | 17/09/1994 Charleston | 06/05/1995 Charleston | East-about | 231d 10h 10' 55" | 223 | 6th Class Two, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1996 | David | Dicks | Seaflight | AUS | 10.36m mono | Feb 1996 Fremantle | Nov 1996 Fremantle | East-about | At 17, was youngest to complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation, but gained assistance off Falklands accepting a rigging bolt dropped by helicopter | link | ||||
| 1996 | Samantha | Brewster | Heath Insured II | GBR | 20.42m mono | 1995 Southampton | July 1996 Southampton | West-about | 247d 14h 51' 7" | 247 | 3.66 knots | Assisted solo circumnavigation. | link | |
| 1997 | Vende Globe | Isabelle | Autissier | PRB | GBR | 18.29m mono | 03/11/1996 Les Sables d'Olonne | Les Sables d'Olonne | East-about | Forced to make one stop in Cape Town during 1996/97 Vende Globe solo non-stop round the world Race to replace a broken rudder | link | |||
| 1997 | Vende Globe | Yves | Parlier | Aquitaine Innovations | GBR | 18.29m mono | 03/11/1996 Les Sables d'Olonne | Les Sables d'Olonne | East-about | 6th 1996/97 Vende Globe solo non-stop round the world Race | link | |||
| 1998 | Karen | Thorndike | Amelia | USA | 10.97m mono | 1996 San Diego | 18/09/1998 San Diego | East-about | 2 years 2 weeks | Assisted solo circumnavigation. Became ill close to the Falklands, rescued by Royal Navy and hospitalized for three months with angina pectoris, | link | |||
| 2009 | Vende Globe | Vincent | Riou | PRB | FRA | 18.29m mono | 09/11/2008 Les Sables d'Olonne | Les Sables d'Olonne | East-about | DNF | Awarded 3rd equal, after rescuing Jean le Cam, and damaging his own boat in the process, which led to his own dismasting and retirement the following day. | link | ||
| 1999 | Around Alone | Giovanni | Soldini | FILA | ITA | 18.29m mono | 26/09/1998 Charleston | 20/01/1999 Charleston | East-about | 116 days | 116 | 1st Class One with stops in Cape Town, Auckland & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1999 | Around Alone | Marc | Thiercelin | Somewhere | FRA | 18.29m mono | 26/09/1998 Charleston | 03/02/1999 Charleston | East-about | 130 days | 130 | 2nd Class One with stops in Cape Town, Auckland & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1999 | Around Alone | Jean Pierre | Mouligne | Cray Valley | FRA | 15.24m mono | 26/09/1998 Charleston | 05/02/1999 Charleston | East-about | 132 days | 132 | 1st Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Auckland & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1999 | Around Alone | Michael | Garside | Magellan Alpha | GBR | 15.24m mono | 26/09/1998 Charleston | 11/02/1999 Charleston | East-about | 138 days | 138 | 2nd Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Auckland & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1999 | Around Alone | Brad | van Liew | Balance Bar | USA | 15.24m mono | 26/09/1998 Charleston | 23/02/1999 Charleston | East-about | 150 days | 150 | 3rd Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Auckland & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1999 | Around Alone | Viktor | Yazykov | Wind of Change | RUS | 12.2m mono | 26/09/1998 Charleston | 13/03/1999 Charleston | East-about | 168 days | 168 | 4th Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Auckland & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1999 | Around Alone | Neal | Paterson | www.no-barriers.com | RSA | 26/09/1998 Charleston | 09/04/1999 Charleston | East-about | 195 days | 195 | 5th Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Auckland & Punta del Este | link | ||
| 1999 | Around Alone | Minoru | Saito | Shutendohji II | JPN | 15.2m mono | 26/09/1998 Charleston | 17/04/1999 Charleston | East-about | 203 days | 203 | 6th Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Auckland & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1999 | Around Alone | Neil | Hunter | Paladin II | AUS | 12.2m mono | 26/09/1998 Charleston | 30/04/1999 Charleston | East-about | 216 days | 216 | 7th Class Two with stops in Cape Town, Auckland & Punta del Este | link | |
| 1999 | Peter | Keig | Zeal | IRL | 11.58m mono | September 1997 Liverpool | April 1999 Belfast | East-about | 224 days | 224 | 5.5 knots | 12-month stopover in Sydney. Awarded the Ocean Cruising Club award of Merit. | link | |
| 1999 | Azhar | Mansor | Jahur Gemilang | MAL | 15.2m mono | 1998 Langkawi | 1999 Langkawi | East-about | 190d 6h 57' 2s" | 190 | 4.76 knots | First Malaysian to sail solo around the world via the three Great Capes | link | |
| 2002 | Around Alone | Bernard | Stamm | Bobst Group Armor Lux | SUI | 18.29m mono | 15/09/2002 New York | 08/01/2003 Newport | East-about | 115 days | 1st Class One with stops in Brixham, Cape Town, Tauranga & Salvador | link | ||
| 2002 | Around Alone | Thierry | Dubois | Solidaires | FRA | 18.29m mono | 15/09/2002 New York | 11/01/2003 Newport | East-about | 118 days | 2nd Class One with stops in Brixham, Cape Town, Tauranga & Salvador | link | ||
| 2002 | Around Alone | Simone | Bianchetti | Tiscali | ITA | 18.29m mono | 15/09/2002 New York | 21/02/2003 Newport | East-about | 159 days | 3rd Class One with stops in Brixham, Cape Town, Tauranga & Salvador | link | ||
| 2002 | Around Alone | Emma | Richards | Pindar | GBR | 18.29m mono | 15/09/2002 New York | 24/02/2003 Newport | East-about | 131 days | 4th Class One with stops in Brixham, Cape Town, Tauranga & Salvador | link | ||
| 2002 | Around Alone | Bruce | Schwab | Ocean Planet | USA | 18.29m mono | 15/09/2002 New York | 21/02/2003 Newport | East-about | 159 day | 5th Class One with stops in Brixham, Cape Town, Tauranga & Salvador | link | ||
| 2002 | Around Alone | Brad | van Liew | Tommy Hilfiger | USA | 15.24m mono | 15/09/2002 New York | 10/02/2003 Newport | East-about | 148 days | 1st Class Two with stops in Brixham, Cape Town, Tauranga & Salvador | link | ||
| 2002 | Around Alone | Tim | Kent | Everest Horizontal | USA | 15.24m mono | 15/09/2002 New York | 03/03/2003 Newport | East-about | 169 days | 2nd Class Two with stops in Brixham, Cape Town, Tauranga & Salvador | link | ||
| 2002 | Around Alone | Derek | Hatfield | Spirit of Canada | CAN | 12.19m mono | 15/09/2002 New York | 18/05/2003 Newport | East-about | 245 days | 3rd Class Two with stops in Brixham, Cape Town, Tauranga & Salvador | link | ||
| 2002 | Around Alone | Kojiro | Shiraishi | Spirit of Yukoh | JPN | 12.19m mono | 15/09/2002 New York | 14/03/2003 Newport | East-about | 180 days | 4th Class Two with stops in Brixham, Cape Town, Tauranga & Salvador | link | ||
| 2002 | Around Alone | Alan | Paris | BTC Velocity | BER | 12.19m mono | 15/09/2002 New York | 05/04/2003 Newport | East-about | 202 days | 5th Class Two with stops in Brixham, Cape Town, Tauranga & Salvador | link | ||
| 2002 | Andre | de Mello | Dj Vu | BRA | 10.67m mono | East-about | 189 | 189 | Southern hemisphere circumnavigation | link | ||||
| 2002 | Edwin | Arnold | Nomad | USA | 10.85m mono | 2001 Sitka | 2001 Sitka | East-about | Stopped for repairs in Cape Town and Adelaide | link | ||||
| 2003 | Ewe | Rttgering | FanFan! | GER | 12.19m mono | 2001 Hooksiel | 2003 Hooksiel | North-South | 26 months | 50,213 mile solo circumnavigation via Greenland, Arctic Ocean Islands, New Zealand, Midway Atoll, Chile, Cape Horn, South Georgia, Cape Town, Newport and Faroe Islands. | link | |||
| 2007 | Velux 5 Oceans | Bernard | Stamm | Chemines Poujoulat | SUI | 18.29m mono | 22/10/2006 Bilbao | 2007 Bilbao | East- about | 103 days | 103 | 1st Class One with stops in Fremantle and Norfolk | link | |
| 2007 | Velux 5 Oceans | Kojiro | Shiraishi | Spirit of Yukoh | JPN | 18.29m mono | 22/10/2006 Bilbao | 2007 Bilbao | East- about | 118 days | 119 | 2nd Class One with stops in Fremantle and Norfolk | link | |
| 2007 | Velux 5 Oceans | Unai | Basurko | Pakea | SPN | 18.29m mono | 22/10/2006 Bilbao | 2007 Bilbao | East- about | 158 days | 158 | 3rd Class One with stops in Fremantle and Norfolk | link | |
| 2007 | Velux 5 Oceans | Sir Robin | Knox-Johnston | SAGA Insurance | GBR | 18.29m mono | 22/10/2006 Bilbao | 2007 Bilbao | East- about | 159 days | 159 | 4th Class One with stops in Fremantle and Norfolk | link | |
| 2007 | Velux 5 Oceans | Graham | Dalton | A Southern Man-AGD | NZL | 15.24m mono | 22/10/2006 Bilbao | 19/06/2007 Bilbao | East- about | Finished race out of time after making stops in Porto Santos, Kerguelen, Fremantle, Bluff, Falkland Islands , Fortaleza, and Norfolk | link | |||
| 2008 | Adrian | Flanagan | Barrabas | GBR | 12.19m mono | 28/10/2005 Southampton | 21/05/2008 Southampton | North-South | 349 days | 349 | 3.68 knots | Expedition duration incl over-wintering in Alaska and Norway 937 days. 374 days at sea incl periods at anchor | link | |
| 2009 | Portimo Global Ocean Race | Michael | Kleinjans | Roaring Forty | BEL | 12.19m mono | 12/10/2008 Portimo | 27/06/2009 2009 Portimo | East-about | 1st and only finisher in the solo division, with stops in Cape Town, Wellington, Ilhabela & Charleston | link | |||
| 2008 | Tamio | Meguro | Dharma | JPN | 8.53m mono | 11/06/2006 Whangarei | 07/05/2008 Whangarei | East- about | Rounded Cape Horn 29th Dec. 2006. Distance sailed 34,550 nm | link | ||||
| 2010 | Capt. Dilip | Donde | Mhadei | IND | 17.07m mono | 19/08/2009 Mumbai | 19/05/2010 Mumbai | East-about | 157 days. | 157 | First Indian to complete a solo circumnavigation, calling at Fremantle, Lyttleton, Port Stanley, Cape Town | link | ||
| 2011 | Jeanne | Socrates | Nereida | GBR | 11.58 mono | 09/03/2010 Cape Town | 06/05/2011 Cape Town | East-about | 432 | Via Cape Flattery WA USA. Stops were in Nelson (NZ), Honolulu, Port Townsend, Vancouver/Gibsons/Victoria (Canada), Ushuaia, Stanley (Falklands) | link | |||
| 2011 | Paddy | Macklin | Tessa | GBR | 8.23m mono | 17/12/2009 Falmouth | 12/05/2011 Falmouth | East-about | 512 | 512 | link | |||
| 2011 | Minoru | Saito | Shuten-doji II | JPN | 15.24m mono | 10/2008 Yokohama | 17/09/2011Yokohama | West-about | 1,080 days | 1080 | 8th solo circumnavigation. at 77 years and 8 months, he was then the oldest circumnavigation. Made 11 stops enroute | link | ||
| 2011 | Velux 5 Oceans | Brad | Van Liew | Le Pingouin | USA | 18.29m mono | 17/10/2010 La Rochelle | 2011 La Rochelle | East-about | 118d 10h 17' | 118 | 1st with stops in Cape Town, Wellington, Punta del Este & Charleston | link | |
| 2011 | Velux 5 Oceans | Zbigniew | Gutowski | Operon Racing | POL | 18.29m mono | 17/10/2010 La Rochelle | 2011 La Rochelle | East-about | 140d 14h 37' | 140 | 2nd with stops in Cape Town, Wellington, Punta del Este, Brazil & Charleston | link | |
| 2011 | Velux 5 Oceans | Derek | Hatfield | Active House | CAN | 18.29m mono | 17/10/2010 La Rochelle | 2011 La Rochelle | East-about | 130d 15h 42' | 130 | 3rd with stops in Cape Town, Wellington, Punta del Este & Charleston | link | |
| 2011 | Velux 5 Oceans | Chris | Stanmore-Major | Spartan | GBR | 18.29m mono | 17/10/2010 La Rochelle | 2011 La Rochelle | East-about | 140d 04h 10' | 140 | 4th with stops in Cape Town, Wellington, Punta del Este & Charleston | link | |
| 2013 | Gerry | Hughes | Quest III | GBR | 12.95m mono | 01/09 2012 Firth of Clyde | 08/05/2013 Firth of Clyde | East-about | 210 days | 210 | First profoundly deaf person to complete a solo circumnavigation. Made one stop in Hobart | link | ||
| 2016 | Joe | Harris | Gryphon Solo 2 | USA | 14.19m mono | 15/11/2015 Newport | 06/05/2016 Newport | East-about | 152d 23h 10m 24s | 152 | Finish date TBC. Had stops in Cape Town and Pirialopolis, Uruguay. | link | ||
| 2017 | Vende Globe | Enda | OÕCoineen | Kilcullen Voyager Ð Team Ireland | IRL | 18.29m mono | Les Sables d'Olonne | 02/04/2018 Les Sables d'Olonne | East-about | Dismasted on 01/01/2017 180 miles SE of New Zealand where he stopped, re-rigged the yacht and continued voyage back to Les Sables d'Olonne | link | |||
| 2017 | Round Antarctica Cup | Lisa | Blair | Climate Action Now | AUS | 15.24m mono | 22/01/2017 Albany | 25/07/ 2017 Albany | East-about | 183d 7h 21' 38" | 183 | First woman to sail solo around Antarctica with a stop in Cape Town ratified by the WSSRC | link | |
| 2018 | Jerome | Rand | Mighty Sparrow | USA | 9.75m mono | 3/10/2017 Gloucester | 30/06/2018 Gloucester | East-about | 271 days | 271 | Via the Snares Rocks south of NZ and Falkland Islands | link | ||
| 2018 | Bill | Hatfield | L'Eau Commotion | GBR | 11.58m mono | 23/07/2017 Queensland | 10/09/2018 Queensland | West-about | 414 days | 414 | At 79, the oldest person to complete a west-about solo circumnavigation, with one stop in the Falkland Islands | link | ||
| 2019 | La Longue Route | Francis | Tolan | Alizes II | FRA | 13.11m mono | East-about | Stood by Loc Lepage during rescue in Indian Ocean and stopped in Dunedin where he and his cat Navy, were quarantined. | link | |||||
| 2019 | La Longue Route | Gilles | Huot | Peregrina | FRA | 14.00 mono | 16/09/2018 Brest | 02/05/2019 Brest | East-about | 229 | 229 | Rounded Cape Horn 07/02/2019. Tecnical stop in Mar del Plata | link | |
| 2019 | La Longue Route | Manu | Wattercamps | Celeste | FRA | 13.00m mono | 26/08/2018 Lorient | January 2019 Lorient | East-about | Made one stop in Argentina before returning to Lorient in January 2019 | link | |||
| 2019 | La Longue Route | Kjell | Litwin | Selene | SWE | 9.75m mono | 10/06/2018 Falmouth | 17/06/2019 Brighton | East-about | 346 days. | 346 | Ran out of water in Indian Ocean and accepted outside assistance, and stopped in Hobart to replace windvane and clean hull | link | |
| 2019 | Randell | Reeves | Moli | USA | 13.72m mono | 30/09/2018 San Francisco | 19/10/2018 San Francisco | Figure-of-8 | First to complete a solo Figure-of-eight double circumnavigation via Cape Horn , around Antarctica, up through the Atlantic Ocean, across the Arctic Ocean via the Northwest passage, and back down around Alaska to San Francisco. | link | ||||
| 2020 | Bill | Norrie | Pixie | CAN | 8.53m mono | 01/09/2019 Victoria | 03/09/2020 Victoria | East-about | 304 | Via Gambiers, Isla Hershel, Stanley, Cape Town & Lyttelton Harbour NZ. 304 days at sea. | link | |||
| 2021 | Vende Globe | Isabelle | Joschke | MACSF | GER | 18.29m mono | 08/11/2020 Les Sables d'Olonne | 24/02/2021 Les Sables d'Olonne | East-about | 107d 20h 54m | 108 | Retired from 2021 Vendee Globe with Canting Keel Mechanism Failure retired unaided Salvador, Bahia. She completed the race unofficial in a time of 107d 20h 54m. | link | |
| 2021 | Vende Globe | Samantha | Davies | Initiatives-coeur | GBR | 18.29 mono | 08/11/2020 Les Sables d'Olonne | Les Sables d'Olonne | East-about | 109d 23h 40m | 109 | Retired from 2021 Vendee Globe with keel damage following collision with unidentified floating object; retired unaided in Cape Town. She continued outside the race unofficially in a time of 109d 23h 40m. | link |