Other Recognitions
Sanders was inducted into the Single-Handed Sailor's Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, USA in 1991.
Sanders' records include: (From S-HSoF website)
- 1970 First solo circumnavigation trip east to west mostly sailing through tropics.
- 1981-82 Double nonstop solo circumnavigation west to east via Southern Ocean.
- Triple non-stop solo circumnavigation:
- 25 May 1986 left Fremantle headed east.
- 29 January 1987 Rendezvous off Fremantle to mark first circumnavigation.
- 13 March 1988 returned from 658 days 21 hours and 18 minutes at sea, completing three non-stop solo circumnavigations.
- The Guinness World Book of Records cites this as longest distance ever sailed continuously by any vessel. (71,023 nautical miles)
A road in Osborne Park, Western Australia bears his name in honour of his sailing accomplishments.
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