British teen sets sailing record
A British teenager became the youngest person to sail solo across the Atlantic Ocean, reaching the Caribbean island of Antigua after a 6 1/2 -week voyage.
Mike Perham, 14, raised his fist triumphantly to a crowd of Antiguan officials and supporters as he docked his 28-foot boat, the Cheeky Monkey, on the island’s southeastern coast.
Perham, whose father trailed him in another boat, set sail Nov. 18 from Gibraltar.
“It has been a fantastic journey,” he said.
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