Zac Sunderland - WSSRC Not Ratified

WSSRC Not Ratified

The World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC), the world sailing authority, complimented Sunderland on his achievement but did not ratify it and further stated that the route did not meet the requirements for a circumnavigation voyage. According to John Reed, Secretary to the WSSRC, Sunderland used an engine at various times during the attempt, stopped, had assistance and did not sail around Cape Horn.

However, the American Sailing Association has ratified it, using less strict rules, just "circumnavigating alone".