Jon Sanders is celebrated for a two-consecutive non-stop (SV Perie Banou) and then a three consecutive non-stop (SV Parry Endeavour), unassisted circumnavigations of the planet by yacht. His yacht SV Parry Endeavour is on display at the Fremantle Maritime Museum where it has pride-of-place next to the America’s Cup, winning Australia II.
Jon Sanders has achieved numerous sailing records, including:
- The longest DISTANCE ever sailed continuously by any vessel unassisted and solo, 71,023 nautical miles
First-time single-handed (solo) sailing records to Jon Sanders include:
- 5 x non-stop circumnavigations (the first in 1981-82 and the last in 1986-1987);
- 5 x Cape Horn roundings (one east-west & four west-east);
- 5 x Cape Horn roundings during non-stop circumnavigations;
- 4 x roundings of the five southernmost capes;
- 1 x circumnavigation using the east-west route;
- 4 x circumnavigations using the west-east route;
- Circumnavigate non-stop via Cape Horn west-about and east-about;
- Skipper of small yacht (less than 15.5m) to complete 5x circumnavigations, crewed or single-handed; and
- Yachtsman to complete x5 circumnavigations via Cape Horn, crewed or single-handed.
Since the year 2000, Jon has skippered a 44ft sloop from Sydney to Europe via the Red Sea and Suez Canal; including his 11th crossing of the Indian Ocean and fourth transit of the Suez Canal.
- Other voyages and transits include:
- Indian Ocean (14 times)
- Atlantic Ocean (11 times)
- Pacific Ocean (12 times)
- Australian seaboard, west-to-east and east-to-west (45 times)
- Cape Horn (5 times)
- Cape of Good Hope (11 times)
- Panama Canal (6 times)
- Suez Canal (x4)
Major yacht races include:
- Sydney-to-Hobart Race (x7)
- 1979 Parmelia Yacht Race, United Kingdom-to-Australia; and the
- Cape-to-Rio de Janeiro (x3)