Karen Thorndike

Karen Thorndike, born in Snohomish, Washington in 1942, was an American woman who sailed solo around the world, in a voyage of 33,000 miles, which she completed in 1998 in a 36-foot yacht named Amelia after Amelia Earhart.[1][2] The trip took her two years and two weeks, but was not done continuously; for example, she had a three-month hospitalization for angina pectoris after her trip began.[1] Her interest in sailing began in the early 1980s.[3] Thorndike took some sailing lessons, began racing and was soon delivering boats from Hawaii to Seattle.[3] During one of those trips, her dream of circumnavigating began to take shape.[3] However, when she confided in a crew member and friend about her plans, he told her, “That’s impossible. You have no idea what you’d be getting yourself into.”[3] After that, Thorndike kept her plans to herself until she bought her boat.[3] During her around-the-world trip she also sailed around the five great capes.[4] Due to her achievement she was interviewed for the book The Heart of Success: Conversations with Notable Achievers by Dan G. Tripps.[5] In 1999 she was awarded the Cruising Club of America's Blue Water Medal. [6] She also received a Guinness World Records certificate acknowledging her accomplishment.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "CNN – U.S. woman makes history by sailing globe solo – August 19, 1998". CNN. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Karen Thorndike Summary". BookRags.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620080759/http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/archives/1173. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "Going to Sea – The Sant Ocean Hall Changing Exhibit Gallery". Mnh.si.edu. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ "The Heart of Success". Transatlanticpub.com. August 4, 1996. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ "1999 Blue Water Medal to KAREN THORNDIKE aboard Amelia". cruisingclub.org. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
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