Around Australia
Around Australia course rules as stated by the World Sailing Speed Record Council: A skipper may nominate any starting/finishing point on the Australian mainland that is acceptable to WSSRC. The vessel may sail either way around the continent as defined. The course shall enclose Sydney Heads, Cape York and the Thursday Islands group, Cobourg Peninsula, Melville and Bathurst Islands, North West Cape, Cape Leeuwin, South East Cape (Tasmania).
Non Stop Single Handed Circumnavigations - not ratified by the WSSRC
Non Stop Single Handed Circumnavigations - not ratified by the WSSRC
| Sailor | Yacht | Year | Days | Port |
| David Beard | Skassie | 1990 | 68 | Brisbane |
| Andy Engwirda | Bolero | 1998 | 60 | Brisbane |
Non Stop Crewed Circumnavigations
| Sailors | Yacht | Year | Days | Port |
| Bill and John Gleeson, Jack Weller, Gerry Humphries. | Odyssey
Monohull |
1978 | 68 | Mooloolaba |
| Kanga Birtles, John Bankart, Jeremy Pearce | Magna Data
60ft monohull |
1999 | 44 | Sydney |
| David Pescud and disabled crew | KAZ
52ft (16.4m)monohull |
2003 | 37 | Sydney |
| Olivier de Kersauson and 11 crew | Geronimo
112ft, (34m) trimaran |
2005 | 17 | Sydney |
For the latest sailing records see ISAF/WORLD SPEED SAILING RECORD COUNCIL website: http://www.sailspeedrecords.com
Around the World
To sail around the world, a vessel must start from and return to the same port, must cross all meridians of longitude and must cross the Equator. It may cross some but not all meridians more than once (i.e. two roundings of Antarctica do not count.) The orthodromic track of the vessel must be at least 21,600 nautical miles in length. In calculating this distance, it is to be assumed that the vessel will sail around Antarctica in latitude 64 degrees south. A vessel starting in the Southern Hemisphere has to round an island or other fixed point in the Northern Hemispehre that will satisfy the minimum distance requirement. From the Rules of the WSSRC - the World Sailing Speed Record Council
Australian Non Stop Single Handed Circumnavigations
| Achievment | Sailor | Yacht | Year | Days | Port | Ratified |
| First by a woman | Kay Cottee | First Lady | 1987 - 88 | 189 | Sydney | WSSRC |
| Longest series
1 westabout, 2 eastabout |
Jon Sanders | Parry Endeavour | 1986 - 88 | 657 | Fremantle | WSSRC |
| Youngest
Born October 1978 |
David Dicks | Seaflight | 1996 | 264 | Fremantle | WSSRC |
| Youngest, unassisted.
Born August 1981 |
Jesse Martin | Lionheart | 1998 - 99 | 329 | Melbourne | - |
| First by disabled person | Vincent Lauwers | Vision Quest | 1999 - 00 | 233 | Melbourne | WSSRC |
| Oldest & fastest | Tony Mowbray | Solo Globe Challenge | 2000 - 01 | 180 | Newcastle | - |
Firsts in Singlehanded Circumnavigations
| First | Sailor | Yacht | Year | Port | Ratified |
| Stopping | Joshua Slocum USA | Spray | 1895 - 98 | Boston | WSSRC |
| Australian | Bill Nance AUS | Cardinal Virtue | 1962 - 65 | - | |
| One stop | Francis Chichester GBR | Gipsy Moth IV | 1966 - 67 | Plymouth | WSSRC |
| Non stop | Robin Knox-Johnston GBR | Suhaili | 1968 - 69 | Falmouth | WSSRC |
For the latest sailing records see ISAF/WORLD SPEED SAILING RECORD COUNCIL website: http://www.sailspeedrecords.com
