23 April 2025
“A South African sailor is attempting a record-breaking circumnavigation of the globe… Tackling the voyage in the smallest boat to ever embark on the challenge.”
IOL
6 November 2024
Greg Were’s solo circumnavigation: A journey of resilience, adventure on the sea
Cape Town – A solo sailor is undertaking essential repairs on his boat in Simon’s Town before he continues his circumnavigation of the globe.
Omny.FM
29 October 2024
Travel and Tourism: Sailor Greg Were circumnavigates the globe
Pippa speaks to Greg Were, who is hoping to break the world record for the smallest vessel ever to solo sail around the globe nonstop and unassisted.
DispatchLIVE
26 July 2024
Makhanda sailor sets off on solo around-the-world record bid
Makhanda, Eastern Cape, seafarer Greg Were is attempting to break the record for the smallest vessel to sail around the globe in a solo, unassisted voyage without any stops. ..
Greg and his wife Jannean at the Falmouth Yacht Haven
The Packet
25 July 2024
Gregory Were round-the-world single-handed circumnavigation
SOUTH African yachtsman Gregory Were will hopefully leave Falmouth today (Thursday) on a mammoth non-stop round-the-world single-handed circumnavigation, similar to that done in 1969 by Sir Robin Knox Johnston with his yacht Suhaili, a 32 ft Bermudan ketch.
Greg’s yacht named Hummingbird is just 20 feet long which if he achieves his goal, will be a world record for the smallest boat ever to complete this voyage which will take over a year to complete.
Hummingbird is a Flicka 20 yacht, quite beamy for her length, has a wooden mast which Greg has strengthened with …
BBC News and AOL
17 July 2024
Sailor sets course for record-breaking voyage
A South African man is hoping to break records by sailing the smallest boat around the world.
Greg Were, 33, said he planned to begin the voyage in Falmouth before sailing around Africa, across the Indian and Pacific oceans, around South America and back again to Cornwall.
He plans to complete the unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation on his 20ft (6.1m) yacht, called Hummingbird…
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