Jesse Martin

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For the American actor, see Jesse L. Martin. For the American politician, see Jesse M. Martin.
Jesse Martin
Born (1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 (age 42)
Munich, Germany[1]
Nationality Australian
Occupation Sailor
Known for Held the record as the youngest person to sail solo around the world (unassisted)

Jesse Martin, OAM (born 26 August 1981) is an Australian sailor who in 1999 became the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and unassisted,[2] taking the record from David Dicks, who was 24 days younger when he completed his circumnavigation, but had obtained assistance. Martin's journey in the 34-foot (10 m) S&S 34 sloop Lionheart-Mistral took approximately 11 months. He chronicled his adventures in the book Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit, and his story was made into a documentary, Lionheart: The Jesse Martin Story.

"Lionheart" voyage

At 17, Martin departed Melbourne for a world voyage on his yacht, Lionheart. He arrived back in Melbourne on 31 October 1999 and sailed into the record books at age 18. The entire journey covered 328 days and 27,000 nautical miles (50,000 km) in all. Since Martin's voyage, the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) have discontinued the "youngest" category[3] and no longer recognise "human condition" records.[4] Martin remains the youngest solo non-stop unassisted sailor to cross opposite points of the globe in a single round the world voyage. His voyage inspired other young sailors, including Jessica Watson, to attempt similar circumnavigations.[5]

The voyage was sponsored by Mistral[disambiguation needed], the Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun, the Sandringham Yacht Club, Kodak, REV milk and Autohelm. Mistral was the major sponsor, donating over A$300,000 on the conditions that the name was placed on the sail, prominently and repeatedly on the boat, on the bottom of Martin's weekly newspaper column, and on Martin's clothing.[6]

Post "Lionheart" activities

Martin lives in Melbourne, Australia and has started a media production company,[7] as well as a Papua New Guinea sailing adventure charter business.[8] In 2005, he released a follow-up book entitled Kijana: The Real Story. In January 2009 Martin crashed his car into a train at railway level crossing at McKinnon railway station in Melbourne. Martin walked away uninjured.[9] In 2010 Martin shared producing and directing credits for 5 Lost at Sea,[10] a film documenting his attempted inspirational voyage with several friends.[11]

Awards

Martin was the Australian Yachting Federation's Youth Sailor of the Year for the year 1999-2000[12] and the Young Victorian of the Year in 2000.[13] He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001[14] and the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2002.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Martin, Jesse (2000). Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit. Sydney: Allen & Unwin (Martin was born in Germany while his parents were travelling in Europe). See the overview of this book at Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 7 Nov 2010.
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  3. ↑ " Other Kinds of Sailing Records", World Sailing Speed Record Council. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Townsend, Allie (21 June 2010). "Should There Be Age Limits on Thrill Seeking", Time. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
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  6. ↑ Martin, Jesse (2000). Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. Chapter 3.
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  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Citation: For service as the youngest person to sail solo around the world, an inspiration to youth.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Citation: For achievement in completing a solo, unassisted and non-stop circumnavigation of the globe without the use of fossil fuels, and for service to the community, particularly youth.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Young Victorian of the Year
2000		 Succeeded by
Daniela Di Toro
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