Getting smaller for record attempt

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, UK 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.

The voyage is set to leave this week and is estimated to take about a year. The current record was set by Polish yachtsman Szymon Kuczynski, who sailed around the world in 2017-18 in a 20.6ft (6.3m) yacht without stopping or receiving any assistance. – Full report

Editor’s note: This appears to be a pursuit for a Guinness World Record as the World Sailing Speed Record Council, which is the authority for sailing records, has not been contacted.