First solo voyage around the world by a double amputee (arm and leg)

Between 18 June 2014 and 4 December 2021, Dustin Reynolds (USA), aka the "Single-handed Sailor", completed an around-the-world journey by sail, starting and ending in his home state of Hawaii, USA. He travelled west via the South Pacific, Australia, south-east Asia, Madagascar, South Africa, the Caribbean, the eastern USA and through the Panama Canal to return to the Pacific Ocean. The first part of the journey was sailed in an Alberg 35 sloop named Rudis; in Thailand, he exchanged this for a Bristol 35.5 called Tiama.

Reynolds had his left arm and leg amputated in 2008 after he was knocked off his motorcycle by a drunk driver.

He was inspired to take on this challenge - despite having no ocean sailing experience! - after reading about other solo sailors who completed journeys around the world. After facing financial difficulties after his accident, he decided to sell his fishing boat and with the money bought a sailboat. Originally, the trip was intended to take five years, but ended up stretching to 7.5 years because of boat problems and COVID restrictions.

The route was as follows: 1. Hawaii, USA 2. Palmyra, Northern Line Islands 3. Tabuaeran/Fanning Island, Kiribati 4. American Samoa 5. Tonga 6. Fiji 7. Vanuatu 8. Solomon islands 9. Luisade Islands 10. Papua New Guinea 10. Thursday Island/Darwin, Australia 11. Indonesia 12. Malaysia 13. Thailand 14. Andaman Islands, India 15. Sri Lanka 16. Chagos Islands 17. Madagascar 18. Mozambique 19. Richards Bay/Durban/Port Elizabeth/Cape Town, South Africa 20. St Helena 21. Ascension Island 22. Grenada 23. St Vincent 24. St Lucia 25. Martinique 26. Dominica 27. Guadeloupe 28. Antigua 29. British Virgin Islands 30. US Virgin Islands 31. Rhode Island/New York/North Carolina, USA 32. Bahamas 33. San Andrés, Colombia 34. Panama Canal 35. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador 36. Marquesas Islands 37. French Polynesia 38. Hawaii, USA