Michael Perham
Introduction


**Michael Perham** (born 16 March 1992) is an [English](/wiki/England "England") [sailor](/wiki/Sailor "Sailor") and adventurer from [Potters Bar](/wiki/Potters_Bar "Potters Bar"). In 2007 at the age of 14 he became the youngest person in the world to successfully sail across the Atlantic Ocean [single\-handedly](/wiki/Single-handed_sailing "Single-handed sailing"), beating the record set in 2003 by British sailor [Seb Clover](/wiki/Seb_Clover "Seb Clover"). In 2009 at the age of 17 he became the youngest person to sail around the world solo. Perham's second record surpassed that of [Zac Sunderland](/wiki/Zac_Sunderland "Zac Sunderland"), an older 17\-year\-old American, set only six weeks earlier. Following this, Perham's adventures included driving around the world and racing in many offshore races, most notably the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in 2011 where his team placed second in class.


Where was Michael Perham born?