Mike Perham Summary
Mike Perham (16/3/1992, Potters Bar) became the youngest person ever to sail solo around the world aged just 17 years old. He arrived back in UK waters on 27th August 2009 after setting sail 8 months previously. Mike's 30,000 mile voyage saw him battling 50ft waves, gale-force winds and several technical setbacks as well as celebrating his seventeenth birthday alone on the Indian Ocean. Mike is a very confident young man who is determined to break other records and constantly be in the news for the next few years. Channel 4 dedicated an hour long programme to him in November 2009.