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Naomi James

New Zealand yacht racer

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Born 1949 · age 77New Zealand
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    Born 1949
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    Pitch Perfect 2
    2015
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Updated 2026-08-19

Dame Naomi Christine James, DBE is the first woman to have sailed single-handed around the world via Cape Horn, the second woman to have ever sailed solo around the world. She departed Dartmouth, Devon on 9 September 1977 and finished her voyage around the globe on 8 June 1978 after 272 days, thus improving Sir Francis Chichester's solo round-the-world sailing record by two days.

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