Abigail "Abby" Sunderland (born October 19, 1993, resident in Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks, California), California) has set sail to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Her brother, Zac Sunderland, was the first to complete such a journey before turning 18. She initially set sail from Marina del Rey, California in her 40-foot boat Wild Eyes on January 23, 2010Dead linkdate=April 2010 but had to stop in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She restarted her circumnavigation on February 6, 2010, planning to sail solo, nonstop, and unassisted leaving from and returning to Cabo San Lucas, but autopilot problems then forced Sunderland to stop at Cape Town for repairs. She is writing a book during the journey that is planned to be published after the journey.