Michael Perham
Teen to lead youngest Sydney-Hobart crew
Mar 10, 2011 03:28 EST
Australian teenager Jessica Watson, the youngest person to sail around the globe solo, will skipper the youngest ever crew in the Sydney to Hobart blue water yacht classic, she said.
Church of England backs covenant but traditionalists rebel
Nov 25, 2010 04:56 EST
The Church of England has edged closer to backing a global agreement intended to unify the Anglican Church, but the process received a blow when traditionalists said they could not support it.
Church of England backs covenant but traditionalists rebel
Nov 24, 2010 13:54 EST
The Church of England edged closer Wednesday to backing a global agreement intended to unify the Anglican Church, but the process received a blow when traditionalists said they could not support it.
Anglican conservatives reject global unity plan
Nov 24, 2010 10:19 EST
Conservative Anglican leaders, mainly Africans, reject proposal to hold global body together. Leaders of conservative Anglicans on Wednesday rejected a proposed covenant to hold their global communion together just as the Church of England gave preliminary approval to the plan.
Dutch sailor, 14, cleared for solo world voyage
Jul 27, 2010 11:17 EDT
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court cleared the way Tuesday for teen-ager Laura Dekker to try to become the youngest person to sail round the world solo, ending state supervision of the 14 year-old.
Dutch sailor Laura Dekker may be moored for another year
Jul 20, 2010 15:15 EDT
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch welfare authorities on Tuesday requested a year's extension to their supervision of teenage sailor Laura Dekker, which could scuttle her plans to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo.
Dutch sailor Laura Dekker may be moored for another year
Jul 20, 2010 15:15 EDT
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch welfare authorities on Tuesday requested a year's extension to their supervision of teenage sailor Laura Dekker, which could scuttle her plans to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo.
Calif. teen sailor thought rescue might take weeks
Jun 14, 2010 00:14 EDT
Southern Calif. teen sailor says she thought her rescue might take weeks, not days. The California teenager who was plucked from her disabled sailboat in the turbulent southern Indian Ocean said Sunday she is in awe of the effort to rescue her and thought it might take much longer before she was saved.
CA teen sailor healthy, weary after 3 days adrift
Jun 13, 2010 21:07 EDT
Calif. teen healthy, weary after rescue from crippled sailboat adrift 3 days in Indian Ocean. Rescued solo sailor Abby Sunderland summed up the end of her circumnavigation quest in a sentence.
Teen sailor healthy, weary after 3 days adrift
Jun 13, 2010 10:22 EDT
Calif. teen healthy, weary after rescue from crippled sailboat adrift 3 days in Indian Ocean. Rescued solo sailor Abby Sunderland summed up the end of her circumnavigation quest in a sentence.
Rescued US teen sailor vows to do it again
Jun 13, 2010 00:51 EDT
A US teenager who was plucked from her stricken yacht in the Indian Ocean after an international rescue mission, has vowed to try to sail around the world again.
After rescue, US teen sailor defends round-the-world bid
Jun 12, 2010 15:45 EDT
A US teen rescued in the Indian Ocean Saturday after a failed attempt to sail solo around the world has rejected criticism that she was too young to undertake the trip.
Parents: Teen sailor healthy after 3 days adrift
Jun 12, 2010 13:53 EDT
Parents say Calif. teen healthy after rescue from crippled sailboat adrift in Indian Ocean. Weary but healthy despite bumps and bruises, teen sailor Abby Sunderland was cheerful in a phone call home after being rescued Saturday from her crippled boat in the southern Indian Ocean, her parents said.
US teen defends round-the-world yacht bid after rescue
Jun 12, 2010 13:25 EDT
A US teen rescued in the Indian Ocean Saturday after a failed attempt to sail solo around the world has rejected criticism that she was too young to undertake the trip.
US teen sailor rescued from Indian Ocean
Jun 12, 2010 12:14 EDT
An American teenage girl was rescued Saturday after a failed attempt to sail solo around the world left her drifting for two nights in rough Indian Ocean seas, sparking an international emergency.
US teen sailor rescued from Indian Ocean
Jun 12, 2010 08:51 EDT
An American teenage girl was rescued Saturday after a botched attempt to sail solo round the world left her drifting for two nights in rough Indian Ocean seas, sparking an international emergency.
US teen sailor rescued from Indian Ocean
Jun 12, 2010 07:29 EDT
An American teenage girl was rescued Saturday after a botched attempt to sail solo round the world left her drifting for two nights in rough Indian Ocean seas, sparking an international emergency.
French fishing vessel steams toward stranded teen
Jun 12, 2010 03:30 EDT
French fishing vessel steams toward stranded California teen in southern Indian Ocean. A French fishing vessel was steaming across the southern Indian Ocean on Saturday to reach a stranded California teenager awaiting rescue after the mast on her boat broke, ending her around-the-world sailing effort.
Missing US yacht girl found safe in Indian Ocean
Jun 11, 2010 11:14 EDT
An American teenage girl was found safe with her damaged yacht on Friday after going missing in stormy Indian Ocean seas during a controversial attempt to sail solo round the world.
Missing US yacht girl found safe in Indian Ocean
Jun 11, 2010 11:03 EDT
An American teenage girl was found safe with her damaged yacht on Friday after going missing in stormy Indian Ocean seas during a controversial attempt to sail solo round the world.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Michael Perham | |
|---|---|
Perham aboard his boat before setting off on his around-the-world attempt, 15 November 2008 | |
| Born | 16 March 1992 |
| Residence | Potters Bar, Hertfordshire |
| Occupation | Yachtsman |
| Parents | Peter and Heather Perham[1] |