The first woman to sail around the world singl handed?

Question

The first woman to sail around the world singl handed?

Answer 1

wikipedia says: "The major women's firsts were achieved in just over ten years. Poland's Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz set off to sail around the world by the trade-wind route in 1976, and on her return to the Canary Islands in 1978 became the first woman to perform a single-handed circumnavigation (with stops). Less than two months later, Naomi James completed the first single-handed circumnavigation (with stops) by a woman via Cape Horn, in just 272 days; and in 1988, Kay Cottee became the first woman to perform a solo non-stop circumnavigation in her 11 metre (36 ft) sloop First Lady, taking 189 days"

No to take anything from K C-L, Naomi James is generally considerd the first  ( WITH STOPS) because she did the way more dangeous and demanding route of going around Cape Horn....the first (WITHOUT STOPS, which is about 4 times harder), seems to be  Kay Cottee

Answer 2

The first non-stop solo was in 1987/8 by Kay Cottee of Australia in First Lady.

However Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz of Poland was the first woman to complete a round the world sail - with stops - in 1977/8.

Answer 3

it was ellen macarthur.

Answer 4

she only used one hand? wow thats some woman!