Donna Lange – Sail Twice Around the World

by Herreshoff Marine Museum on 14 Jun 2016 Having completed her second solo circumnavigation of the world, Donna Lange will give us a photo and music presentation encompassing the preparation and execution of her sailing feat.

She will share the most dynamic stories and the incredible effect of being offshore sailing the world's powerful ocean environments on her 28-foot sailboat. We'll learn about how she managed the challenges on board, as well as how this incredible adventure changed her in many ways.

Donna Lange began sailing in 1999, as crew on a traditional tall ship in Baltimore MD. The captain, Virginia Wagner, offered Donna a position on her next commission for the Millenium 2000 Tall Ship Regatta around the world. At that moment, Donna knew it was the perfect opportunity to move forward in her life. Two weeks later Captain Wagner had to inform Donna that the ship went aground during the delivery of the vessel to Florida...the trip was canceled. But at that point, the vision to sail the world had taken hold.

In 2005-2007, Donna completed a solo circumnavigation of the world via the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn with only two stops before crossing her outbound track becoming the fastest US woman to solo sail the world. In 2015, Donna took off again from Bristol RI to do a nonstop solo circumnavigation from which she returned at the end of May.

Donna is a USCG 100-ton master captain, a professional nurse, BSN, MHA/ED, the mother of four children and eleven grandchildren. She plays music professionally, has published two children's books illustrated by Bonnie Blue, as well as has produced four CDs of her songs. She is presently penning her first book about her healing journey solo sailing the world.