British teen sets sailing record

A British teenager became the youngest person to sail solo across the Atlantic Ocean, reaching the Caribbean island of Antigua after a 6 1/2 -week voyage.

Mike Perham, 14, raised his fist triumphantly to a crowd of Antiguan officials and supporters as he docked his 28-foot boat, the Cheeky Monkey, on the island’s southeastern coast.

Perham, whose father trailed him in another boat, set sail Nov. 18 from Gibraltar.

“It has been a fantastic journey,” he said.