Zac Sunderland has spent the last eight months on a sailboat in an attempt to be the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe by sailboat. Along the way he's encountered times with no wind, storms, questionable people that led him to load his on board pistol and damage to the 36-foot Intrepid that required repairs.

His parents have been highly sportive of his journey and also criticized for allowing such a young person to set off on such an adventure.

Zac started his journey from California going west and is currently about halfway between Africa and South America. He's already covered much of the 40,000 mile journey.

Check Zac's website and blog for updates, more video and tools that show his current position.

Click here for Zac's website.