▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November , ▁she ▁passed ▁T ong a , ▁sail ing ▁clear ▁of ▁both ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁F iji . ▁ ▁As ▁required ▁for ▁a ▁full ▁circ umn avigation , ▁she ▁crossed ▁the ▁equ ator ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁( Austral ian ▁date ), ▁near ▁Jar vis ▁Island ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 6 1 ° 4 0 ' W ▁longitude , ▁and ▁rounded ▁Kir it im ati ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁( Austral ian ▁date ) ▁after ▁ 3 6 ▁days . ▁Then ▁she ▁crossed ▁the ▁equ ator ▁again ▁at ▁ 1 5 6 ° 2 0 ' W ▁longitude , ▁and ▁continued ▁south - e aster ly ▁towards ▁Cape ▁Horn . ▁The ▁sa iled ▁distance ▁from ▁Sydney ▁to ▁Kir it im ati ▁was ▁about ▁ 3 , 9 0 0 ▁n mi . ▁At ▁Christmas ▁she ▁was ▁near ▁Point ▁N emo , ▁the ▁place ▁located ▁fur th est ▁from ▁land . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁( 9 : 4 0 ▁UTC ) ▁she ▁passed ▁Cape ▁Horn , ▁having ▁sa iled ▁around ▁ 9 , 8 0 0 ▁n mi ▁in ▁ 8 7 ▁days . ▁This ▁was ▁ 1 1 ▁days ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁planned ▁ ▁per ▁day ▁schedule . ▁So on ▁after ▁her ▁parents ▁fle w ▁over ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁plane ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁witness ▁the ▁passage . ▁Just ▁over ▁a ▁week ▁later , ▁on ▁