Sunderland is just 16 years old, but the U.S.A. boy is going to travel around the world on his own.
He will start his trip on June 14, 2010. He plans to spend 11 months on a sailboat. He hopes it will make him the youngest solo (单人的) U.S.A. person to sail around the world.
"It's going to be an exciting trip," he says. "Life changes you as you move along through it."
Sunderland is a good sailor (水手). His parents are both sailors. Sunderland sailed for the first time when he was just 6 weeks old.
But the trip will be full of danger. He will sail 33,800 kilometres. There will be typhoons and big waves. And he will be alone for thousands of hours. However, Sunderland thinks he can make it.