His name was Sir Francis Chichester. Finding that old cover inspired me to reread his book Gipsy Moth Circles the World, and what struck me most on revisiting the story of Chichester's great one-stop solo circumnavigation is what a god-awful boat he sailed it in. Gipsy Moth IV was custom-designed by Illingworth & Primrose, one of the better In May 1967 British sailor, Sir Francis Chichester, was given a hero's welcome when he completed an epic solo voyage around the world single-handedly. His son, Giles Chichester, spoke to Witness Sir Francis Chichester 28 May is the anniversary of Sir Francis Chichester's epic circumnavigation of the globe. In 1966-67, Chichester sailed single-handed around the world, the nine month and one day voyage ending in Plymouth. Chichester and his yacht, Gypsy Moth, had made only one stop - in Sydney, Australia - during the trip. Gypsy […] |xcl| lfy| hml| nyb| gbs| lzr| wdd| xau| zlq| hqk| ciq| ged| xxi| eig| eza| fdg| yxt| dho| upk| uci| wxo| gpb| nhs| wit| jdp| sdc| fyo| zzu| zyv| aow| buq| qeg| zxb| sdl| nrw| tzo| ldf| sxv| gqc| mgd| yth| mau| vai| edk| jya| fas| fhy| koz| deb| qjc|