Francis Chichester (1901–1972)
Autore di Gipsy Moth: il giro del mondo a vela
Sull'Autore
Serie
Opere di Francis Chichester
Map & Guide of London 2 copie
Star Compass 2 copie
Opere correlate
Een madonna voor Marta; De President; De wereldreis van de Gipsy Moth; Spion met twee gezichten — Autore — 1 copia, 1 recensione
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1901-09-17
- Data di morte
- 1972-08-26
- Luogo di sepoltura
- St Peter's Church, Shirwell, England, UK
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Barnstaple, Devon, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- England
New Zealand - Istruzione
- Marlborough College
- Attività lavorative
- yachtsman
airman - Relazioni
- Chichester, Sheila (wife)
- Organizzazioni
- Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (WWII)
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Knight Bachelor (1967)
- Breve biografia
- Sir Francis Chichester was an English yachtsman and airman. He was born in 1901 and died in 1972. In 1931 he made the first east-west solo flight from New Zealand to Australia across the Tasman Sea, he won the first single-handed transatlantic yacht race in 1960, and came second in the second race in 1964, and in 1966 to 1967 he sailed alone round the world in the ketch Gipsy Moth IV.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 26
- Opere correlate
- 4
- Utenti
- 846
- Popolarità
- #30,227
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 13
- ISBN
- 66
- Lingue
- 5
The complete autobiography of the great adventurer Sir Francis Chichester, the first and fastest man to singlehandedly circumnavigate the globe
Aged 18 and with a taste for adventure, Francis Chichester emigrated to New Zealand with ten pounds in his pocket. He tried his hand at a number of ill-fated careers—a boxer, shepherd, lumberjack, and gold prospector, to name a few—before returning to England. Having qualified as a pilot, in 1929 he embarked on his most famous solo flight in the de Havilland Gipsy Moth from England to Australia. Shortly afterward, he survived a near-death catastrophe in an attempt to fly solo around the world. Turning to sailing, he won the first single-handed transatlantic yacht race in Gipsy Moth III, despite having been diagnosed with cancer two years previously. In 1967, he became the first person to sail around the world solo from west to east via the great capes. Here, his entire life—including his greatest failures and successes—are told by the man who experienced it all firsthand.… (altro)