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Single-handed sailing
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The sport and practice of single-handed sailing or solo sailing is sailing with only one crewmember. The term usually refers to ocean and long-distance sailing and is used in competitive sailing and a
A sailor tethered to the boat for safety as he reefs sails.
A sailor tethered to the boat for safety as he reefs sails.
Bernard Gilboy and his 18 ft schooner Pacific
Bernard Gilboy and his 18 ft schooner Pacific
Francis Chichester
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Sir Francis Charles Chichester KBE was a British businessman, pioneering aviator and solo sailor.
Single-handed sailing
…Island, and it was interrupted midway because of a lack of funds. Organised single-handed yacht racing was pioneered by Britons "Blondie" Hasler and Francis Chichester, who conceived the idea of a single-handed race across the Atlantic Ocean. This was a revolutionary concept at the time, as the idea was thought to be…
Sir Francis Chichester, whose 1966–67 global voyage was sponsored by the International Wool Secretariat, its Woolmark featured on his cricket cap
Sir Francis Chichester, whose 1966–67 global voyage was sponsored by the International Wool Secretariat, its Woolmark featured on his cricket cap
The former Rectory in Shirwell, Devon, birthplace of Francis Chichester; photographed in 2017
The former Rectory in Shirwell, Devon, birthplace of Francis Chichester; photographed in 2017
Francis Chichester after his solo flight from Croydon, England to Darwin, Mascot, Australia, 1930
Francis Chichester after his solo flight from Croydon, England to Darwin, Mascot, Australia, 1930
Memorial to Francis Chichester in St Peter's church, Shirwell
Memorial to Francis Chichester in St Peter's church, Shirwell