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Re: Celestial Navigators
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2002 May 23, 08:50 -0700
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2002 May 23, 08:50 -0700
Chichester (1901-1972) wrote an autobiography that contains accounts of his life up to but not including Gypsy Moth IVth. It was called The Lonely Sea and the Sky published in 1964 by Hodder & Stoughton, and in paperback in 1967 by Pan Books. He really was a great adventurer and navigator, as this page lists: http://greenwichpast.com/vip/sailors/chichester-achievements.htm Sir Francis Chichester's achievements 1929: Solo flight from London to Sydney. 14,561 miles (23,297 km) in 182.5 flying hours. Total time, 41 days 1931: Solo first across the Tasman Sea from Auckland via Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands to Jervis Bay, Australia. Awarded the Johnston Memorial Trophy for his achievement. 1960: Winner of the first Observer single-handed transatlantic race (OSTAR) in 40 days, sailing Gipsy Moth III 1964: Second finisher in second OSTAR race in 29 days, 23 hours, 57 minutes, again sailing Gipsy Moth III 1967: First 'one-stop solo circumnavigation with Gipsy Moth IV, 28,500 miles (45,600 km) in a sailing time of 226 days Dan -----Original Message----- From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM]On Behalf Of John LeRoy Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 9:26 PM To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Subject: Celestial Navigators George, Sir Francis's later exploits were in circumnavigating the globe and other long distance trips in a sailboat, named the Gypsy Moth II, III etc. He wrote a book about his aerial adventure, I wish I could think of the name, but you should be able to find it by the author's name. Regards; John LeRoy
