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Gipsy Moth Circles the World
by Chichester, Sir Francis
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good condition - inside front jacket flap is price clipped/Very Good condition - inside front jacket flap is price clipped
- ISBN 10
- 9990371903
- ISBN 13
- 9789990371901
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Gipsy Moth Circles the World by Sir Francis Chichester
Publisher: Coward-McCann (June 1, 1968)ISBN-10: 9990371903
ISBN-13: 9789990371901Hardcover
6 x 9 inches, 269 pages
The story of how the sixty-five-year-old navigator singlehandedly circumnavigated the globe, the whole way battling hostile seas as well as his boat's numerous design flaws, is a tale of superhuman tenacity and endurance to be read and reread by sailors and armchair adventurers alike.--------------------------------
Sir Francis Charles Chichester (17 September 1901 – 26 August 1972) was a British businessman, pioneering aviator and solo sailor.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route and the fastest circumnavigator, in nine months and one day overall in 1966–67.
Chichester was born in the rectory at Shirwell near Barnstaple in Devon, England, the son of a Church of England clergyman, Charles Chichester, himself the seventh son of Sir Arthur Chichester, 8th Baronet. His mother was Emily Annie, daughter of Samuel Page. At the age of six he was sent as a boarder to The Old Ride Preparatory School for boys, then attended Marlborough College during World War I. At the age of eighteen Chichester emigrated to New Zealand where in ten years he built up a prosperous business in forestry, mining and property development, only to suffer severe losses in the Great Depression.
Publisher: Coward-McCann (June 1, 1968)ISBN-10: 9990371903
ISBN-13: 9789990371901Hardcover
6 x 9 inches, 269 pages
The story of how the sixty-five-year-old navigator singlehandedly circumnavigated the globe, the whole way battling hostile seas as well as his boat's numerous design flaws, is a tale of superhuman tenacity and endurance to be read and reread by sailors and armchair adventurers alike.--------------------------------
Sir Francis Charles Chichester (17 September 1901 – 26 August 1972) was a British businessman, pioneering aviator and solo sailor.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route and the fastest circumnavigator, in nine months and one day overall in 1966–67.
Chichester was born in the rectory at Shirwell near Barnstaple in Devon, England, the son of a Church of England clergyman, Charles Chichester, himself the seventh son of Sir Arthur Chichester, 8th Baronet. His mother was Emily Annie, daughter of Samuel Page. At the age of six he was sent as a boarder to The Old Ride Preparatory School for boys, then attended Marlborough College during World War I. At the age of eighteen Chichester emigrated to New Zealand where in ten years he built up a prosperous business in forestry, mining and property development, only to suffer severe losses in the Great Depression.
Synopsis
the first solo circumnavigation of the world with only one stop in Australia,He was knighted by the Queen for the feat.
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- Worldwide Collectibles
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05287202226
- Title
- Gipsy Moth Circles the World
- Author
- Chichester, Sir Francis
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good condition - inside front jacket flap is price clipped
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good condition - inside front jacket flap is price clipped
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 9990371903
- ISBN 13
- 9789990371901
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann
- Place of Publication
- Ny
- Date Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 269
- Size
- 6 x 9 inches
- Keywords
- Sailing, navication, adventure
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