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Francis Chichester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Francis Chichester owned a succession of yachts called Gypsy Moth of which Gipsy Moth IV was the last. Sir Francis Chichester, aviator and sailor, (born September 17, 1901, Barnstaple, Devon, England – died August 26, 1972, Plymouth, Devon) was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his achievement of sailing solo around the world in only nine months and one day. The voyage was also a race against the clock as Sir Francis wanted to better the typical times achieved by the fastest fully crewed Clipper Ships during the heyday of commercial sail in the 19th century. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_Chichester   (232 words)

Encyclopedia: Francis Drake Francis Drake was born in Tavistock, Devon, the son of Mary or Elizabeth Mylwaye (Mildmay ?) and her husband Edmund Drake (1518–1585), a Protestant farmer (who later became a preacher) and grandson of John Drake and Margaret Cole. Francis was the second eldest of twelve children; but as he was not granted legal right to his father's farm, he had to find his own career. At about the age of 13 Francis took to the sea on a cargo barque, becoming master of the ship at the age of twenty. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Francis-Drake   (5823 words)

Term Paper on Sir Francis Chichester Francis Charles Chichester was born on the 17th September 1901in Shirwell, the son of a Devon rector. For instance, when Francis was bitten by a viper at the age of 11 his father sent him off to bicycle all alone to an infirmary four and a half miles away. He had a bleak and lonely childhood he once said that his father was rather a tormented man, who seemed to be disapproving of everything Francis did, and waiting to squash any enthusiasm that he had. www.swiftpapers.com /essay/Sir_Francis_Chichester-169756.html   (187 words)

The Circumnavigators - by Don Holm - Chapter 28 Born in Devon, home of many of England's great seafarers, Francis Chichester's first encounter with notoriety occurred when he was eleven and had been bitten by a viper he had picked up and was tormenting. Sir Francis had long foreseen his death, and had described it as a "spinnaker run across the Styx from which there is no return." He was buried with members of his family in the churchyard of the little Devon village of Shirwell, where his father had been rector. Francis was now eighteen, and it was to be the last time he saw his father. www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /books/circumna/ci_28.htm   (3323 words)

devon holiday breaks Sidgard uk Chichester was knighted by the Queen in 1967 - and she used the same sword that Queen Elizabeth I used to knight Sir Francis Drake. Sir Francis Chichester carried Devon's historic tradition of producing explorers and adventurers into the 20th century. Chichester died in 1972, at the age of 71. www.sidgard.co.uk /devon-holiday-breaks.html   (597 words)

Sir Francis Chichester - CV Francis Chichester sailed around the world in 1966-7 and had crossed the Atlantic several times prior to that, but he remained the driving force behind his successful business of map publishing and navigation specialists. In 1929 Francis Chichester made the second solo flight to Australia; in 1931, the first solo flight across the Tasman Sea from East to West in his Gypsy Moth aeroplane fitted with floats. The Francis Chichester Map and Guide publishing house started in 1945 - the day after Francis Chichester was demobbed from the Royal Air Force. www.gileschichestermep.org.uk /francis-chichester_cv.htm   (1855 words)

Yachting Monthly Gipsy Moth IV - the man and his boat To read a full history of Sir Francis Chichester, from early adventures in biplanes in the 1920s and 1930s, visit Giles Chichester’s CV of his father. Chichester had been advised to have one lung removed and was given six months to live but his wife Sheila defied the consultants, refused to let them operate and gradually nursed him back to health. Following the circumnavigation in Gipsy Moth IV Chichester was undeterred by the diagnosis of a cancer tumour near the base of his spine in 1972 and entered the fourth Transatlantic race that year, in Gipsy Moth V. www.yachtingmonthly.com /ym/gipsymoth/theman.html   (280 words)

Powell's Books - Gipsy Moth Circles the World (Sailor's Classics) by Francis Chichester Francis Chichester, at the age of 65, set out alone from Plymouth in his 53-foot ketch Gypsy Moth IV in August 1966 and sailed eastward around the world. Francis Chichester's 1967 singlehanded circumnavigation set a blazing record for speed. When 65-year-old Francis Chichester set sail on his solitary eastward journey around the world in 1966, many believed he wouldn't return alive. powells.com /cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=719&cgi=product&isbn=0071414282   (589 words)

An historic day for Gipsy Moth IV as YM's plans to save her progress Sir Francis Chichester completed his historic solo circumnavigation on this day in 1967. Chichester, 65, arrived in Plymouth on 28 May, 1967, having covered 29,630 miles in a sailing time of 226 days, averaging 130 miles a day on the 15,517-mile leg home from Sydney. Chichester hoped to beat the best time of 100 days, but after a knockdown 2,900 miles from Sydney, which damaged his windvane, he jury-rigged his self-steering and limped through Sydney Heads after 14,000 miles and 107 days - still a remarkable passage. www.ybw.com /auto/newsdesk/20040428123836ymnews.html   (391 words)

Review Sir Francis Chichester - Computer Toaster Sir Francis Chichester began embarking on his sailing adventures late in years after an already full life of wild adventuring in his youth and pioneering in aviation and navigation/cartography. Chichester's story-- of his nine-month single-handed circumnavigation of the world with just one port of call-- is laconically told. Chichester describes setting off solo from the England barnstorming his way to Australia almost... computertoaster.com /reviews/authorsearch_Sir%20Francis%20Chichester/mode_books   (214 words)

Henri-Lloyd - makers of foul weather clothing for yachting and sailing, and men's and ladies' fashionwear Sir Francis Chichester was famous for flying rather than sailing before he sailed around the world in 1966 at the age of 66. Sir Francis Chichester was the first round the world sailor to wear Henri-Lloyd foul weather gear. Sir Francis Chichester's famous yacht, Gipsy Moth IV, sailed in to Southampton to officially open the Show on Friday 16th September. www.henrilloyd.com /news_open.asp?news_id=108   (502 words)

History of Shirwell North Devon Francis Wilkey's mother was a city girl and considered such behaviour very oldfashioned: although the family was 'church', the young Francis was sent to Sunday school at the Chapel, to avoid the Vicar and his wife. The Chichesters were a numerous local family, who owned most of the land around Shirwell from the fourteenth century, as well as elsewhere in Devon. In any case, the Chichester family as a whole retained Arlington Court, the Rectory in Shirwell, and some of the land (including the land on which the chapel stands), so they were hardly destitute. www.shirwell.org.uk /rumour.html   (929 words)

Greenwich Tourist Attractions - The Gypsy Moth Sir Francis Chichester (1901-1972) set out from England in 1966 sailing in his 53ft (16 metre) ketch Gipsy Moth IV on a voyage to Australia that would beat the sailing times established by earlier clipper ships. Chichester died a hero at the age of 71 on August 26, 1972, two months after ill health forced him to retire from that year's Observer Single-handed Transatlantic race and just a year before the first Whitbread Round the World Race for fully crewed yachts which he had helped to inspire. Chichester was never in any doubt that the Gipsy Moth would right herself as she was built to do so, but the question was, which way would she come up? www.greenwichletting.co.uk /gipsymoth.html   (646 words)

Gipsy Moth IV (Sir Francis Chichester) A National Maritime Heritage Treasure. Gipsy Moth IV (Sir Francis Chichester) A National Maritime Heritage Treasure. Although Sir Francis was not the first person to sail singlehanded around the world, those that went before him treated their voyages as extended cruises; in contrast Sir Francis' 'wonderful adventure' was more of a mericless test of personal endurance and boat speed. In addition Sir Francis was on his own and would often have to set in excess of 1,500 square feet of sails to keep the yacht making good speed. www.gipsymoth.org /gipsy-moth-iv.asp   (567 words)

Guardian Unlimited The Guardian Britain's ambivalence about Ellen MacArthur I have a distinct childhood recollection of Francis Chichester arriving at Plymouth to cheering crowds and a flotilla of hooting boats in May 1967. Chichester's solo circumnavigation of the globe (the first with only one stop) caught the imagination of the country. Chichester's craft was recognisably a yacht; MacArthur's sleek 75ft trimaran, built for £1.5m, has a much less homely look. www.guardian.co.uk /g2/story/0,3604,1407890,00.html   (2014 words)

Gipsy Moth IV - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography Gipsy Moth IV Gipsy Moth IV is a 54ft ketch that Sir Francis Chichester commissioned specifically to race single handed around the globe racing against the times set by the clipper ships in the 19th Century. After the death of Sir Francis, Gipsy Moth IV was put on permanent display at Greenwich, England in a land locked purpose built dry dock near the Cutty Sark. Gipsy Moth IV made maritime history in 1966-67 when Sir Francis completed the fastest solo circumnavigation in a small vessel, sailing from Plymouth to a stop over in Sydney, Australia and back via Cape Horn in just 274 days (226 days actual sailing time). www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Gipsy_Moth_IV   (374 words)

Francis Chichester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir Francis Chichester, aviator and sailor, (born September 17, 1901, Barnstaple, Devon, England – died August 26, 1972, Plymouth, Devon) was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his achievement of sailing solo around the world in only nine months and one day. Francis Chichester owned a succession of yachts called Gypsy Moth of which Gipsy Moth IV was the last. The voyage was also a race against the clock as Sir Francis wanted to better the typical times achieved by the fastest fully crewed Clipper Ships during the heyday of commercial sail in the 19th century. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_Chichester   (374 words)

BBC ON THIS DAY 28 1967: Sir Francis Chichester sails home At the breakwater, Sir Francis was joined by his wife, Lady Chichester, and son Giles who brought two bottles of champagne on board. Sir Francis Chichester has arrived in Plymouth tonight in his yacht, Gypsy Moth IV, after completing his epic single-handed voyage around the world. In July 1967, Sir Francis was dubbed with Sir Francis Drake's sword by the Queen at Greenwich. news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/28/newsid_2495000/2495799.stm   (504 words)

Amazon.ca: Books: The Lonely Sea and the Sky Francis Chichester's memoirs are chronicled into a diary of his twentieth- century life of travel and adventure, punctuated throughout by danger and close calls with death. For example, while Chichester is away flying, his wife dies, and the only emotion he remembers is "surprise," because she hadn't been sick. He was knighted by Elizabeth II after he became the first man to circumnavigate the world alone in a 54-foot boat. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1557782997   (221 words)

:::: Clan Cleary - Sir Arthur Chichester :::: 3a Sir John Chichester, Baronet, of Raleigh, Devon, born 1623, ancestor of the later baronets, including the present, Sir Edward John Chichester, 11th Baronet, and also ancestor of the famous explorer, aviator and yachtsman, Sir Francis Chichester and his son, Giles Chichester, Conservative MEP for North Devon. She may have been godmother to some of Lucy Chichester's children, who was her second cousin and which may be the reason the name Dorcas was used among Lucy's descendants. Ironically, Sir Arthur Chichester was a maternal relation of my mother - she was 9 x great-granddaughter through descent from the Anglo-Irish families of Kerry of his nephew, Sir John Chichester of Raleigh, who inherited the Devon estates of the family. www.clancleary.com /html/arthur.htm   (2277 words)

Francis Francis Wheen Francis Wheen is a The News Quiz. Francis Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield Franz Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1806), was the son of Ernst Fr... Francis V of Modena Duke Francis V of Francis IV of Modena and of Princess Mary Beatrice of Savoy. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/francis.html   (2277 words)

Resources - Sailing with the erroneous encyclopedia - 07 May 2002 In reply I wrote that in Sydney I'd seen Francis Chichester sail off on the rest of his around-the-world trip. Subsequently he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth, using the same sword her predecessor, Elizabeth I, used to knight Sir Francis Drake. Due to the great publicity, some people could have concluded that what Chichester did was unique. www.brisinst.org.au /resources/brisbane_institute_sailing.html   (1423 words)

Sailing World - Sir Francis Chichester In 1929 Chichester (1901-1972), an Englishman, learned how to fly and set off in a Gipsy Moth biplane for Sydney, Australia, becoming the second man to fly solo from England to Australia. Later in the year he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth using Sir Francis Drake's sword. In 1966 he set off single-handed aboard his new yacht Gipsy Moth IV and sailed around the world returning to Plymouth, the first to circumnavigate solo with only one stop. www.sailingworld.com /article.jsp?ID=200781&typeID=398&catID=608   (236 words)

Sir Francis Chichester (left) Francis Chichester convalescing in Japan, 1931 / 2. www.gileschichestermep.org.uk /francis-chichester_5.htm   (9 words)

Sir Francis Chichester Francis Chichester arriving Sydney after completing the 2nd solo flight to Australia, 1930. A young Francis Chichester with the original Gypsy Moth 1929 (left) Family group - Francis Chichester aged about 6 - in 1907 www.gileschichestermep.org.uk /francis-chichester_3.htm   (35 words)

LondonTown.com Francis Chichester Way Guide Francis Chichester Way London, SW11, England, UK London Streets by Street London hotel and vacation experts The nearest underground station to Francis Chichester Way is 'Clapham Common ' which is about 31 minutes to the South East. Francis Chichester Way is located in the borough of Wandsworth Francis Chichester Way London, SW11, England, UK visit.londontown.com /LondonStreets/francis_chichester_way_e72.html   (157 words)

The Sir Francis Chichester Trust The Sir Francis Chichester Trust offers bursaries to young people (normally restricted to 16-24 yrs) from Devon to attend Outward Bound courses at one of the three centres - in the Lake District, Scotland and Wales. The personal development courses are either one or three weeks in length and the Trust aims to support those who could benefit most from the opportunity and who would not be able to attend without its support. www.outwardbound-uk.org /associations/ass_sirfct.html   (73 words)

PPL Photo Agency - The Specialist Media Source Gipsy Moth IV, the famous yacht that Francis Chichester sailed around the world, is about to return to her position in history outside the Greenwich Maritime Museum, London, after an extensive restoration. Sir Francis Chichester and gipsy Moth IV returning to Plymouth at the end of their solo navigation around the world. To mark the occasion, PPL has been privileged to pull together an archive of the best pictures of Sir Francis Chichester's famous voyages from the family albums held by his son Giles Chichester. www.sailingsource.com /ppl/glychis.html   (176 words)

Sir Francis Chichester stamp Round the world solo yachtsman, Sir Francis Chichester, is celebrated by the Royal Mail with a stamp issued on April 29. The 47p stamp is part of a set called Extreme Endeavours, featuring some of the greatest adventurers of the 20th century, issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the conquest of Everest. Overseas customers can place orders via the order line 44 131 316 7483 or on-line at www.royalmail.com --> www.ybw.com /auto/newsdesk/20030328144802ymnews.html   (240 words)

Sailing Anarchy Forums > Sir Francis It is part of the 40th anniversary of Sir Francis Chichester's epic 29,630-mile voyage, the first solo circumnavigation of the world by sea. Princess Anne is to rededicate Gipsy Moth IV, the yacht that adventurer Sir Francis Chichester sailed non-stop around the world in the 1960s. Sir Francis Chichester returned to Plymouth Sound on 7 July 1967, nine months and one day after setting sail round the world. www.sailinganarchy.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t22932.html   (1850 words)

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