Sir Francis Chichester, KBE mb-code 1239322 holding his boat steady while

holding his boat steady while a young man assists his beloved to embark at the foot of some steps

Founder of BRM

19th January 1967

He vowed to lose 1 1/2 stone before his big fight with heavy-weight champion Trevor Berbick

Sir Francis Chichester, KBE mb-code 1239322 holding his boat steady whileSir Francis Chichester. In 1929 Francis Chichester made the second solo flight to Australia. In 1931 he made the first solo flight across the Tasman Sea from east to west in his Gipsy Moth aeroplane fitted with floats. He took up ocean sailing in 1953 and won the first solo transatlantic race in 1960 in the Gipsy Moth III, sailing from Plymouth to New York City in 40 days. In 1966 67 he sailed around the world alone in a 55 foot sailing yacht, the