Sir Francis Charles Chichester

  General Notes:

Sir Francis Charles Chichester was born on 17 September 1901.¹ He was the son of Reverend Charles Chichester and Emily Annie Page.² He married, firstly, Muriel Eileen Blakiston <p21940.htm>, daughter of M. F. Blakiston <p21940.htm>, in 1923.¹ He married, secondly, Sheila Mary Craven <p21940.htm>, daughter of Gerald Craven <p21940.htm>, on 25 February 1937.¹ He died on 26 August 1972 at age 70.¹
Sir Francis Charles Chichester was educated in Marlborough School, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England <pd164.htm>.¹ He was he was the second person to fly slo from London to Sydney in 1929.¹ He was he made the first long distance solo flight in a seaplane in 1931.¹ He was decorated with the Johnston Memorial Trophy for Air Navigation in 1931.¹ He was chairman of Francis Chichester Ltd, Map and Guide Publishers.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Institute of Navigation (F.I.N.).¹ In 1960 he won the first solo Trans-Atlantc yacht race.¹ He was decorated with the Yachtsman of the Year TRophy in 1960.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1964.¹ Between 27 August 1966 and 28 May 1967 he circumnavigated the world via Cape Horn in Gypsy Moth IV.¹ He was decorated with the Gold Medal of the Royal Geographic Society in 1967.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1967 receiving the accolade from HM Queen Elizabeth II with Drake's sword at Greenwich.¹ He wrote the book The Lonely Sea and the Sky.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: round the world salesman.