Profile details
- Born
- 17 Sep 1901
- Birthplace
- Barnstaple
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Career
- 1930–present
- Sport
- Sailing
- Discipline
- Aquatic
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
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Honours & Awards
- ▸Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- ▸Livingstone Medal
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About
Sir Francis Charles Chichester KBE (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.
Biography adapted from Francis Chichester on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.