Chichester, << CHIHCH ihs tur, >> Sir Francis (1901-1972), an English adventurer, made long-distance boat and airplane voyages. In August 1966, he sailed alone from England to Australia in his 53-foot (16-meter) yacht, Gipsy Moth IV. He returned to England in May 1967, passing through the dangerous seas around Cape Horn.
Chichester’s other long-distance journeys included one of the first solo flights from England to Australia, in 1929; and the first east-west flight across the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia, in 1931. He won the first solo sailing race across the Atlantic in 1960. Chichester was born on Sept. 1, 1901, in Shirwell, England. He died on Aug. 26, 1972.
