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Jul 06, 1917 Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom Died on 22 Dec 2009 (aged 92)

Single-handed sailor and author

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About Michael Richey Sailor

  • Michael William Dugdale Mills Richey MBE (6 July 1917 – 22 December 2009) was an English sailor and navigator, and an author and editor of books and journals about navigation.
  • His first publication, an article about his experiences in a shipwreck, was awarded the first John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1942. Richey was known as a passionate sailor and regular participant at the Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR) organised every four years by the Royal Western Yacht Club of England.
  • He started in each of these races between 1968 and 1996 with his small yacht Jester.
  • Finishing his last competition in 1996 at the age of 80 he achieved an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest man to cross the Atlantic as a solo sailor.

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