Chay Blyth

Charles Blyth
Born (1940-05-14) 14 May 1940 (age 84)
OccupationSailor
Known forFirst person to sail single-handed non-stop westwards around the world
Cruise boat Chay Blyth on the Thames in front of Vintners' Place.

Sir Charles Blyth CBE BEM (born 14 May 1940),[1] known as Chay Blyth, is a Scottish yachtsman and rower. He was the first person to sail single-handed non-stop westwards around the world (1971), on a 59-foot boat called British Steel.

  1. ^ "Birthdays today". The Telegraph. UK. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Sir Chay Blyth, round–the–world yachtsman, 73