SIR FRANCIS CHICHESTER AVIATOR YACHTSMAN WITH RARE 1930'S FILM FOOTAGE

[@William986-i4q]

Chris, thank you. Proper job!

[@anthonypowell3869]

From one of the small boats that escorted him home, an eight year old boy in shorts and a school cap waved wide eyed with excitement to his hero yards away on a battered white ketch. Sir Francis looked across the brine, smiled into the boy s eyes and waved. In that moment, the boy was invested with courage. Truely a hero of the age. The adventures that courage found were not as momentous as his but the ability to face them was seeded in me that day.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Thank you for your very thoughtful feedback. Chris. kzbin.info/door/Oh3lzlK4b9UtMzHagk7SaQ

[@dufushead]

Fantastic summary , I remember like it were yesterday, great memories of a wonderful time and a true gent, thanks. You did him proud.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@arthurverheijen6682]

Perfect video! I remember everything as long as it concerns his yacht. At that time I was around 15 years 11:34 old and had an immense interest in this adventure......And it was my start to a watersport life without end. So posthumously: thank you so much, Sir Francis.

[@MikeFloutier]

Thank you, a hero of mine also and an inspiration to finally take up sailing myself in my 60s. His various books, including The Lonely Sea and the Sky are well worth reading! ⛵️🍾❤️

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@kevchilton908]

What a true legend of a man, Chris. I already knew he was a hero, but your video provided a wonderful tribute and a detailed explanation of his achievements👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Glad you enjoyed it Kevin. Chris.

[@johnnywarnerperfectroad66]

Enjoyed that very much thanks

[@kwd3109]

Really enjoyed this! Chichester was a brave and intelligent man. Sir Francis reminds me of a line I once read in Shakespeare, it goes.....Our doubts are traitors and keep us from the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt. Chichester never feared to attempt and therein lies the measure of this man. Best wishes from the United States.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@Antipodean33]

What a man, he's definitely worthy of the Sir Francis name, along with that other great Englishman Sir Francis Drake. These were truly great men, real adventurers with an indomitable spirit and courage

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@waterboy8999]

I don't think he'd be to pleased about being compared to someone very involved in the slave trade, or the massacre of Rathin.

[@Antipodean33]

@@waterboy8999 Different era also Drake wasn't happy with the slave trade, he did it when he worked his relatives ship, not his own ship. Anywat if Chichester wouldn't have been happy being compared to Drake who would he accept being knighted with the same sword that drake was knighted with nd he was honoured to be knighted with that sword. Drake was one of the greatest navigators known, he was also a man of tremendous courage and intellect. Also don't forget those escaped slaves that helped Drake attack the Spanish, not to mention many tribes who also joined him in his attacks on the Spanish. People who get all unhinged about Drake and his minimum dealings in slavery seem to forget this was 500 years ago, when the entire planet was engaged in slavery

[@waterboy8999]

@Antipodean33 it doesn't matter if was 500 years ago.

[@nicholaskearney678]

That,is a life. What great documentary, from my childhood imaginings .

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Many thanks. Chris.

[@johndavey72]

Hello Chris . Thankyou for this great video . Had no idea Sir Francis had so many strings too his bow ! That picture at about 7mins 30 seconds of Gipsy Moth entering the Hoe . There's at least 3 retired MTB 's in the flotilla ! I was going to add a comment about modern Knighthoods but l shall keep my opinions to myself ........Thanks Chris .

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Glad you enjoyed it John, an amazing man. Chris.

[@evewilkinson9653]

Yes I was thinking along the same lines about Knighthoods 🤔😄

[@Steve-ey9oo]

Oh that brought back memories, I come from Plymouth and as a 12 year old I remember sitting up on the Hoe all day waiting for him to arrive and when he came into view a great cheer went up from the thousands gathered there. When he stepped ashore he wobbled a bit, unsteady on his feet after all that time at sea..remarkable achievment.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@Steve-ey9oo]

@@GULLPERCHFLYER Yes I will, just thought wnen i was a youngster early sixties I went to a primary school in Ernisettle Plymouth, I remember we were in these old nissen huts and at the edge of the playground was the wreck of a Spitfire or Hurricane, we used to play in it , wonder if you would know anything about it?

[@raymillar1499]

Great video. I knew of him as a yachtsman but I had no idea he was such a skilled aviator. A true legend.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Alongside Ken Wallis, check him out on my channel. Chris. kzbin.info/door/Oh3lzlK4b9UtMzHagk7SaQ

[@robertgregory8936]

Thank you for the nice and informative documentary.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@williamburgess4732]

I have a stamp and envelope commemorating His trip around the world, also I spent many days at his home in North Devon..

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Thank you William for watching along. Chris. kzbin.info/door/Oh3lzlK4b9UtMzHagk7SaQ

[@fosterkennel649]

Wonderful documentary.. many years ago in Sausalito I was friends with Peter Bird, who proceeded to row single-handedly from Sausalito to Australia. You may wish to look into his story. Blessings to you and yours coming at you from the mountains of Southern Oregon

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Many thanks Foster I will look it up. Chris.

[@fosterkennel649]

@GULLPERCHFLYER you are quite welcome what I forgot to mention is that Peter bird was an Englishman and quite the character

[@mikejohnson599]

his books are wonderful too

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Flying the Tasman Sea is a very good read. Chris. kzbin.info/door/Oh3lzlK4b9UtMzHagk7SaQ

[@northlandrider5396]

". . . then laboriously worked out the fix with a pencil and paper..." Sounds like a mathematician suffering from constipation. Sir Francis was a legend here in New Zealand, back in the day.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@nattyn199]

Pics I’d never seen before. Top vid. As an aviator have his two books. Solo to Sydney and Solo acro the Tasman. Great reads.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@arnhemseptember2009]

Thank you. That was great and unknown to me!

[@fosterkennel649]

And dear Peter was an Englishman blessings to you and yours

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Chris.

[@py2rpjrubens450]

0:37 / 11:33 SIR FRANCIS CHICHESTER!! The saylor! Thank's for sharing!!

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Thank you.

[@fletcherchristian1611]

You Sir have my respect and thanks

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Thank you a huge amount of research to make this one Fletcher. Chris.

[@g-sailing4427]

Great video! thank you for your effort!

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Glad you liked it. Chris.

[@baobo67]

Thank-you very much. Remember him him sailing into Sydney Harbour. Cheers from Sydney.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@nicholaskearney678]

Great insight, thanks.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@mozdickson]

Just read his book of the Aviation sailing era prior to his circumnavigation. Skilful gutsy explorer. --- superb.thanks for the visuals

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@daijones101]

He made his stop in Melbourne my home town. He was a great hero.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Yay Team ! In 1967 we got TV, when I was 6 years old... Some of the first TV News I can remember was Aerial Shots of Sir Francis coming & going into & out of Sydney Harbour...; the old English Knight in his Sailboat named after an Aeroplane, Gemini becoming Apollo, Harold Holt making a mess of Snorkelling in the Surf, and "...Now the News from The War..." We used to eat Dinner to that stuff. I count myself as an Aeroplane-Head, and I knew he'd flown a Gypsy Moth to Oz ; but the bit about beating Kingsford Smith across the Tasman with a Floatificated Gypsy-Moth via Norfolk & Lord Howe Islands was a New-ie On me ! Thankyou... Keep on keepin' on. Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

How interesting many thanks. Chris.

[@stewatparkpark2933]

He owned a pine forest in Upper Hutt , New Zealand . Chichester Drive , Pinehaven is named after him .

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Many thanks very interesting. Chris.

[@Ronbc000]

Sir Frances and my late step father Gerald Nairn (Nairn Bus To Baghdad, Author J S Tullett) were good mates, I have photos (1936) of Sir Frances and Gerald taken at Baghdad Airport. 👍

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@DaleShirley-o1u]

I read Along the clipper way sailing the Sea of Cortez 1973 as a 19 year old kid!!

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@roberthill-c6n]

Captain Joshua Slocum was the first solo circumnavigator of the world in the yawl "Spray" in 1895 to 1898. He also called into Sydney Australia.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Good point Robert, Francis Chichester was the first to round Cape Horn. Slocum sailed through the Strait of Magellan. Chris. kzbin.info/door/Oh3lzlK4b9UtMzHagk7SaQ

[@ralphjohnson4041]

When you had to be a truly outstanding achiever in order to be knighted.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@ahumpage]

I also liked Alex Rose's My Lively Lady

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@californiadreamin8423]

In 66 I’ll tell ye sir, a man called Francis Chichester , sailed out one day from a Devon cove, to circumnavigate the globe. Hey Ho , Roll n Go, Round the Horn in the month of snow, How many times can a man defy, the ragin’ sea and a lonely sky. Ken Campbell, Pennine Folk Group.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@californiadreamin8423]

@ I’ve just found a radio recording of the song. How do I get it to you ? It incorporates all the achievement and excitement you described.

[@johnreep5798]

And there's a Dire Straits song about him.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Thanks John. Chris.

[@johndavey72]

John . What song is it ? I think l recall someone referring to it . I'll google it and see what happens 😊

[@johnreep5798]

“Single-Handed Sailor,” on Communiqué.

[@andrewpiotrowski8686]

t the time when Francis Chichester was sailing around the world, I was a young man sailing on the nearby Lake Jamno near the city of my birth, Koszalin. I read about his voyage, I dreamed that one day I would sail across the oceans in the same way. However, living in communist Poland, I realized that this was unrealistic. Today I live in "Polish" Chicago, I have my own yacht (Morgan 46), almost 200,000 nautical miles astern and I have crossed the Atlantic 15 times. Yes, I followed Chichester.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

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[@williamburgess4732]

I also have a few stories of my life in North Devon during the war some involving aircraft, I would be pleased to send them to you should you be interested.

[@GULLPERCHFLYER]

Please do William, [e-mail]

[@ЛеонидТатаринов-и3т]

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