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Francis Chichester
Gipsy Moth
Before he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931.The years passed. He gave up flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan. In August, 1966, at the age of nearly 65, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life. Soon, he was away in this new 16-metre boat, Gipsy Moth.
弗朗西斯·奇切斯特在獨自駕船環(huán)球航行之前，已有好幾次讓他的朋友們感到吃驚了。他曾試圖作環(huán)球飛行，但沒有成功。那是在1931年。 好多年過去了，他放棄了飛行，開始航海。他領(lǐng)略到航海的巨大樂趣。奇切斯特在首屆橫渡大西洋單人航海比賽中奪魁時，已經(jīng)58歲。他周游世界的宿愿又被喚起，不過這一次他是要駕船環(huán)游。由于他患有肺癌，朋友們和醫(yī)生們都認為他不該去，但奇切斯特決意實施自己的計劃。1966年8月，在他年近65歲的時候——許多人在這個年齡已經(jīng)退休——他開始了一生中最了不起的一次航海。不久，他就駕著那艘16米長的新船吉普賽·莫思號啟程出海了。