Sir Francis Chichester

Like so many good reads this book was a present and it’s been a total revelation

Like most people I thought round the world sailing was what made Sir Francis

Long before he took up sailing Chichester was an accomplished pilot and in 1929 flew single handed from England to Australia and that was just the start of his adventures

This is his own narrative taken from logs and flight plans. Hair-raising real life daredevil who never settled too long in any mundane job.