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Donald Crowhurst. Donald Charles Alfred Crowhurst (1932 – July 1969) was a British businessman and amateur sailor who disappeared while competing in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a single-handed, round-the-world yacht race held in 1968–69. Soon after starting the race his boat, the Teignmouth Electron, began taking on water.
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Feb 3, 2018 · The tragic story of Donald Crowhurst’s last voyage is well-known. On 31 October 1968, the last day the rules allowed, he set off in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a competition to be the ...
Oct 2, 2019 · Learn how Donald Crowhurst, a British sailor who never left the Atlantic during his 243 days at sea, became a tragic hero of madness at sea. Discover how his story inspired a movie, a book, an opera and more.
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Apr 4, 2009 · Deep water. After 240 days at sea, Donald Crowhurst was sailing home in triumph - a novice who'd beaten the world's best in the sport's most gruelling race. But then his empty boat was found ...
Oct 24, 2018 · Donald Crowhurst was born in British-controlled India, where his father worked on the railways, in 1932. Crowhurst spent his childhood there before returning to the family’s native Britain soon after India gained independence in 1947. Upon returning, Crowhurst joined the Royal Air Force, but his military career was a short one.
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Donald Charles Alfred Crowhurst was a British businessman and amateur sailor who disappeared while competing in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a single-handed, round-the-world yacht race held in 1968–69. Soon after starting the race his boat, the Teignmouth Electron, began taking on water. Crowhurst secretly abandoned the race while reporting false positions in an attempt to appear to ...
Feb 7, 2018 · 07 Feb 2018. The Mercy starring Colin Firth portrays Donald Crowhurst's tragic attempt to sail around the world single-handedly in the first race of its kind. Maritime specialist Jeremy Michell sheds light on the perils of sailing alone, the progress of yacht racing, and the importance of remembering failure. By Kate Wilkinson.
