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CodeDS/UK/10444
NameBlyth; Sir; Charles (14 May 1940); CBE BEM; Scottish yachtsman and rower
Variations of NameCharles Blyth
Dates14 May 1940
GenderMale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginHawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (born)
BiographySir Charles Blyth 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.

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