Code | DS/UK/10444 |
Name | Blyth; Sir; Charles (14 May 1940); CBE BEM; Scottish yachtsman and rower |
Variations of Name | Charles Blyth |
Dates | 14 May 1940 |
Gender | Male (cisgender) |
Place of Birth/Origin | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (born) |
Biography | Sir 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. |