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Clare Francis
Clare Mary Francis MBE (born 17 April 1946) is a British novelist who in her first career as a yachtswoman has twice sailed across the Atlantic on her own. She was the first woman to captain a successful boat on the Whitbread Around the World race.
Clare Francis
Clare Francis. Offshore sailing has always been a male dominated sport and in its 40-year history only around five per cent of crew in the Whitbread and Volvo editions of the race have been women. But one of the first was Clare Francis. She was the first female skipper of the race, leading ADC Accutrac to fifth place in the 1977-78 race, but ...
Clare Francis, Round the World Yachtswomen back on the helm
19 January 2017. 406 Less than a minute. Clare Francis, MBE, 1970's Round the World Yachtswomen was back on the helm after decades. She joined owner Hal Sisk on Peggy Bawn an 1894 Victorian gentleman's racing yacht, in the first race of the Cowes Classic's 2016. The video is made by Bob Aylott from great website myclassicboat.com.
A Brief Biography
A Brief Biography. Clare Francis's first novel; Night Sky was published in 1983 to international success. It went to number one in the Sunday Times bestseller list, and spent six weeks in the New York Times top 10.. Three more thrillers followed,Red Crystal (1985), Wolf Winter(1987) and Requiem(1991) (published in the U.S. as The Killing Winds). Her first crime novel, Deceit was published in ...
Pioneering yachtswoman Clare Francis joins Maritime Media Awards 2016
Pioneering yachtswoman Clare Francis joins Maritime Media Awards 2016 to champion 'women in maritime' 10 October 2016 The shortlist for the 2016 Maritime Media Awards has been revealed today ahead of the October celebration which will this year champion the importance of women in maritime.
Clare Francis, round-the-world yachtswoman
Clare Francis, round-the-world yachtswoman. Posted in Sea, Sport, Sporting Heroes on Friday, 5 August 2011. Click on any image for details about licensing for commercial or personal use. This edited article about Clare Francis originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 1004 published on 6 June 1981.
Home Page
Home Page. On this site you can find out about Clare's books or read a biography.You can also find links to the charity Action for M.E.. Clare's last novel, Unforgotten, is a psychological crime thriller which explores the effects of tragedy on two very different men, and their attempts to find justice. The paperback was published in the UK in November 2008.
Clare Francis
Clare Francis wrote three works of non-fiction about the sea and her experiences as a yachtswoman before turning to fiction. She has written eleven novels, the first of which, Night Sky, was number one in the Sunday Times bestseller list and reached the New York Times top 10. She served as Chair of the Management Committee from 1997 to 1999 and ...
Talk by yachtswoman and international bestselling author Clare Francis
Talk by yachtswoman and international bestselling author Clare Francis International author Clare Francis MBE is tomorrow presenting an exclusive talk in Malta to help raise funds for the Save ...
Clare Francis, British novelist and yachtswoman to give a talk at the
Clare Francis, British novelist and yachtswoman to give a talk at the Royal Malta Yacht Club. by Rachel Galea October 3, 2019. October 3, 2019. Aqra bil- Malti. Clare Francis, who in the 1970s twice sailed the Atlantic on her own, and has also written fourteen novels, is in Malta. She was honored by the Queen for her contribution in various ...
Record-breaking all-female 'Maiden' crew reunites after 30 years
Record-breaking all-female 'Maiden' crew reunites after 30 years. Yachtswoman, Tracy Edwards MBE, is reuniting her legendary 'Maiden' crew for the first time since 1990 when they became the first all-female team to sail around the world and into the record books. The crew gained acclaim for their successes in the Whitbread Round The World Race ...
Clare Francis
Ms Francis became famous as a yatchswoman after a solo, unsponsored voyage across the Atlantic, and competing in a number of races. She set a new women's record in the Observer Single-Handed Transatlantic Race in 1976, and in 1977/78 she was the first woman to skipper a yacht in the Whitbread Round the World Race, finishing in fifth place. [4]
Brazil: British Yacht, Adc Accutrac, Skippered by Yachtswoman, Clare
Title: BRAZIL: BRITISH YACHT, ADC ACCUTRAC, SKIPPERED BY YACHTSWOMAN, CLARE FRANCIS, COMPLETES THIRD LEG OF WHITBREAD ROUND-THE-WORLD RACE. Date: 2nd February 1978 Summary: 1. GV, ADC ACCUTRAC enters Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janerio 0.24 2. GV, ADC, ACCUTRAC SKIPPER, Claire Francis at helm (2 shots) 0.43 3.
'My son was peppered by a mortar bomb and now I can't write a word
Back in the Seventies, Clare was best known for being a brilliant yachtswoman who twice sailed the Atlantic single-handed. But for the past 30 years, she has experienced extraordinary success as ...
Dame Naomi James Single Handed Sailor Claire Francis Sir Alec Rose
Dame Naomi James is a yachtswoman and writer, born in New Zealand. After attending school in Rotorua, she worked as a hair stylist (1966-71) and language teacher (1972-4), before joining the crew of a charter yacht (1975-7).
13 Top female sailors
TAGS: ellen macarthur jeanne socrates Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz pippa wilson sailor. These 13 women have all achieved excellence as sailors, accomplishing astonishing feats of bravery, stamina and skill at the helm. From single-handed circumnavigations of the globe to Olympic gold medals, these are some of our favourite female trailblazers ...
Writer and former round-the-world yachtswoman Clare Francis at the
Writer and former round-the-world yachtswoman Clare Francis at the London Hilton Hotel, for the British Book Awards 2000. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
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Samantha Brewster, 29, glided into Southampton yesterday in her 67-ft yacht after becoming the first woman to sail solo around the world the "wrong" way - from east to west. But as Ms Brewster ...
Ellen MacArthur
Ellen MacArthur. Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur DBE (born 8 July 1976) is a retired English sailor, from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, Isle of Wight. MacArthur is a successful solo long-distance yachtswoman. On 7 February 2005, she broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe, a feat ...
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For Hale, her acting career—and particularly the success of Pretty Little Liars, which ran between 2010 and 2017—was the "North Star" that gave her "purpose" throughout the dark times."But I ...
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Janet Jackson broke down some of her most memorable outfits for Vogue's Life in Looks YouTube series on Sept. 12, and one of her iconic looks nearly caused quite the sir.
Claire Stoermer
Claire Stoermer was born on 24 March 1964. She briefly worked as a manager in Hollywood at Califonia Shakespeare Theater in Orinda. In addition to that, she is an elementary school teacher. Stoermer married Kazembe Ajamu, previously known as Samuel David Coleman, in 2008. Ajamu is also a teacher turned talent agent who manages Zendaya's accounts.
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Claire Boyer was born and raised in colorful Colorado, and will always root for anything Denver, especially the Nuggets. She continued to root for the Nuggets during her time at Utah State ...
Daily Horoscope Reading for Every Zodiac Sign: Sept 13, 2024
By Claire Comstock-Gay, astrologer and Cut columnist. She has written weekly horoscopes for more than ten years and is the author of 'Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars.' Astrologer and Cut columnist Claire Comstock-Gay reads the stars as Madame Clairevoyant. ...
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Clare Mary Francis MBE (born 17 April 1946) is a British novelist who in her first career as a yachtswoman has twice sailed across the Atlantic on her own. She was the first woman to captain a successful boat on the Whitbread Around the World race.
Clare Francis. Offshore sailing has always been a male dominated sport and in its 40-year history only around five per cent of crew in the Whitbread and Volvo editions of the race have been women. But one of the first was Clare Francis. She was the first female skipper of the race, leading ADC Accutrac to fifth place in the 1977-78 race, but ...
19 January 2017. 406 Less than a minute. Clare Francis, MBE, 1970's Round the World Yachtswomen was back on the helm after decades. She joined owner Hal Sisk on Peggy Bawn an 1894 Victorian gentleman's racing yacht, in the first race of the Cowes Classic's 2016. The video is made by Bob Aylott from great website myclassicboat.com.
A Brief Biography. Clare Francis's first novel; Night Sky was published in 1983 to international success. It went to number one in the Sunday Times bestseller list, and spent six weeks in the New York Times top 10.. Three more thrillers followed,Red Crystal (1985), Wolf Winter(1987) and Requiem(1991) (published in the U.S. as The Killing Winds). Her first crime novel, Deceit was published in ...
Pioneering yachtswoman Clare Francis joins Maritime Media Awards 2016 to champion 'women in maritime' 10 October 2016 The shortlist for the 2016 Maritime Media Awards has been revealed today ahead of the October celebration which will this year champion the importance of women in maritime.
Clare Francis, round-the-world yachtswoman. Posted in Sea, Sport, Sporting Heroes on Friday, 5 August 2011. Click on any image for details about licensing for commercial or personal use. This edited article about Clare Francis originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 1004 published on 6 June 1981.
Home Page. On this site you can find out about Clare's books or read a biography.You can also find links to the charity Action for M.E.. Clare's last novel, Unforgotten, is a psychological crime thriller which explores the effects of tragedy on two very different men, and their attempts to find justice. The paperback was published in the UK in November 2008.
Clare Francis wrote three works of non-fiction about the sea and her experiences as a yachtswoman before turning to fiction. She has written eleven novels, the first of which, Night Sky, was number one in the Sunday Times bestseller list and reached the New York Times top 10. She served as Chair of the Management Committee from 1997 to 1999 and ...
Talk by yachtswoman and international bestselling author Clare Francis International author Clare Francis MBE is tomorrow presenting an exclusive talk in Malta to help raise funds for the Save ...
Clare Francis, British novelist and yachtswoman to give a talk at the Royal Malta Yacht Club. by Rachel Galea October 3, 2019. October 3, 2019. Aqra bil- Malti. Clare Francis, who in the 1970s twice sailed the Atlantic on her own, and has also written fourteen novels, is in Malta. She was honored by the Queen for her contribution in various ...
Record-breaking all-female 'Maiden' crew reunites after 30 years. Yachtswoman, Tracy Edwards MBE, is reuniting her legendary 'Maiden' crew for the first time since 1990 when they became the first all-female team to sail around the world and into the record books. The crew gained acclaim for their successes in the Whitbread Round The World Race ...
Ms Francis became famous as a yatchswoman after a solo, unsponsored voyage across the Atlantic, and competing in a number of races. She set a new women's record in the Observer Single-Handed Transatlantic Race in 1976, and in 1977/78 she was the first woman to skipper a yacht in the Whitbread Round the World Race, finishing in fifth place. [4]
Title: BRAZIL: BRITISH YACHT, ADC ACCUTRAC, SKIPPERED BY YACHTSWOMAN, CLARE FRANCIS, COMPLETES THIRD LEG OF WHITBREAD ROUND-THE-WORLD RACE. Date: 2nd February 1978 Summary: 1. GV, ADC ACCUTRAC enters Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janerio 0.24 2. GV, ADC, ACCUTRAC SKIPPER, Claire Francis at helm (2 shots) 0.43 3.
Back in the Seventies, Clare was best known for being a brilliant yachtswoman who twice sailed the Atlantic single-handed. But for the past 30 years, she has experienced extraordinary success as ...
Dame Naomi James is a yachtswoman and writer, born in New Zealand. After attending school in Rotorua, she worked as a hair stylist (1966-71) and language teacher (1972-4), before joining the crew of a charter yacht (1975-7).
TAGS: ellen macarthur jeanne socrates Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz pippa wilson sailor. These 13 women have all achieved excellence as sailors, accomplishing astonishing feats of bravery, stamina and skill at the helm. From single-handed circumnavigations of the globe to Olympic gold medals, these are some of our favourite female trailblazers ...
Writer and former round-the-world yachtswoman Clare Francis at the London Hilton Hotel, for the British Book Awards 2000. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
Samantha Brewster, 29, glided into Southampton yesterday in her 67-ft yacht after becoming the first woman to sail solo around the world the "wrong" way - from east to west. But as Ms Brewster ...
Ellen MacArthur. Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur DBE (born 8 July 1976) is a retired English sailor, from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, Isle of Wight. MacArthur is a successful solo long-distance yachtswoman. On 7 February 2005, she broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe, a feat ...
For Hale, her acting career—and particularly the success of Pretty Little Liars, which ran between 2010 and 2017—was the "North Star" that gave her "purpose" throughout the dark times."But I ...
Janet Jackson broke down some of her most memorable outfits for Vogue's Life in Looks YouTube series on Sept. 12, and one of her iconic looks nearly caused quite the sir.
Claire Stoermer was born on 24 March 1964. She briefly worked as a manager in Hollywood at Califonia Shakespeare Theater in Orinda. In addition to that, she is an elementary school teacher. Stoermer married Kazembe Ajamu, previously known as Samuel David Coleman, in 2008. Ajamu is also a teacher turned talent agent who manages Zendaya's accounts.
Claire Boyer was born and raised in colorful Colorado, and will always root for anything Denver, especially the Nuggets. She continued to root for the Nuggets during her time at Utah State ...
By Claire Comstock-Gay, astrologer and Cut columnist. She has written weekly horoscopes for more than ten years and is the author of 'Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars.' Astrologer and Cut columnist Claire Comstock-Gay reads the stars as Madame Clairevoyant. ...
A modelo Cintia Dicker mostrou nesta sexta-feira (13) o look ousado que escolheu para o primeiro dia do Rock in Rio, festival que está completando 40 anos. Nas redes sociais, ela exibiu uma ...