The song “Single Handed Sailor” by Dire Straits is an ode to Sir Francis Chichester. Sir Francis Chichester (September 17, 1901 — August 26, 1972), aviator and sailor, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route, and the fastest circumnavigator, in nine months and one day overall.
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