PICTURES OF YESTERYEAR - Managed by PPL PHOTO AGENCY - Copyright Reserved Circa 6 August 1971: Western Approaches, UK. Chay Blyth and his 59ft ketch

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PICTURES OF YESTERYEAR - Managed by PPL PHOTO AGENCY - Copyright Reserved Circa 6 August 1971: Western Approaches, UK. Chay Blyth and his 59ft ketch BRITISH STEEL heading up the English Channel to sail into the record books as the first man to complete a solo non-stop West-about circumnavigation against the prevailing winds and currents. Blyth completed the 27,000 circumnavigation in 292 days. Photo Credit: Chay Blyth Archive/PPL

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