Webb Chiles | |
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Born | November 11, 1941 |
Occupation | Author |
Spouse | Carol Chiles |
Webb Chiles (born 1941), born Webb Tedford, is an American sailor and author noted for his offshore sailing. He has completed six circumnavigations, several of them single-handed, and is the author of seven books.[1]
Webb Chiles was born in 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri and moved to California in 1963.[2]
Leaving in October 1975 from San Diego, he set the record for the fastest solo circumnavigation in his Ericson 37 Egregious, with an eastwards passage around the three capes in 203 days. In this journey he also became the first American to round Cape Horn solo.[3]
Cruising Club of America, Bluewater Medal 2017 [1]
Ocean Cruising Club Jester Medal 2014 [5]