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Mike Richey – Corinthian Yachtsman

Mike Richey a frequent OSTAR competitor and visitor to Newport died on 22nd December 2009, aged 92.

newportharborguide.org - The quintessential Corinthian yachtsman, Mike Richey purchased the 25-foot junk rig folk-boat Jester from his friend Blondie Hasler in 1964 and sailed her, or her replica, a total of nine times in the OSTAR. He confessed that coming in perfectly last became his objective, since it wasn’t so much the sailing that interested him, rather the navigating. He would often sail with centuries-old Portuguese, Phoenician, Chinese and Spanish navigational instruments borrowed from local maritime museums.

All told, Mike has single-handedly crossed the Atlantic an amazing 28 times. Upon returning to England in 1997 he entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having sailed single-handedly across the Atlantic, arriving at the age of 80 years 31 days. More about Mike and the OSTAR

More about Mike Richey and the yacht Jester here.

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