Edward Allcard

Edward C. Allcard (born 31 October 1914) is an English naval architect, marine surveyor, yachtsman and author.[1] He was born in Chertsey, Surrey.[2]

Biography

Allcard was educated at Eton College.[1][3] In 1949 he crossed the Atlantic ocean single-handed, in 81 days.[1] He was the first man in history to sail the Atlantic solo in both directions.[4] In 1951, leaving the Azores, he found a 23-year-old female stowaway on his yawl, Temptress.[1] He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 26 July 1955.[5] Allcard later moved to Malta. In October 2014 he celebrated his 100th birthday at his home in La Massana, Andorra.[6]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "GIRL STOWAWAY.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 5 February 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Edward Allcard 1939–2006 single-handed circumnavigation". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Source has a typo, "Estonian" for "Etonian"
  4. ↑ Allcard, Edward (1951). Single-handed passage. London: Putnam. pp. cover.
  5. ↑ "Desert Island Discs – Castaway : Edward Allcard". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Lladó, Anna (2014-10-31). "100 anys amb una vida de pel·lícula" (in Catalan). Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra. Retrieved 2016-02-27.


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