Webb Chiles
Webb Chiles | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Webb Chiles was born in 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri and moved to California in 1963.[2]
Sailing
[edit | edit source]
First Circumnavigation
[edit | edit source]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]
Subsequent circumnavigations
[edit | edit source]Published works
[edit | edit source]- Chiles, Webb. A Single Wave: Stories of Storms and Survival. Sheridan House, 1999.
- Chiles, Webb. Return to the Sea. Sheridan House, 2004.
- Chiles, Webb. Shadows. Amazon, 2011.
- Chiles, Webb. Storm Passage: Alone around Cape Horn. Times Books, 1977.
- Chiles, Webb. THE FIFTH CIRCLE: the Passage Log. Amazon, 2011.
- Chiles, Webb. The Ocean Waits. Norton, 1984.
- Chiles, Webb. The Open Boat: Across the Pacific. Norton, 1982.
Recognition
[edit | edit source]Cruising Club of America, Bluewater Medal 2017 [1]
Ocean Cruising Club Jester Medal 2014 [5]
Photos
[edit | edit source]| [icon] | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (August 2025) |
![[icon]](/index.php/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=link}
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).