Sir Chay Blyth Supports Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta

11:16 AM Mon 24 Jan 2011 GMT

'Sir Chay Blyth, CBE, BEM, takes his place as Ambassador to the Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta. Sir Chay is the second Ambassador to be appointed to event, which takes place on 1-5 November in Alicante later this year. - Volvo Ocean Race Legends' Derek Lunn/Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race Legends - Sir Chay Blyth, CBE, BEM, takes his place as Ambassador to the Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta next to Lady Pippa Blake who has already confirmed her support for this, the first ever official reunion and regatta. Sir Chay is the second Ambassador to be appointed to event, which takes place on 1-5 November in Alicante later this year. Sir Chay was the first person to sail non-stop westwards around the world in 1971 on the 59? yacht, British Steel, taking 292 days, for which he was awarded a CBE. He openly admits that when ...

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by Volvo Ocean Race Legends