Ann Davison then Inchfad on Loch Lomond. In 2017 a blue plaque recognizing Ann was unveiled at Mere Brook House (where Ann lived from 1939) which is near Thornton Hough, Wirral. Davison had no children. Ann Davison Ann Davison (1914 – 1992) was, at the age of 39, the first woman to single-handedly sail the Atlantic Ocean. She departed Plymouth, England in her 23-foot boat "Felicity Ann" on 18 May 1952. She landed in Brittany, Portugal, Morocco and the Canary Islands, before setting sail across the Atlantic on 20 November 1952, aiming to make land-fall in Antigua. In the event storms pushed
Naomi James her husband fell overboard and drowned off Salcombe, Devon. Her daughter was born 10 days later. Dame Naomi was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. She received her Ph.D in Philosophy from University College Cork in 2006. Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz of Poland was the first woman to sail around the world solo, completing her 401-day voyage (via the Panama Canal) on 21 April 1978, less than two months before James, starting and finishing in the Canary Islands. James' voyage is notable as she was the first woman to single-handedly sail the clipper route, eastabout and south