Beryl Markham Beryl Markham Beryl Markham (née Clutterbuck; 26 October 1902 – 3 August 1986) was a British-born Kenyan aviator (one of the first bush pilots), adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from east to west. She wrote about her adventures in her memoir, "West with the Night". Markham was born in the village of Ashwell, in the county of Rutland, England, the daughter of Charles Baldwin Clutterbuck, an accomplished horse trainer, and Clara Agnes ("née" Alexander) Clutterbuck (1878–1952). She had an older brother, Richard Alexander "Dickie" Clutterbuck (1900–1927). When she
Roz Savage detected by her positional transponder. Despite all this, and the danger of having to cut off the rope to her failed sea anchor in waves, she arrived safely at the finish in Antigua. She is only the 5th woman to row solo across the Atlantic from East to West. Savage's book of her Atlantic voyage "Rowing the Atlantic - Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean" was published on 6 October 2009 by Simon & Schuster. Shortly after her successful Atlantic crossing, she announced her bid to become the first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US