Who sailed round the world in the yacht Lively Lady?
RFA Wave Chief (A265) departed from Punta Arenas, Chile to rendezvous with the yacht "Lively Lady", which was being sailed single-handedly around the world by Alec Rose. She escorted "Lively Lady" around Cape Horn, South America on 1 April. From 15–17 March 1973, "Wave Chief" assisted Icelandic Coast Guard, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy units in the unsuccessful search for survivors from the trawler "Sjoestjaman". From May to August 1973, "Wave Chief" operated in support of Royal Navy units involved in the Second Cod War. She was decommissioned in August 1974 and laid up at Rosyth, Dunbartonshire. In September she was listed for
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race Clipper Round the World Yacht Race The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is a sailing race around the world in 8 legs, with trained amateur crew members. The organisers own a fleet of identical yachts, the Clipper 70, and provide qualified skippers to lead each team. Crew can either sign up for the whole race, or one or more legs. The race was conceived in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston who founded Clipper Ventures plc as a company to run the race. The race ran every two years between 1996 and 2002, and then skipped a year, with subsequent