Bill Pinkney, trailblazing Black sailor, dies at 87 chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bill Pinkney, who notched a first while sailing the globe, dies at 87 washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bill Pinkney, a former Navy sailor who battled storms, dehydration, sleep deprivation and loneliness while sailing alone around the world, becoming the first Black sailor to do so by way of a treacherous route around Cape Horn, died Aug. 31 at a hospital in Atlanta. He was 87.
Solo circumnavigator and friend of Bermuda royalgazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from royalgazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.