Gerry Spiess
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1940 –
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Who is Gerry Spiess?
Gerald F. Spiess is a school teacher best known for having sailed his 10-foot home-built sailboat Yankee Girl solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1979 and across the Pacific in 1981.
Spiess designed and built the boat in his garage in suburban White Bear Lake, Minnesota, from plywood. After a test launch in the local lake, Spiess transported the boat to the East Coast for launch. He sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, on June 1, 1979, arriving in Falmouth, England, after a 54-day Atlantic crossing.
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- Born
- 1940
United States of America - Nationality
- United States of America
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on July 23, 2013
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