Nigel Burgess

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Nigel Allan Burgess (1942 - 1992) was a British single-handed yachtsman, Master Mariner and Businessman.

Born in 1942 in Cheam, Surrey he was educated at Homefield Preparatory School and Thames Nautical Training College.

He served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) gaining his master's ticket.

His first major single handed yacht race was the Observer Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race in 1968 in which he sailed his yacht Dogwatch.

On leaving the RFA he established Nigel Burgess Yacht Brokers [1] and moved his home to Monaco.[2]

He subesquently enered the 1988 Carlsberg Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race in Dogwatch A coming first in his class.[3]

In 1992 he entered that year's Vendée Globe [4] and was lost at sea three days into the race.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Burgess Yachts - Luxury Yacht Charter Crewed Yacht Charters Mega Motor Sailing Yachts
  2. ^ "Keeping Up Hope for a Missing Sailor", International Herald Tribune, 1992-11-23. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 
  3. ^ Untitled
  4. ^ VENDEE GLOBE 1992 - NIGEL BURGESS
  5. ^ YACHT RACING Two Are Dead, but Race Goes On
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