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Alan Priddy is a British sailor and entrepreneur. He was born on 7 April 1953 in Portsmouth, England. He is best known for his record-breaking circumnavigations of the world in his yacht, the British Steel. Priddy began sailing at the age of 12 and has since become a highly accomplished sailor. He has competed in numerous sailing races, including the Whitbread Round the World Race, the Fastnet Race, and the Sydney-Hobart Race. He has also set numerous world records, including the fastest circumnavigation of the world in a monohull yacht. Priddy is also an entrepreneur and has founded several companies, including the British Steel Yacht Company, which produces custom-built yachts. He is also the founder of the British Steel Challenge, a round-the-world sailing race. Priddy is married to his wife, Sarah, and they have two children. He is currently 70 years old.

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Occupation Sailor
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 7 April, 1953
Birthday 7 April
Birthplace Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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2015

In 2015 Priddy confirmed that an attempt to break the powerboat circumnavigation record would be made after trials of the purpose-built £2.9m, 80 feet (24 m) powerboat in the summer. In April 2015 Priddy announced plans to offer places on the project to Blesma, a group of wounded service personnel who have formed a powerboat racing team. The project was placed in jeopardy in 2015 when one of the sponsors withdrew, but replacement funding was subsequently secured to put the project, named Team Britannia, back on track for the record attempt to be made in the 2020s.

2012

As of 2012, Priddy had recorded 37 world records, and 12 British national records. Boats he has sailed and raced include Fireballs, Finns, Shearwater catamarans, Enterprises, Wayfarers, Toppers and yachts.

2009

Priddy continued the project as the charity "Around and Around" with graduates serving as mentors for new crew participants on future world circumnavigations. In 2009 Priddy was leased Lively Lady by Portsmouth City Council for 25 years for her to be maintained and used by the charity.

2008

From 2006 to 2008, Priddy circumnavigated the world aboard Sir Alec Rose's yacht Lively Lady. The 36-foot, 60-year-old, sailing vessel was crewed by a group of 38 disadvantaged young adults. The voyage began in Portsmouth and finished there on 5 July 2008.

2004

In 2004, Priddy attempted to return the Jolly Sailor to Newfoundland (Canada) to be used by charitable organisations but the boat was hit by a large wave and sank. The crew was rescued.

2003

In 2003, Priddy attempted to cross from St. John's, Newfoundland to Cape Wrath in Scotland in less than 100 hours. The Spirit of was refurbished and became The Jolly Sailor. At 1342 local, 1512 GMT on 27 July 2003 Priddy, Jan Falkowski, Clive Tully and Canadian Egbert Walters embarked. With a brief fuel stop in Nanortalik harbour (Greenland) after being battered by 50 knot winds, they headed across the Denmark Strait towards Iceland onto a further fuel stop at the island of Heimaey, past Cape Wrath (Scotland) on to Bangor (Northern Ireland). Priddy beat his previous time but did not set a world record, but it was the fastest transatlantic crossing by a RIB. After an overnight stop, they continued down the Irish Sea and returned to Portsmouth on 9 September.

2002

Priddy, Clive Tully, Alan Carter and Steve Lloyd attempted to circumnavigate the world in the custom-built RIB Spirit of Cardiff which was specifically designed for endurance. The route encompassed 21 countries and nearly 25,000 miles and was scheduled for 75 days. At that time, Spirit of Cardiff was one of the largest RIBs in the world with an overall length of 10 metres (33 feet). This large size allowed a fully enclosed cabin on board to provide the team with shelter. They left Cardiff on 31 March 2002. The voyage ran into difficulties and was prematurely concluded when Lloyd suffered heart problems 350 miles from Newfoundland and required a helicopter airlift to Canada.

In September 2002, Priddy planned to return Spirit of Cardiff across the Atlantic. However, the boat's engine compartment had become flooded and the bilge pumps were ineffective. Priddy abandoned the boat in Canada.

In 2002, Priddy was given a Special Achievement Award by the British Inflatable Boat Owners' Association. In 2008, Priddy received a We Can Do It Special Achievement Award. and was made a Paul Harris Fellow for his work with disadvantaged young adults. In July 2017 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Portsmouth.

2000

In June 2000, Priddy and his crew circumnavigated the British Isles in five days, six hours and five minutes. This was a trial-run of the RIB Spirit of Cardiff in preparation for a planned circumnavigation of the world.

1998

In 1998, Priddy and a crew travelled in the RIB Spirit of Portsmouth from London to Monaco. The 2,100-mile route went down the Thames Estuary, along the length of the Channel to Guernsey, across the Bay of Biscay to Spain, into the Mediterranean and past Gibraltar to Monaco. The team was backed up by two road crews. They completed the voyage in 99 hours 19 minutes 15seconds. The Royal Yachting Association did not ratify the record as they had not been invited to start the race.

1997

On Sunday 22 June 1997, Alan Priddy, Vic Palmer, Jan Falkowski and Steve Lloyd set out to cross the Atlantic in Spirit of Portsmouth—a four-year-old 7.4 m (24 ft) Ribtec rigid inflatable with a single 165 hp Yamaha inboard diesel engine. The journey took them from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA to Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK, stopping on the way in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland and Northern Ireland. The average leg was more than 500 nautical miles with the longest one planned to be nearly 700 nautical miles and scheduled to take 35 hours non-stop. However, the trip from Iceland to Weymouth took 100 hours with stops for fuel in Barra and Bangor.

1990

Alan Priddy took part in several record-breaking journeys around Scotland (1990), Britain (1992), Ireland (1993) and in the Bay of Biscay (1996).

1953

Alan Priddy (born 7 April 1953) is a British power boat sailor and adventurer who has set several boating world records. Priddy attempted to circumnavigate the world in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) in 2002, and in 2008 successfully completed a circumnavigation by yacht. He has also navigated a RIB around Scotland, Ireland, Britain and across the Bay of Biscay. He set a world RIB record in 2003 for crossing the Atlantic in 103 hours.