Patrice Franceschi
Patrice Franceschi (born December 18, 1954, in Toulon[1]) is a
French adventurer.
Franceschi is also a writer, a documentary & film maker, a sailor
and a pilot. He has been awarded several medals and distinctions.
Patrice Franceschi was also at the origins of many humanitarian
missions in war zones (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kurdistan, Somalia,
Afghanistan, etc.). He is former chairman of the Société des
Explorateurs Français, and former chairman and co-founder of Picture taken during the Patrice
Franceschi's reception as Marine
Solidarités International.
writer on February 10, 2014 at the
Hôtel de la Marine on the Place de
Franceschi is the captain of the 3-masted schooner La Boudeuse,
la Concorde in Paris, France.
aiming at scientific expeditions related to social evolutions and
climate change matters. He is most famous for being the first man
to carry a solo around-the-world flight in an Aviasud Sirocco ultralight aeroplane from September 26,
1984, to March 26, 1987. Following this tour of 21⁄2 years (562 hours of flight, across 33 countries), he
wrote a book recounting his expedition: La folle équipée.[2]
He also took part in many expeditions, including the project The Spirit of Bougainville, whose first ship
La Boudeuse (a Chinese junk, thirty meters long), sank 130 miles east of Malta.
He is the author of numerous books and has directed several films from his expeditions.
Awards and honours
2015 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Première personne du singulier[3]
References
1. Savin, Tristan (1 December 2008), "Le sextant de Patrice Franceschi" (http://www.lexpress.f
r/culture/livre/le-sextant-de-patrice-franceschi_815333.html), Lire.fr
2. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al. World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page
12. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
3. Agathe Auproux (May 5, 2015). "Le prix Goncourt de la nouvelle est attribué à Patrice
Franceschi" (http://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/le-prix-goncourt-de-la-nouvelle-est-attribue-pat
rice-franceschi). livreshebdo.fr (in French). Retrieved July 3, 2015.
External links
Société des Explorateurs Français (http://www.societe-explorateurs.org/)
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