Posted by Peter Roche on May 22, 2010 at 06:30:32 user Goodboy.
The death has been announced of intrepid dinghy sailer Frank Dye at the age of 87.
Frank, along with his wife Margaret, logged tens of thousands of miles in their Norfolk built 15'10" Wayfarer, which even took him across the North Atlantic and into the Arctic Circle.
He had his Wayfarer, normally found on the Broads, adapted for the ocean with a special parachute anchor and stainless steel oven.
Frank was born and bred in Watton in Norfolk and died peacefully at Cranmer House nursing home in Fakenham.
His book, Sailing to the Edge of Fear, which was published in 2000, charted his experiences of a 2,000-mile voyage along the American coast.
His exploits earned him a place in the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth, Devon, in a display entitled "Endurance and Survival", which featured the couple alongside other great nautical adventurers like Sir Ernest Shackleton and Dame Ellen MacArthur.
Frank is survived by his widow Margaret.
Courtesy of the Thetford & Brandon Times.