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He appeared as a "castaway" on the [[BBC Radio]] programme ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'' on 26 July 1955.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/f2b5a4c5#p009y9sj |title=Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Edward Allcard |work=[[BBC Online]] |publisher=BBC |accessdate=25 July 2014}}</ref> |
He appeared as a "castaway" on the [[BBC Radio]] programme ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'' on 26 July 1955.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/f2b5a4c5#p009y9sj |title=Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Edward Allcard |work=[[BBC Online]] |publisher=BBC |accessdate=25 July 2014}}</ref> |
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Allcard later moved to Malta. In October 2014, he celebrated his 100th birthday.<ref>http://www.andorradifusio.ad/noticies/100-anys-amb-una-vida-de-pellicula</ref> |
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Edward C. Allcard (born October 31, 1914[1]) was a British naval architect, marine surveyor, yachtsman and author.[2]
Allcard was educated at Eton College.[2][3] In 1949, he crossed the Atlantic ocean single-handed, in 81 days.[2] In 1951, leaving the Azores, he found a 23-year old female stowaway on his yawl, Temptress.[2]
He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 26 July 1955.[4]
Allcard later moved to Malta. In October 2014, he celebrated his 100th birthday.[5]
Bibliography
- Allcard, Edward (1950). Single-Handed Passage.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Allcard, Edward (1953). Temptress Returns.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Allcard, Edward (1964). Voyage Alone.
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References
- ^ "Edward Allcard 1939-2006 single-handed circumnavigation". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d "GIRL STOWAWAY". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 5 February 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ Source has a typo, "Estonian" for "Etonian"
- ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Edward Allcard". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ http://www.andorradifusio.ad/noticies/100-anys-amb-una-vida-de-pellicula
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