Patrice Franceschi (born December 18, 1954, in

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) 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

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missions in war zones (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kurdistan, Somalia, Afghanistan, etc.). He is former chairman of the

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, and former chairman and co-founder of

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. Franceschi is the captain of the 3-masted schooner ''La Boudeuse'', 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

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ultralight aeroplane from September 26, 1984, to March 26, 1987. Following this tour of years (562 hours of flight, across 33 countries), he wrote a book recounting his expedition: ''La folle équipée''.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al. ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 12. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X 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 The Prix Goncourt ( , "The Goncourt Prize") is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward of only 10 euros, but resul ...

for ''Première personne du singulier''

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Société des Explorateurs Français
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