William Deltoris Pinkney III (September 15, 1935 – August 31, 2023) was an American sailor and executive. In 1992, he became the first African American to sail around the world solo via the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn.[1][2][3]
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- ^ "'For All That He Did': Sign Honoring Captain Bill Pinkney Is Gone, People Want It Replaced". CBS Chicago. August 3, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.