When a Jerseyman battled the king on the high seas
Tuesday 19th April 2011, 2:56PM BST.
Jon Carter, Doug Ford and Pierre Horsfall at the opening of the exhibition
A NEW exhibition about the life of one of the Island’s most famous sailors opened at the Maritime Museum on Saturday.
Called T B Davis – The Only Sailor in the Fleet, the exhibition tells the rags to riches tale of Thomas Benjamin Frederick Davis, who forged a life at sea and ended up amassing a multi-million pound fortune.
After donating roughly £1 million to the Island over the last 20 years of his life, the Davis name has become part of Jersey’s cultural landscape with the man himself being regarded as one of our greatest philanthropists.
• Full report in Monday’s JEP
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I am proud to say my uncle on my father’s side of the family was a chef on board the Westward when T.B. Davis raced against the King.
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