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Captain Pinkney was in Atlanta, Georgia serving as a technical advisor for an upcoming research expedition. Separate from and not related to the research project, he suffered a fall and died days later as a result of his injuries. Captain Bill Pinkney died on August 31, 2023, at the age of 87.
Captain Bill Pinkney, the second African American man to sail around the world solo and the first via Cape Horn, has died in Atlanta at age 87, Atlanta News First reports.
Sep. 6—MYSTIC — Bill Pinkney had already sailed solo around the world via Cape Horn ― the first Black man to do so ― when he joined the Mystic Seaport Museum's board of trustees in 1994.
Willie "Bill" Pinkney (August 15, 1925 – July 4, 2007) was an American performer and singer. Pinkney was often said to be the last surviving original member of The Drifters , who achieved international fame with numerous hit records.
USS Washington was a ship of the line of the United States Navy.The ship, named for Founding Father and first president of the United States, George Washington, was authorized by the United States Congress on 2 January 1813 and was laid down in May of that year at the Portsmouth Navy Yard under a contract with the shipbuilders, Hart and Badger.
Bill Pinkney, a preeminent Black sailor, was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 2021. After the ceremony, he spent some time with a dozen other Black sailors.
Bill Pinkney (1925–2007), American performer and singer, member of The Drifters; Bill Pinkney (sailor) (1935–2023), first African American to sail around the world solo; Bob Pinkney (c. 1934–2017), Canadian football player; Brian Pinkney (born 1961), American illustrator, son of illustrator Jerry Pinkney, husband of Andrea Davis Pinkney
The creator of The Adventures of Captain Underpants ... You can’t pay the bills by being an artist! Leslie is a wealthy tomboy who beats Jess at a footrace on the first day of school ...