great seamen: quiet, reserved and humble. Rose was survived by his wife Dorothy, two sons and two daughters. He bequeathed Lively Lady to Portsmouth. Legacy Alec Rose Lane in Portsmouth city centre is named after him, as is a Wetherspoon public house in Port Solent, Portsmouth and the 3rd Worthing Scout Groups 'Rose' Cub Pack. An elderly people's residence in Gosport bears his name. Sir Alec's sailing club Eastney Cruising Association in Portsmouth has a Cornish Pilot Gig named after him. There is a plaque commemorating his global circumnavigation near his landing point at Southsea. Rose gives his name to the RNSA Sir Alec Rose Trophy for Outstanding Single Handed achievement. Lively Lady was displayed at the 2005 London Boat Show. A pub in Bracklesham, near Chichester, West Sussex, is named "The Lively Lady" after Rose's yacht. From 2006 to 2008 Alan Priddy, founder of the Around and Around charity, circumnavigated the globe aboard Rose's yacht Lively Lady. The 60-year-old boat was crewed in stages by a group of 38 disadvantaged young adults. Priddy attributed his passion for sailing to Rose. Lively Lady was in 2009 leased to Around and Around for 25 years so the charity could maintain and use her for training. In 2011 the charity announced that, after a refit, Lively Lady would undertake another circumnavigation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rose's achievement. The charity restored and extensively refitted the yacht in time to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Rose's circumnavigation. References Further reading Don Holm: The Circumnavigators. Chapter 27. Prentice-Hall, 1974. Extract 1908 births 1991 deaths British sailors English non-fiction outdoors writers Royal Navy sailors Royal Navy personnel of World War II Single-handed circumnavigating sailors Circumnavigators of the globe Knights Bachelor People in sports awarded knighthoods People from Canterbury People educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys