Hayter left the army in 1947, but returned to his regiment during the early years of the Malayan Emergency, and later became the chief instructor at the Jungle Warfare School.[3] In December 1949, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services in Malaya.[5] He later wrote of his experiences in the army in the book The Second Step, which was published in 1962.[3]
In 1950, Hayter resigned his commission, and travelled to England where bought a 32-foot yawl called Sheila II. After learning the basics of celestial navigation by correspondence, he sailed to New Zealand via Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, India, Malaya and Australia, finally arriving in Westport in 1956.[1] In doing so, he became the first person to sail solo from the United Kingdom to New Zealand. He recounted the story of his journey in the book Sheila in the Wind, published in 1959.[3]
Hayter returned to Britain in 1961 and purchased the Norwegian-built 25-foot sloop Valkyr, which he sailed solo to New Zealand via the Canary Islands and the Panama Canal. He wrote of his experiences in Business in Great Waters, published in 1965.[3]
After his return to New Zealand, Hayter became the sailing instructor at the newly opened Cobham Outward Bound School at Anakiwa.[3]
In 1964, Hayter was appointed to head the New Zealand Antarctic expedition for a year at Scott Base, where he wintered over. Once again, he wrote a book, The Year of the Quiet Sun (published 1968), about his experience.[1][3] Subsequently, he was awarded the Polar Medal in 1969.[6]
^London Gazette (supplement), No. 38782, 13 December 1949. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^London Gazette (supplement), No. 44971, 25 November 1969. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^"Cemeteries database". Nelson City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2015. (not found, 9/22/2020)
^Find a Grave, Adrian Hayter, retrieved 9/22/2020.
April 12, 2024
adrian, hayter, adrian, goodenough, hayter, december, 1914, june, 1990, zealand, soldier, sailor, antarctic, expedition, leader, author, mcbornadrian, goodenough, hayter, 1914, december, 1914timaru, zealanddied14, june, 1990, 1990, aged, nelson, zealandnotable. Adrian Goodenough Hayter MBE MC 22 December 1914 14 June 1990 was a New Zealand soldier sailor Antarctic expedition leader and author Adrian HayterMBE MCBornAdrian Goodenough Hayter 1914 12 22 22 December 1914Timaru New ZealandDied14 June 1990 1990 06 14 aged 75 Nelson New ZealandNotable workThe Second StepBiography editHayter was born in Timaru in 1914 1 and was educated at Nelson College from 1926 to 1931 2 He then went to the Royal Military College Sandhurst after which he was attached to 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment in India before joining his regiment the 2nd King Edward VII s Own Gurkha Rifles in 1934 3 He was awarded the Military Cross for actions in Burma in 1944 4 Hayter left the army in 1947 but returned to his regiment during the early years of the Malayan Emergency and later became the chief instructor at the Jungle Warfare School 3 In December 1949 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services in Malaya 5 He later wrote of his experiences in the army in the book The Second Step which was published in 1962 3 In 1950 Hayter resigned his commission and travelled to England where bought a 32 foot yawl called Sheila II After learning the basics of celestial navigation by correspondence he sailed to New Zealand via Gibraltar the Suez Canal India Malaya and Australia finally arriving in Westport in 1956 1 In doing so he became the first person to sail solo from the United Kingdom to New Zealand He recounted the story of his journey in the book Sheila in the Wind published in 1959 3 Hayter returned to Britain in 1961 and purchased the Norwegian built 25 foot sloop Valkyr which he sailed solo to New Zealand via the Canary Islands and the Panama Canal He wrote of his experiences in Business in Great Waters published in 1965 3 After his return to New Zealand Hayter became the sailing instructor at the newly opened Cobham Outward Bound School at Anakiwa 3 In 1964 Hayter was appointed to head the New Zealand Antarctic expedition for a year at Scott Base where he wintered over Once again he wrote a book The Year of the Quiet Sun published 1968 about his experience 1 3 Subsequently he was awarded the Polar Medal in 1969 6 Hayter twice stood unsuccessfully for the New Zealand parliament in the Tasman electorate the first time in 1975 as an independent candidate and then in 1984 under the banner of the New Zealand Party 1 Hayter died in Nelson from cancer in 1990 1 3 and was buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery 7 8 Works editSheila in the wind Hodder and Stoughton London 1959 The second step Hodder amp Stoughton London 1962 Business in great waters Hodder and Stoughton London 1965 The year of the quiet sun Hodder amp Stoughton London 1968 A man called Peters Hodder and Stoughton Auckland 1977 The dolphin s message Self published Nelson 1981 The missing piece Self published Nelson 1983 References edit a b c d e A man called Hayter The Albert Strange Association Yearbooks Vol 2 1983 pp 274 283 Retrieved 19 May 2013 Nelson College Old Boys Register 1856 2006 6th edition a b c d e f g h Adrian Hayter The Times 20 June 1990 p 16 Gurkha citations Retrieved 19 May 2013 London Gazette supplement No 38782 13 December 1949 Retrieved 19 May 2013 London Gazette supplement No 44971 25 November 1969 Retrieved 19 May 2013 Cemeteries database Nelson City Council Retrieved 28 November 2015 not found 9 22 2020 Find a Grave Adrian Hayter retrieved 9 22 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adrian Hayter amp oldid 1154263816, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
