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    Sir William Robert Patrick Knox-Johnston CBE RD (born 17 March 1939) is a British sailor. In 1969, he became the first person to perform a single-handed...
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  • Robin Johnston(e) may refer to: Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor Robin Johnstone, British rower Robin Johnstone (figure skater) Robin Johnson (disambiguation)...
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    is the name of the 32-foot (9.8 m) Bermudan ketch sailed by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston in the first non-stop solo circumnavigation of the world in the Sunday...
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    sailing record as co-skipper of ENZA New Zealand along with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, and led New Zealand to successive victories in the America's Cup...
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    author Robin Hunter (1929–2004), British actor Robin Ince (born 1969), British comedian Robin Knox-Johnston (born 1939), British sailor Robin Korving...
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  • marine officer, Robin Knox-Johnston, realised that a non-stop solo circumnavigation was "about all there's left to do now". Knox-Johnston had a 32 foot...
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    equivalent to almost £73,000 in 2023. The other contestants were Robin Knox-Johnston, Nigel Tetley, Bernard Moitessier, Chay Blyth, John Ridgway, William...
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    generally held in October close to Trafalgar Day. The Knox-Johnston Cup, named for Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, is awarded to the highest placed yacht club. Sports...
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    before starting the race. The race was conceived in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and is run by Clipper Ventures plc. The race has been held every...
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  • home, his apparent success is bringing significant press attention. Robin Knox Johnston completes the race, but Crowhurst’s false accounts suggest that he...
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    "Royal and Merchant Navy Days: Sir Robin Knox-Johnston". Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. Retrieved 7 June 2015. Knox-Johnston, Robin (1 January 1969). A world of my...
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  • sailing similar yachts and equipment to what was available to Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the winner of the original race in 1968–69. That means sailing without...
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  • one day overall in 1966–67. Henri Lloyd oilskins were worn by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston when he became the first man to perform a single-handed non-stop...
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    2004. ISBN 978-0-89272-646-2 Cape Horn. A Maritime History, by Robin Knox-Johnston. London Hodder&Stoughton ISBN 978-0-340-41527-6 Cape Horn: The Story...
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  • Mourners included his wife, Eve, and fellow Golden Globe sailors Robin Knox-Johnston and Chay Blyth. Eve Tetley died on 22 February 2018. A Voyage for...
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  • about a solo non-stop trip around the world came to the notice of Robin Knox-Johnston who also started preparations before the Sunday Times offered their...
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  • nautical miles in 24 hours. In 1993, Formule Tag was purchased by Robin Knox-Johnston and future two-time America's Cup winner Peter Blake. The two skippers...
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    with fellow Britons Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the adventurer, and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the round-the-world yachtsman. The team went on three trips, experiencing...
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  • several people Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (born 1939), British sailor Ronald Knox (1888-1957), English theologian and crime writer Rose Knox (née Markward) (1857–1950)...
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    Florence Arthaud, Jean-François Coste, Yvon Fauconnier, Gabrie Guilly, Robin Knox-Johnston, Titouan Lamazou, Yves Le Cornec, Bruno Peyron, Olivier de Kersauson...
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  • sailing similar yachts and equipment to what was available to Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the winner of the original race in 1968–69. That means sailing without...
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    Britons John Simpson, the BBC News world affairs editor, and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the round-the-world yachtsman. The team undertook three trips, with...
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    (BBC Books and Hodder and Stoughton) 1992 Sea, Ice and Rock (with Robin Knox-Johnston) (Hodder and Stoughton) 1992 Great Climbs (Ed with Audrey Salkeld)...
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    in a successful non-stop circumnavigation by just one competitor, Robin Knox-Johnston, who became the first person to sail the clipper route single-handed...
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  • Alec Rose completed a circumnavigation in 1967-1968. In 1968–1969 Robin Knox-Johnston completed the first single-handed non-stop circumnavigation. Wikiquote...
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    USS Triton (SSRN-586) completed the submerged circumnavigation. In 1969, Robin Knox-Johnston became the first person to complete a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation...
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  • Simon Crowhurst Bernard Moitessier Françoise Moitessier de Cazalet Robin Knox-Johnston Ted Hynds Donald Kerr Ron Winspear Santiago Franchessi Narrated by...
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    80 days. Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - established by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation...
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    minutes and 6 seconds. Despite Joyon's reclamation of the record, Robin Knox-Johnston still described MacArthur's time as an "amazing achievement". Her...
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    extended around Rockall despite previous promises to crew from Sir Robin Knox-Johnston that this would not happen again after the race to Danang[clarification...
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