VIDEO: Making history, 50 years ago
April 22nd, 2019
Fifty years ago on April 22, 1969, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (GBR) became the first person to ever complete a solo
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Fiftieth anniversary of a milestone
April 21st, 2019
It was in 1969 when Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, and his 32-foot yacht, Suhaili, returned on April 22 to Falmouth after
Clipper Race Seeks Skippers
October 4th, 2018
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is launching a recruitment drive to select the Skippers for the 2019-20 edition
Suhaili and Joshua: If boats could talk
June 20th, 2018
Two great men of the sea, Britain’s Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and French hero Bernard Moitessier, never met or communicated with
Fifty Years Ago, The Journey Begins
June 14th, 2018
At 13:45 on June 14, 1968, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston bid farewell to his parents and the comforts of land, not
Clipper Race: The Salvage Saga
November 3rd, 2017
The crew of Clipper Round the World Yacht Race team Greenings (CV24) were safely evacuated after running aground on the
Golden Globe Race: Right idea at the right time
May 7th, 2015
The 2018 Golden Globe Race was announced on April 22, and already 26 solo sailors have made a commitment to
British yachtsman of the year announced
January 13th, 2015
(January 13, 2014) – Seventy-five-year-old Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is today named British yachtsman of the year by the Yachting Journalists’
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston exhibits MacGyver skills to fix forestay problem
March 3rd, 2014
The Clipper 2013-14 Round the World Yacht Race, now in its ninth edition, announced February 24 the twelve, brand new
‘Lost’ Robin Knox-Johnston photo archive discovered after 4 decades
April 10th, 2013
Circa 22nd April 1969: Robin Knox-Johnston with champagne aboard his 32ft yacht SUHAILI off Falmouth, England after becoming the first
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