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Robin Knox-Johnston was recognised as the first man to sail arond the world non-stop and single handed in Suhaili back in the late 60's.

He was a great influence for me, and I've read his (signed) book many times. I've also had the pleasure of meeting him on several occasions.

I've never been entirely happy that he anchored at Otago in southern NZ during the voyage. Call me a heretic, but it's an odd definition of non-stop to me.
 

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And not only did he anchor he got off the boat and walked along the bottom in the sea carrying the anchor to set it /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif.

But there again, I suspect some others would have been able to walk on the water to set it /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif.

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So did Yves Parlier when he did the fabulous restepping of his mast.

He also stepped ashore which is allowd within the rules provided you stay below the high water line. The stop caused him to run low on supplies and so he was able to supplement his diet with mussels from the rocks.

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How can Dame Ellen claim to have sailed non-stop when she went backwards to fix the batten car and mast track. Surely going backwards is even worse than stopping.
 

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Conrad Humphries (Hellomoto) "stopped" during Vendee Globe this year to fix a new rudder before carrying on. He's due to finish this week.
 

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I like you....I've always liked you,

BUT

Can you be sure John Knox's son didnae use both hands at sometime as he went arrooond?
Ah mean - come on - all that way an only usin ra yin hond - the ither wid have fallen aff oot ae boredom.
 

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The interesting thing about RKJ's victory in the 1969 Golden Globe is that he wouldn't have won if:

a) Moitessier hadn't gone all mystic and decided he couldn't face returning to Europe and modern life, and so carried on round the world again

and

b) Tetley, not realising how far ahead he was, hadn't pushed his Victress trimaran so hard it broke up.

Suhaili's victory was a classic tortoise and hare 'slow and steady wins the race' situation . . . he probably wasn't the best sailor and he certainly didn't have the best boat, but his victory was thoroughly British.

Anyone who hasn't read 'A Voyage for Madmen' should rush off to Amazon and buy it immediately - a fascinating book that certainly shows how far ocean racing has come in just 35 years.

- Nick
 

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Claymore, I ken you like me weel enough but how dya thenk he kept ra bonnet on his heid all aroond the worl? Daft bugger, so you are.
 

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Ah wid have thocht an officer o yer Queens navy wid ae hed his bunnet fasend doon wioot hae'in tae hang oan tae't
D'ye no suppose in a that time alone he didnae hae at least yin wee five knuckle shuffle...guess that wid hae bin a case o' "Look, nae honds"
 

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He wasnae in ra Queens navy, he was wavy line. All roond the worl, an he ainly did yin shuffle the once, he telt me. Why d'ya thenk he went agroond y' airbrain?
 
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