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Velux 5 Oceans – Sir Robin Knox-Johnston unveils two British ...

His first ever trip on a yacht saw him sail from Brazil to New Zealand via the Southern Ocean, rounding the infamous Cape Horn in the process. A keen adventurer ...

Knox-Johnston names Brit duo for ocean race - Yachting Monthly

Two British skippers have declared their intentions to take part in the Velux 5 Oceans race, which starts in La Rochelle, France on October 17. Sir Robin ...

Velux 5 Oceans - When two legends meet- Sir Robin visits Joshua

by Velux 5 Oceans on 15 Oct 2010. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston on board Joshua, the boat of fellow Golden Globe participant Bernard Moitessier. Velux 5 Oceans.

Velux 5 Oceans Race - Wikipedia

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston · SAGA Insurance · United Kingdom, Open 60, 159 days. Graham Dalton, A Southern Man-AGD. New Zealand · Open 50, Finished Leg 2. Mike ...

Knox-Johnston finishes leg 2 of Velux 5 oceans

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, onboard his Open 60 Saga Insurance, today ... The British sailing hero has completed a mammoth leg of ocean ...

Robin Knox-Johnston - Wikipedia

In 2007, at the age of 67, he set a record as the oldest yachtsman to complete a round the world solo voyage in the Velux 5 Oceans Race. Sir. Robin Knox- ...

Sir Robin starts 5 Oceans Race - Yachting World

At 67-years-old Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the oldest competitor in the fleet, set off today for the start of the Velux 5 Oceans Race ...

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston arrives in Norfolk, Virginia

Onboard his yacht SAGA INSURANCE Sir Robin Knox Johnston has completed the grueling 14,500 mile leg of the Velux 5 Oceans race in Norfolk, ...

Sir Robin Knox-Johnson - The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE is a British sailor, who in 1969 became the ... Velux 5 Oceans Race. Sir Robin, a supporter of the Saxon Ship project, has ...

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: Sailing Legend | Full Documentary

... ocean racers. From battling through monster waves, to being 'lost at sea' after losing his radio, and fighting off a shark, Sir Robin ...

Robin Knox-Johnston - Trophée Jules Verne

... two vessels with two larger brigs “Prince William” and “Stavros Niarchos”. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was knighted in 1995 and has been the UK's Yachtsman of ...

Velux 5 Oceans - Day 3

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston reported this morning that he has suffered damage to his yacht 'Saga Insurance' overnight whilst sailing in gusts of up to 72 knots.

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston - Clipper Round The World Race

Among many other races, in 2007 Sir Robin has circumnavigated again in the VELUX 5 OCEANS race at the age of 68. ... In 1968 the British newspaper The ...

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, CBE - National Maritime Historical Society

Sir Robin has devoted considerable time and energy to both education and charitable work. ... He was the oldest competitor in the Velux 5 Oceans Race, challenging ...

Historic victory in VELUX 5 OCEANS

By finishing and taking second place in the last leg, Kojiro Shiraishi confirms his second place in the VELUX 5 OCEANS race. ... Sir Robin Knox- ...

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston shares his cruising wisdom

... Velux 5 Oceans races, Route de Rhum transatlantic race where he ... two months, then his radio broke and he could only listen.

Pioneering sailor reflects on milestone - Soundings Online

Having once again sailed alone around the planet only two years ago at the age of 68 in the Velux 5 Oceans, Sir Robin brought his original boat from 1969, ...

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston - Falmouth Official

In 2006 he became the oldest yachtsman to complete a round the world solo voyage in the VELUX 5 Oceans Race. Other achievements. He was knighted in 1995 and ...

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE | University of Portsmouth

The first International Yacht Racing Union Sailor of the Year in 1995, he completed the Velux 5 Oceans race around the world, solo, at the tender age of 68. He ...

Knox-Johnston close to finish - Yachting World

... Velux 5 Oceans leg 1 finish line shortly 28/12/06. At 1700 in Australia (0800 GMT), British sailing legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston onboard ...