biography
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Knox-Johnston, Robin
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popular name of Sir William Robert Patrick Knox-Johnston
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| lived:
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| biography:
| British yachtsman, the first person to circumnavigate the world non-stop and single-handed, 14 June 1968–22 April 1969. He is also holder of the British Sailing Trans Atlantic Record (1986: 10 days, 14 h, 9 m), and he co-skippered Enza achieving the world's fastest circumnavigation under sail (1994: 74 days, 22 h, 17 min, 22 s). His books include World of My Own (1969), The Columbus Venture (1991), and Beyond Jules Verne (1995). He was knighted in 1995. |
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