Robin Knox-Johnston: Suhaili, the Golden Globe Win, and a Stolen Compass

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Robin Knox-Johnston, born in Putney in 1939, served in the Merchant Navy and Royal Naval Reserve before sailing the 32 foot ketch Suhaili, built on Norwegian lifeboat lines, from Bombay to England, going broke on the way and working as a stevedore in South Africa. His wife Sue, whom he had known since age eight, would not sail home with their baby daughter, and they divorced in 1967. On June 14, 1968 he left Falmouth in Suhaili as one of nine entrants in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race to sail solo and nonstop around the world.

After losing his self steering gear off Australia, he balanced sails against rudder with bungee cords and slept in brief bursts. Bernard Moitessier quit the race for Tahiti, Donald Crowhurst faked his positions and died at sea, and Knox-Johnston sailed into Falmouth on April 22, 1969 as the only finisher. He gave his 5,000 pound prize for fastest time to Crowhurst's family, remarried Sue in 1972, and kept racing: in 1994 he and Peter Blake sailed the catamaran Enza around the world in just under 75 days. The compass stolen from Suhaili on his return was handed back by the thief's widow in 2022.

He won the two handed Round Britain Race in 1970 and 1974.
He persuaded Bill Pinkney to take the Capes route, making Pinkney the first Black man to circumnavigate that way.
He founded the Clipper Round the World yacht race in 1996 for ordinary sailors.
He was knighted in 1995 and finished the Velux 5 Oceans race at 68.
At 75 he placed third in his class in the solo transatlantic Route du Rhum.

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(16184)

The Art of Adult Friendship: Why Quality Matters More Than Quantity

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore how our understanding of friendship changes as we grow old...

9 Marras 18min

Summer Explained: The Science, History, and Traditions of the Warmest Season

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore summer, the season most closely associated with sunshine, ...

7 Marras 18min

Sir Patrick Stewart: From Shakespeare to Star Trek, the Life and Legacy of a Legend

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore the extraordinary life of Sir Patrick Stewart, the acclaim...

7 Marras 49min

Larry David: The Genius of Social Awkwardness, Seinfeld, and Curb Your Enthusiasm

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life and career of Larry David, the comedian, writer, ...

6 Marras 38min

Why Australian Shepherds Aren't From Australia

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore the history of the Australian Shepherd, an intelligent, en...

5 Marras 45min

Labrador Retriever: From Newfoundland Fishing Dogs to Modern-Day Heroes

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore the remarkable history of the Labrador Retriever, one of t...

4 Marras 53min

Discovering Ireland: A Journey Through History, Culture, and the Wild Atlantic Way

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore Ireland through the philosophy of slow travel: go slower, ...

3 Marras 48min

Willie Hutch: An Overnight I'll Be There Lyric and The Mack's Soundtrack

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!William McKinley Hutchins was born in Los Angeles in December 1944 and raised in Dallas, where h...

2 Marras 21min