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Suhaili
Suhaili is the name of the 32-foot (9.8 m) ... Suhaili was built in Mumbai with the help of Royal Bombay Yacht Club, India in 1963. She follows plans designed by William Atkin for "Eric" in 1923.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston refits his famous yacht Suhaili
Adrian Morgan went aboard. The completely refurbished Suhaili on her first outing at the 2016 Hamble Classics Regatta. In 1968, on 14 June at 1420, a 32ft ketch called Suhaili, with Robin Knox ...
A Boat of His Own: Suhaili relaunched
This week, more than half a century after being built in Bombay, India, one of the most famous yachts in sailing history has been refitted and relaunched alongside the latest two generations of his Clipper Race fleet. Sir Robin first made history in 1969 when he won the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race on board his 32-foot Bermudan ketch Suhaili ...
Suhaili
She was originally intended to be a dhow! Robin Knox-Johnston and a couple of fellow Merchant Navy officers had admired the graceful craft of the Persian Gulf and thought it would be good to sail one home. Luckily Alan Villiers persuaded them that such a boat would have no resale value, and some good looking
People and boats: Robert Knox-Johnston and Suhaili
On 1 July 2018, Sir Robert fired an antique cannon from Suhaili to signal the start of another Golden Globe singles race, launched from the French port of Le Sables d'Olonne. By the way, Suhaili»'s granddaughter«Thuriya, a yacht built in the exact image of an old lady, also took part in this competition.
Sir Robin and Suhaili, in his own words
Suhaili's hull length (without spars) fell 7in short, but following a campaign to have this famous yacht included, Martyn Heighton, Director of the Register, wrote shortly before his untimely death in November that with Sir Robin's blessing, Suhaili will now be included in the Historic National Fleet. In Sir Robin's own words…
Robin Knox-Johnston
He was the eldest child of David R Knox-Johnston (1910-1970) and Elizabeth Magill née Cree (1908-1977), who were married in Tring, in 1937. [1] Knox-Johnston was educated at the Berkhamsted boys' school. From 1957 to 1968, he served in the Merchant Navy and the Royal Naval Reserve. In 1965, he sailed his William Atkins design ketch Suhaili ...
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston refits his famous yacht Suhaili
Suhaili was famously the yacht first sailed non-stop around the world single-handed in the 1968-69 Golden Globe. Following a recent refit by her owner Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, she's back on the ...
Suhaili
This week, more than half a century after construction began, Suhaili has been relaunched. The teak ketch will have one of its first outings when Sir Robin competes in the Hamble Classic Regatta on 24-25 September. The restoration of the William Atkins' designed yacht comes as preparations continue for the 2018 Golden Globe Race.
Interview: Sir Robin Knox-Johnston on sailing Suhaili again
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is going cruising again. He tells Emma Bamford about restoring Suhaili - and plans for a perfect cruising boat. Photo: Joe McCarthy. From the ground, divested of her sails and bowsprit, the 32ft long-keeler looks like any other old boat on the hard of any yard - brick-red antifouling, fresh coat of white paint on her topsides, stripe of peeling blue masking tape ...
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, CBE
On 22 April 1969, aboard his 32-foot home-built wooden boat Suhaili, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, after 312 days at sea, became the first man ever to circumnavigate the globe non-stop and single-handed. He was the only person of the nine contestants to finish that grueling Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, and donated his prize money to the family of ...
An Interview with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
Winner of the first-ever round-the-world yacht race, the 1968-69 Golden Globe, on his 32ft teak sloop Suhaili, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is one of the greatest living sailors.In the years following that solo epic, Knox-Johnston and fellow legend Sir Peter Blake set a Jules Verne Trophy record for the fastest ever crewed circumnavigation, Knox-Johnston started the successful Clipper Round the ...
Sunday Times Golden Globe Race
Robin Knox-Johnston finishing his circumnavigation of the world in Suhaili as the winner of the Golden Globe Race. The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race was a non-stop, single-handed, round-the-world yacht race, held in 1968-1969, and was the first round-the-world yacht race.The race was controversial due to the failure of most competitors to finish the race and because of the apparent suicide ...
First person to sail around the world (solo and non-stop)
Robin Knox-Johnston (UK) was the first person to circumnavigate the world under sail solo and without stopping. He departed from Falmouth, Cornwall, UK, on 14 June 1968 as a participant in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, and by the time he returned to Falmouth on 22 April 1969 he was the only remaining competitor. His yacht was called Suhaili.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston restores famous yacht Suhaili he sailed around
"Suhaili has her place in history as the first boat to go non-stop around the world apart from a submarine. April 22nd 1969 Robin Knox-Johnston sailed back to Falmouth on his yacht, Suhaili ...
William Atkin SUHAILI
Suhaili was built in Bombay with the help of Royal Bombay Yacht Club, India in 1963. She follows plans designed by William Atkins for "Eric" in 1923. Her design is based on the Norwegian sailing lifeboat designs of Colin Archer. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston first made history in 1969 when he won the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race on board his 32 ...
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
More than 50 years have gone by since Sir Robin Knox-Johnston made history by becoming the first man to sail solo and non-stop around the globe in 1968-69. One of nine sailors to compete in the Times Golden Globe Race, Sir Robin set off from Falmouth, with no sponsorship, on 14 June 1968. With his yacht Suhailipacked to the gunwales with ...
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Building started on a slipway in Bombay Docks in 1963 using teak throughout. The keelson is 1' 2" x 10" and 22 feet long, planking 1 ¼ " teak. She is the first boat to ever sail non-stop around the world. No one would call Suhaili a greyhound, but she is solid, strong and a very good seaboat. In 1997 Suhaili went to the National Maritime ...
The first man to sail non-stop solo around the world
Today's solo non-stop around the world record - 42 days set by Frenchman Francois Gabart in a 100-foot trimaran in 2017 - is 270 days faster than when Knox-Johnston, now aged 79, first took ...
Suhaili Fulfilling a dream
In a makeshift tin shed in Newcastle, NSW, marine surveyor Mike Smith is building a replica of the legendary Suhaili, the cutting ketch made famous when Robin Knox-Johnston sailed non-stop around the world to win the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. "The original was a 32-foot (9.8-metre), nine tonne Bermudan ketch made entirely of teak ...
Another circumnavigation for Suhaili
The crew of every passing, or passed, yacht greeted Suhaili and her famous skipper with the utmost admiration and respect. Hats were raised and salutes were exchanged. There was little doubt that despite her lengthy sabbatical, Suhaili was still instantly recognisable as one of the most famous yachts in the world." Unfortunately, the fleet ...
Where are These Iconic Sailboats Today?
We tracked down some of history's most iconic boats that are still sailing today. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's 32ft ketch, Suhaili, is one of the most famous small sailboats in the world. Built in India for the fateful 1968-69 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, she was the first boat to complete a singlehanded, nonstop voyage around the world ...
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Suhaili is the name of the 32-foot (9.8 m) ... Suhaili was built in Mumbai with the help of Royal Bombay Yacht Club, India in 1963. She follows plans designed by William Atkin for "Eric" in 1923.
Adrian Morgan went aboard. The completely refurbished Suhaili on her first outing at the 2016 Hamble Classics Regatta. In 1968, on 14 June at 1420, a 32ft ketch called Suhaili, with Robin Knox ...
This week, more than half a century after being built in Bombay, India, one of the most famous yachts in sailing history has been refitted and relaunched alongside the latest two generations of his Clipper Race fleet. Sir Robin first made history in 1969 when he won the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race on board his 32-foot Bermudan ketch Suhaili ...
She was originally intended to be a dhow! Robin Knox-Johnston and a couple of fellow Merchant Navy officers had admired the graceful craft of the Persian Gulf and thought it would be good to sail one home. Luckily Alan Villiers persuaded them that such a boat would have no resale value, and some good looking
On 1 July 2018, Sir Robert fired an antique cannon from Suhaili to signal the start of another Golden Globe singles race, launched from the French port of Le Sables d'Olonne. By the way, Suhaili»'s granddaughter«Thuriya, a yacht built in the exact image of an old lady, also took part in this competition.
Suhaili's hull length (without spars) fell 7in short, but following a campaign to have this famous yacht included, Martyn Heighton, Director of the Register, wrote shortly before his untimely death in November that with Sir Robin's blessing, Suhaili will now be included in the Historic National Fleet. In Sir Robin's own words…
He was the eldest child of David R Knox-Johnston (1910-1970) and Elizabeth Magill née Cree (1908-1977), who were married in Tring, in 1937. [1] Knox-Johnston was educated at the Berkhamsted boys' school. From 1957 to 1968, he served in the Merchant Navy and the Royal Naval Reserve. In 1965, he sailed his William Atkins design ketch Suhaili ...
Suhaili was famously the yacht first sailed non-stop around the world single-handed in the 1968-69 Golden Globe. Following a recent refit by her owner Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, she's back on the ...
This week, more than half a century after construction began, Suhaili has been relaunched. The teak ketch will have one of its first outings when Sir Robin competes in the Hamble Classic Regatta on 24-25 September. The restoration of the William Atkins' designed yacht comes as preparations continue for the 2018 Golden Globe Race.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is going cruising again. He tells Emma Bamford about restoring Suhaili - and plans for a perfect cruising boat. Photo: Joe McCarthy. From the ground, divested of her sails and bowsprit, the 32ft long-keeler looks like any other old boat on the hard of any yard - brick-red antifouling, fresh coat of white paint on her topsides, stripe of peeling blue masking tape ...
On 22 April 1969, aboard his 32-foot home-built wooden boat Suhaili, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, after 312 days at sea, became the first man ever to circumnavigate the globe non-stop and single-handed. He was the only person of the nine contestants to finish that grueling Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, and donated his prize money to the family of ...
Winner of the first-ever round-the-world yacht race, the 1968-69 Golden Globe, on his 32ft teak sloop Suhaili, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is one of the greatest living sailors.In the years following that solo epic, Knox-Johnston and fellow legend Sir Peter Blake set a Jules Verne Trophy record for the fastest ever crewed circumnavigation, Knox-Johnston started the successful Clipper Round the ...
Robin Knox-Johnston finishing his circumnavigation of the world in Suhaili as the winner of the Golden Globe Race. The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race was a non-stop, single-handed, round-the-world yacht race, held in 1968-1969, and was the first round-the-world yacht race.The race was controversial due to the failure of most competitors to finish the race and because of the apparent suicide ...
Robin Knox-Johnston (UK) was the first person to circumnavigate the world under sail solo and without stopping. He departed from Falmouth, Cornwall, UK, on 14 June 1968 as a participant in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, and by the time he returned to Falmouth on 22 April 1969 he was the only remaining competitor. His yacht was called Suhaili.
"Suhaili has her place in history as the first boat to go non-stop around the world apart from a submarine. April 22nd 1969 Robin Knox-Johnston sailed back to Falmouth on his yacht, Suhaili ...
Suhaili was built in Bombay with the help of Royal Bombay Yacht Club, India in 1963. She follows plans designed by William Atkins for "Eric" in 1923. Her design is based on the Norwegian sailing lifeboat designs of Colin Archer. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston first made history in 1969 when he won the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race on board his 32 ...
More than 50 years have gone by since Sir Robin Knox-Johnston made history by becoming the first man to sail solo and non-stop around the globe in 1968-69. One of nine sailors to compete in the Times Golden Globe Race, Sir Robin set off from Falmouth, with no sponsorship, on 14 June 1968. With his yacht Suhailipacked to the gunwales with ...
Building started on a slipway in Bombay Docks in 1963 using teak throughout. The keelson is 1' 2" x 10" and 22 feet long, planking 1 ¼ " teak. She is the first boat to ever sail non-stop around the world. No one would call Suhaili a greyhound, but she is solid, strong and a very good seaboat. In 1997 Suhaili went to the National Maritime ...
Today's solo non-stop around the world record - 42 days set by Frenchman Francois Gabart in a 100-foot trimaran in 2017 - is 270 days faster than when Knox-Johnston, now aged 79, first took ...
In a makeshift tin shed in Newcastle, NSW, marine surveyor Mike Smith is building a replica of the legendary Suhaili, the cutting ketch made famous when Robin Knox-Johnston sailed non-stop around the world to win the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. "The original was a 32-foot (9.8-metre), nine tonne Bermudan ketch made entirely of teak ...
The crew of every passing, or passed, yacht greeted Suhaili and her famous skipper with the utmost admiration and respect. Hats were raised and salutes were exchanged. There was little doubt that despite her lengthy sabbatical, Suhaili was still instantly recognisable as one of the most famous yachts in the world." Unfortunately, the fleet ...
We tracked down some of history's most iconic boats that are still sailing today. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's 32ft ketch, Suhaili, is one of the most famous small sailboats in the world. Built in India for the fateful 1968-69 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, she was the first boat to complete a singlehanded, nonstop voyage around the world ...