• Suhaili to cross original finish line 50 years to the minute after RKJ's famous win • Events in Falmouth and from current GGR in France • Sir Robin's report on the effects of extreme conditions on small boats in 2018 GGR to be published Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has arrived in Falmouth on board his [...]
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 [...]
And no, she didn't round Cape Horn before Robin Knox-Johnston... Two great men of the sea, Britain’s Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and French hero Bernard Moitessier never met or communicated with each other during the first Golden Globe solo round the world Race 50 years go, but their equally famous yachts, Suhaili and Joshua finally came [...]
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, an Honorary member of the Royal Southern Yacht Club, and his famous round-the-world yacht, the Bermudan Ketch Suhaili, are the latest confirmed entrants amongst the 45 Classic Yachts already set to compete in the first dedicated classic yacht regatta in the River Hamble, the Hamble Classics. The Regatta is being hosted and [...]
