Robin Knox-Johnston and the Golden Globe Win
From the collection of
From the collection of
Merchant Navy Officer and yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston arrives in Falmouth after a ten-and-a-half-month non-stop solo circumnavigation of the globe in a William Atkins design Bermudan ketch named Suhaili. Elated Robin is overwhelmed by the welcome and the win; he was one of nine sailors to sign up to the first ever Sunday Times Golden Globe race in 1968 and this is the moment he goes down in history for setting the standard for solo round the world yacht racing of the future.