Museum Marks Sir Robin's Feat ; On April 22, 1969, After 312 Days at Sea, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Completed His Mammoth Adventure to Claim His Place in History As the First Man to Single-Handedly Circumnavigate the World Non-Stop. Petra Mann Reports On Falmouth Maritime Museum's New Online Exhibition to Mark the 40th Anniversary of the Extraordinary Sea Voyage

Western Morning News, The › October 02, 2009

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IT IS not the ship so much as the skilled sailing that assures the prosperous voyage." The words of American journalist and writer George William Curtis (1817-1862) could have been penned especially for Sir Robin Knox-Johnston.

In a stunning display of sheer determination coupled with brilliant seamanship Sir Robin beat eight other sailors to grasp the accolade of becoming the first to sail around the globe without stopping, on his own.

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Museum Marks Sir Robin's Feat ; On April 22, 1969, After 312 Days at Sea, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Completed His Mammoth Adventure to Claim His Place in History As the First Man to Single-Handedly Circumnavigate the World Non-Stop. Petra Mann Reports On Falmouth Maritime Museum's New Online Exhibition to Mark the 40th Anniversary of the Extraordinary Sea Voyage

The year was 1969 and it is fitting that Falmouth's Maritime Museum is marking this spectacular achievement by unveiling an online exhibition detailing the gruelling days of that inspiring journey.

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