Sir Robin Knox-Johnston // Sailing Legend

On the Wind Sailing

Andy Schell

Sports, Wilderness, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 593 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2016

⏱️ 72 minutes

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#163 is Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, a sailing legend. In 1968 he became the first person to sail solo & nonstop around the world in the infamous Golden Globe Race, in a wooden ketch he built himself, and inspiring modern ocean racing as we know it. Sir Robin went on to compete in several Whitbread races, completed some little-known feats of traditional navigation, set the Jules Verne record with Peter Blake, created the Clipper Race and on and on. I sat down with him in England to reflect on his career.

"I got a job in Durban, as captain of a ship, running up & down the east coast. And that's when Chichester went past on his voyage around the world and I began to think about it. I got home, and I saw him come in, saw him come up the Thames, and I thought, 'There's one thing left to do - go around without stopping.'"

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Forbes Horton with Forbes Horton Yachts. Just want to give a couple tips out there for people
0:06.3	that are interested in purchasing a cruising boat and living the so-called dream. When looking at
0:12.6	older boats, assume that all the systems on board need to be refit. Electric winches are a fantastic
0:20.1	upgrade.
0:25.4	If you can't sail the boat without them, you should consider a boat with a more conservative sale plan.
0:27.3	We trusted Forbes when we purchased East Bjorn, and we think you should trust him to buy
0:32.5	or sell your next boat, too.
0:34.7	To learn more about Forbes and to view his inventory online, go to
0:38.2	Forbesyots.com. That's F-O-R-B-E-S, Forbes Yachts.com. Me and I will be at the Annapolis Boat Show this
0:47.6	week, of course. We'll be on Doc H. That's all the way in in Ego Alley on the concrete bulkhead just opposite the market house.
0:56.5	You can also find out about all of our activities on 59-north.com slash boatshow.
1:02.2	We're going to have lots more information on our Arctic passages,
1:05.8	including trips to Scotland, Norway, Svalbard and Iceland in 2018.
1:12.3	We've got special Arctic t-shirts for sale.
1:15.1	We're gonna have coffee for sale at the boat show.
1:17.4	And just a place to come and check it out
1:19.6	and say hi to us, meet some of our crew,
1:22.7	and see the boat.
1:24.1	So we hope to see you there.
1:31.3	Sir Robin Knox Johnston is one tough dude. Hey, it's easy. You made your mind up to do it. Don't get in my way. I'm coming through.
1:39.3	Since I started the podcast, he's been at the top of my wish list I actually first met him in
1:46.4	Southampton two years ago walking the docks at the boat show back then he was coming towards me in
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