Robin Knox-Johnston

Robin Knox-Johnston entered the Merchant Navy at the age of 17, obtaining his Master’s Certificate 8 years later. Of the 9 starters in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in 1968, he was the only one to complete the voyage after 312 days alone at sea and win the trophy for the first single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation. Since then he has participated in many ocean races including the Whitbread, and in 1994 co-skippered Enza with Sir Peter Blake to set a new record for circumnavigation. He has been UK Yachtsman of the Year twice, International Yachtsman of the Year in 1995, and was knighted in 1995.