Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, CBE was the first man to perform a singlehanded non-stop circumnavigation of the Earth and was the second winner of the Jules Verne Trophy. A sailing idol to many and mentor to a fortunate few, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, 68, instantly forms the focal point when a group of offshore yachtsman gather: his enormous breadth of experience, inexhaustible repertoire of sailing anecdotes and rolling, throaty laugh are a hypnotic combination.
Is sailing around the world easier today or back when you were just 29?
Its easier because we know it is now possible; we did not know that in 1969! Communications are much better, you no longer need to be able to use a sextant as you have up to the second positions every 3 secs, and there is an abundance of safety equipment, which did not exist in pre satellite days.
Has your outlook on life changed?
Not that much. I am more patient now than I was as a younger man and tend to be calmer when things go wrong, but in part that is due to experience. If something has gone wrong before then you have a better idea of how to deal with it next time, something the youth culture does not understand.
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Is sailing around the world easier today or back when you were just 29?
Its easier because we know it is now possible; we did not know that in 1969! Communications are much better, you no longer need to be able to use a sextant as you have up to the second positions every 3 secs, and there is an abundance of safety equipment, which did not exist in pre satellite days.
Has your outlook on life changed?
Not that much. I am more patient now than I was as a younger man and tend to be calmer when things go wrong, but in part that is due to experience. If something has gone wrong before then you have a better idea of how to deal with it next time, something the youth culture does not understand.
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