Knox-Johnston, Robin
Enlarge text Shrink text-
Personality
|
System number
987007263937405171
-
Save successfulThe item can be found in your Personal ZoneשגיאהLog in to your account to save
Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Knox-Johnston, Robin
Other forms of name
Knox-Johnston, William Robert Patrick
Johnston, Robin Knox-
Date of birth
1939-03-17
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Author's A world of my own ... 1970, c1969:t.p. (Robin Knox-Johnston)
- Wikipedia, 8 Feb. 2011:under Robin Knox-Johnston (Sir William Robert Patrick "Robin" Knox-Johnston, born 17 Mar. 1939, is an English sailor; he was the first man to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe)
1 / 1
Robin Knox-Johnston
GeorgeCaulfield, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikipedia description:
Sir William Robert Patrick Knox-Johnston CBE RD* (born 17 March 1939) is a British sailor. In 1969, he became the first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe. Along with Sir Peter Blake, he won in 1994 the second Jules Verne Trophy, for which they were also given the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards. In 2007, at the age of 67, he set a record as the oldest yachtsman to complete a round the world solo voyage in the Velux 5 Oceans Race.
Read more on Wikipedia >