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Cruising Club of America to Present Blue Water Medal to Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
The Cruising Club of America has mile course in 312 days. Robin Knox-
operated two topsail schooners.
selected Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to Johnston donated his £5,000 prize to
Since winning the Golden Globe
receive its prestigious Blue aW ter Medal, the widow of his competitor Donald
Trophy in 1969 Robin Knox-Johnston
without date, for a lifetime devoted to the Crowhurst, who was lost at sea during
has participated in seven quadrennial
advancement of sailing, sail training and the race.
double-handed Round Britain races.
youth development and on the occasion of In 1988 Suhaili started in the OSTAR
He skippered Condor to line honors
the 40th anniversary of his singlehanded, Race across the Atlantic, but had to retire
in two legs of the 1977/08 Whitbread
non-stop circumnavigation of the world. after 800 miles due to leaking seams. In
Race, co-skippered Enza New Zealand
In the 85-year history of the CCA’s Blue 1989, after re-caulking, she set off across
with the late Sir Peter Blake in 1994
aterW Medal only seven Medals have the Atlantic following Columbus’s route
to take the Jules Verne Trophy for the
been awarded without date. using only an Astrolabe for navigation.
fastest circumnavigation of the world,
Born March 17, 1939 in Putney, Arriving in San Salvador after 3,000
and completed the Velux5Oceans solo
London, Knox-Johnston served as an miles, they were only off 8 miles in
around the world race in 4th position
officer cadet in the British Merchant latitude and 22 miles in longitude. On
in 2006/07 at the age of 68.
Navy in 1957 and later gained his the return voyage in November of the
In 1995, Knox-Johnston was knighted
Masters Certificate in 1965. Between same year, a large storm knocked them
by Queen Elizabeth. Notably, he has been
sea voyages in Bombay he built Suhaili, down four times and they lost both
named the 1994 ISAF orldW Sailor of the
a 32-foot 5-inch LOA India teak ketch masts. Under jury rig they sailed 1,400
Year, the United Kingdom’s Yachtsman
of the Colin Archer type and sailed her miles to the Azores.
of the Year three times, and in 2007 he
to England. In 1990 Suhaili sailed north of the
was inducted into the inaugural ISAF
itW h Suhaili he entered the 1968 Arctic Circle to Greenland’s east coast so
Hall of Fame. He has served as a Trustee
race for the Sunday Times Golden that a small team might attempt to climb
of the National Maritime Museum and is
Globe Trophy for the first person to a virgin peak. In 1992 Knox-Johnston
currently President of the Little Ship Club
circumnavigate the world nonstop and was invited to become President of
and Chairman of Clipper Ventures.
singlehanded. Suhaili was the only boat the Sail Training Association, a youth
For more information on the CCA,
to finish the race, completing the 30,123 development organization which
go to
http://www.cruisingclub.org
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