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A World of My Own
The First Ever Non-stop Solo Round the World Voyage
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This remarkable journey, filled with countless hazards such as damaged gear, polluted water supplies, and the daunting passage of Cape Horn, tested both vessel and sailor to their limits. A World of My Own is Robin's candid and moving account of this epic, raw sailing adventure.
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Ideal for enthusiasts of sailing, maritime history, and extraordinary solo adventures at sea.
On Friday 14 June 1968 Suhili, a tiny ketch, slipped almost unnoticed
out of Falmouth harbour, steered by the solitary figure at her helm,
Robin Knox-Johnston. This is Robin's uninhibited account of one of the
greatest sea adventures of our time.
On Friday 14 June 1968 Suhili, a tiny ketch, slipped almost unnoticed
out of Falmouth harbour, steered by the solitary figure at her helm,
Robin Knox-Johnston. This is Robin's uninhibited account of one of the
greatest sea adventures of our time.
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On Friday 14 June 1968, Suhaili, a tiny ketch, slipped almost unnoticed out of Falmouth harbour, steered by the solitary figure at her helm, Robin Knox-Johnston. Ten and a half months later, Suhaili, paintwork peeling and rust streaked, her once-white sails weathered and brown, her self-steering gone, her tiller arm jury-rigged to the rudder head, came romping joyously back to Falmouth to a fantastic reception for Robin, who had become the first man to sail round the world non-stop single-handed.
By every standard, it was an incredible adventure, perhaps the last great uncomputerised journey left to man. Every hazard, every temptation to abandon the astounding voyage came Robin's way, from polluted water tanks, smashed cabin top, and collapsed boom, to lost self-steering gear and sheered off tiller, and all before the tiny ketch had fought her way to Cape Horn, the point of no return, the fearsome test of any seaman's nerve and determination.
A World of My Own is Robin's gripping, uninhibited, moving account of one of the greatest sea adventures of our time. An instant bestseller, it is now reissued for a new generation of readers to be enthralled and inspired.
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Devon Life praised it as "a gripping tale of human achievement" offering an "honest, personal insight," while The Little Ship called it "a very readable story of adventure."
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ISBN: 9781472974402
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 January 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Adlard Coles Nautical
Illustration: b/w maps, photos
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 214.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 256
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About the Author
Robin Knox-Johnston entered the Merchant Navy at the age of 17,
obtaining his Master's Certificate 8 years later. Of the 9 competitors
he was the only one to complete the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in
1968 after 312 days alone at sea and win the trophy for the first solo
non-stop circumnavigation. Since then Robin has participated in many
ocean races including the Whitbread, and in 1994 co-skippered Enza with
Sir Peter Blake to set a new world record for a circumnavigation. He
has been UK Yachtsman of the Year twice, International Yachtsman of the
Year in 1995, and was knighted in 1995. He still owns and sails Suhaili.
Also by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
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