Knox-Johnston On Sailing - Hardcover

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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's is Britain's greatest living yachtsman. He became internationally famous in 1969 as the first person to sail solo and non-stop around the world.
He went on to set further global sailing records and completed his last solo circumnavigation in 2007. In between he has led sailing expeditions to far flung destinations and continues to work promoting sailing and ocean racing for amateur and professional yachtsmen and women.
He has a regular show on BBC Radio Solent and makes regular TV appearances, such as on the BBC's Top Dogswith John Simpson and Ranulph Fiennes.

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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is Britain's greatest living sailor and here he shares a collection of distilled wisdom, acute observations and fascinating anecdotes.

Knox-Johnston On Sailing is a selection of his most provoking, insightful and perceptive writing from the pages of Yachting World magazine. Robin has been a columnist for this leading racing and cruising magazine for more almost two decades. His writing ranges from the latest developments in sailing to reflections on his long and accomplished sailing career.

Robin tells it like it is, and this selection will serve to educate and entertain in equal measure. The spotlight of his steely gaze falls upon the great ocean races and the brave men and women who compete in them. He considers the lessons of seamanship he learned over hundreds of thousands of miles at sea - and he looks ahead, considering the future of sailing for racing and cruising yachtsmen.

A comprehensive index makes this a useful reference book as a well as wonderful title to dip in and out of.

Robin's views are forthright, compelling and based on a breathtaking wealth of experience.