Single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe - 1969
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE
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“There was a small diver’s lifejacket on board, but again
I did not use it. It got in the way for one thing, and if I had
fallen overside, although I would have swum in the direction
of the nearest land, one has to be realistic, and it would
probably have been best to get it over quickly.”