French sailor, 73, wins round-the-world solo-race without modern instruments | Sport | The Guardian

Fifty years ago Robin Knox Johnston was the first solo non-stop round the world sailor.  Triumphant in the first such race - the golden Globe - he became a legend.  This week he greeted Jean Luc van den Heede who matched the feat: sailing non stop, single handed - no outside assistance - using 1969's equipment: sextant, paper charts, and shortwave radio!  Five of the nineteen starters are still at sea.

French sailor, 73, wins round-the-world solo-race without modern instruments | Sport | The Guardian: A 73-year-old French sailor has won an unusual, around-the-world yacht race after 212 days alone at sea without modern instruments, in what was his first sailing victory.