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.
Philly Shipyard and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Look Toward Future
Collaboration
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U.S. shipbuilder Philly Shipyard, Inc. and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.,
Ltd. (HHI), South Korea’s largest shipbuilding group, have signed a
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