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Further Reading about The Clipper Way
Robin built his own boat at Bombay while an apprentice cadet with the British India Steam Navigation Company (subsequently merged with P&O), "Suhaili" & in her in 1969 was the first person to circumnavigate the globe, non stop, single handed. Robin's life of high adventure continues. Today he is sharing it with the crews of the Clipper 60 yachts as they race the Clipper ship classic routes 33,000 miles to many of the most exotic trading ports in the world. If you fancy passing from the Caribbean through the Panama Canal to the Galapagos Islands for Christmas, on to party on Hawaii, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Durban, Rio & more this could be the race for you! The sailing is competitive, the socialising & friendships, unforgettable. Some crews go the whole distance; others join for particular legs. Currently the event is sponsored by 'The Times' of London. The painting, developed from an idea of Robin's, shows a Clipper 60 yacht. The roundel under the bow is left blank. That way whichever boat the crew is associated with, the print can be personalised by the addition of the relevant number. The ghostly tall ship in the background, the spirit of a Clipper, is the famous "Thermopylae". Like her great rivals including "Cutty Sark", she was built of a quality later yachts would aspire to. She originally raced for cargoes of tea & later, wool. Some considered her faster than the "Cutty Sark". Her green hull, figurehead & distinctive rig easily identify her in our picture.
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has a life long interest in the great clipper ships. His own career started with the British India Steam Navigation Company as an apprentice on "
