Legendary sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston set off around the world yesterday (Wednesday)- 37 years after becoming the first man to sail solo and non-stop around the globe. Sir Robin, 67, the oldest captain taking part in the competition, left Portsmouth, Hants, in his boat Saga Insurance heading to Spain for the start of the Five Oceans Race on October 22. The race is made up of three legs, with stopovers along the 30,000 mile route in Freemantle, Western Australia and Norfolk, USA. pic mike walker, 2006

---

Size: 2835px × 4307px
Photo credit: © MIKE WALKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: