"Duncan Heenan" wrote in message ...

Grafton Books, 8 Grafton Street London
Copyright Robin Knox-Johnston 1969


S.Simon

Nowhere does it say that he went ashore or broke the rules governing the
event.
Your accusation is false and unsupported by any evidence.



Go ahead and ignore the quotes. It only serves to
make your argument invalid. What kind of evidence
do you require if you refuse to believe the man
who wrote the words. You do him a disservice and
call him a liar. Then you have the nerve to call me
a liar. Where are your facts? Lying is easy. Facts
are harder to come by.

Knox-Johnston ran aground on the ebb trying to get
into the bay at Otago, New Zealand where he intended
to anchor to meet with his friend and coordinator
Bruce. He navigated poorly, failed to consult a chart,
assumed the water was deeper than it was and went
aground around four in the afternoon and did not get
off until the tide lifted him off around midnight. He was
stopped for six hours or so. He did not go round
non-stop. It doesn't get any more clear than this.

I'm not making some claim based upon my 'feelings'.
Rather, I am making a statement based upon Sir
Robin's own words published in his own book, "A World
of my Own". Get a copy of that book and see for
yourself. Rid yourself of your fantasies, foolishness
and bias. Sir Robin makes no claim of going round
non-stop. Why do you insist upon putting words in
his mouth?

S.Simon