Chichister sailed around the world, making one
stop in 1966. Alex Rose did it with two stops
in 345 days.

Lashes to all of you.

The correct answer is Robin Knox-Johnston who
sailed around the world, non-stop, although he
did anchor in New Zealand after running aground.

His vessel was an all teak yacht he built in
India bermudan ketch named Suhaili,

All three of these men were knighted.

I read his book when it first came out in the
late 60's. It was inspirational to me as a kid
and got me thinking about ocean sailing. I
recently re-read his book, "A World of My Own".

One interesting thing was the lack of a watch he
kept during his 313 day voyage even in the shipping
lanes. He assumed that all ships kept as good a
watch as he did working in the merchant service.
He didn't come to this realization until the end
of his voyage.

Today we all know better. Chances are very good
that no one is on watch in the big ships. They
are more like to not see you, than see you.

Bart Senior