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Friday, 17 November 2006 |
Veteran sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston passes equator
Veteran British sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has passed the equator in fifth place in the 5 Oceans race after being forced to make hasty repairs to his yacht.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's yacht was hit by a violent gust of wind at the weekend that damaged the mainsail and slowed his progress into the southern hemisphere.
However, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, 67, leads the latter half of the fleet with Graham Dalton and Unai Basurko still to cross the equator.
Robin Knox-Johnston made history as the first person to sail non-stop solo around the globe in 1968 but is expected to considerably reduce his time in his carbon fibre yacht.
The fleet left Bilbao in Spain on 22 October and are now expected to finish the first leg in Australia in early December before completing the race in Bilbao next April.
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