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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's yacht Suhaili leads Sir Francis Chichester's yacht Gipsy Moth IV through 200-strong fleet of well-wishers celebrating 50th anniversary of Sir Robin's departure from Falmouth to be first man to sail solo non-stop around the world

© Bill Rowntree / PPL / GGR
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's yacht Suhaili leads Sir Francis Chichester's yacht Gipsy Moth IV through 200-strong fleet of well-wishers celebrating 50th anniversary of Sir Robin's departure from Falmouth to be first man to sail solo non-stop around the world photo copyright Bill Rowntree / PPL / GGR taken at  and featuring the IRC class
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Falmouth celebrates 50th anniversary of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's departure
Fifty years to the day after Sir Robin Knox-Johnston set out from Falmouth UK in his rugged 32ft yacht Suhaili to become the first man to sail solo non-stop around the Globe