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[John Feltham]

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From: "John Davison" <davison.g at xtra.co.nz>


Subject: A WORLD OF MY OWN BY SIR ROBIN KNOX - JOHNSTON
Date: 7 May 2016 at 10:45:04 AM AEST



    I HAVE MENTIONED THIS BOOK BEFORE , BUT HAVING  FINISHED READING I FIND IT ONE OF THE MOST WORTHY TO RECOMMEND EVEN TO SOME PERHAPS NOT VERY INTERESTED IN THE SEA OR SMALL BOAT SAILING ,
 
I FEEL PRIVILEGED TO RECALL I MET THE AUTHOR IN BOMBAY EARLY 60S WHEN HE WAS A 3/0.       1968 FROM FALMOUTH   HE DID THE FIRST EVER NON –STOP SOLO ROUND THE WORLD VOYAGE , 312 DAYS AT SEA , HIS BOAT THE SUHAILI WAS BUILT IN COLABA WADIA DOCK YARD BOMBAY . SUHAILI TO DAY  IS  BERTHED AT THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL , HER INDIAN WORKERS TEAK WOOD CONSTRUCTION AND FITTINGS ARE BASICALLY STILL IN GOOD SHAPE .
 
THE VOYAGE WAS AN INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE AND EVERY TEMPTATION TO ABANDON THE VOYAGE CAME ROBIN,S WAY. HIS WATER TANKS WERE POLLUTED , A STORM PUT HIS RADIO OUT OF ACTION, HIS SELF STEERING GEAR DISINTEGRATED , HIS MAIN BOOM COLLAPSED , HIS TILLER SHEERED OFF, BUT HE REFUSED TO GIVE UP .
 
SOME SHARKS NUDGED HIS BOAT WHICH HE HAD TO SHOOT ,  DURING STORMS HE ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE AND BOAT . THE BOOK TELLS HIS  FEELINGS OF CONFIDENCE , THEN  DEPRESSIONS , FRUSTRATIONS , HE  ILLNESSES EG  ,FOOD POISONING , AND OTHER AILMENTS .
 
I WAS IN CONTACT WITH HIM LAST MONTH , HE WAS IN SEATTLE USA INVOLVED  , WITH CLIPPER VENTURES , OR SOME NAME !! EARLY THIS YEAR HE WAS IN THE SYDNEY /HOBART RACE AGED 77 !! LONG MAY HE LIVE .
 
BAHUT SALAAMS
 
JOHN



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