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Apr. 23, 1969 - Lone Round-The-World Yachtsman is Home: Lone Yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston, 30, crosses the finishing line between Pendennis Point and Black Rock Beacon in Falmouth, Cornwall, yesterday, in his 32ft. Ketch Suhaili, at the end of 312-day non-stop voyage round the world. The 30, 000-mile voyage wins for Mr. Knox-Jonson the Sunday Times Golden Globe trophy for the first man to circumnavigate the world non-stop and alone. Photo shows Lone yachtsman Robin-Knox-Johnson, seen acknowledging the here's welcome which greeted him as he set fact to on dry land again after his round-the world voyage - at Falmouth yesterday
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