Suhaili

Suhaili
Sailing vessel Suhaili in Gosport, UK in 2018
Sail no306242
Designer(s)William Atkin
Launched1963
Owner(s)Robin Knox-Johnston
Racing career
SkippersRobin Knox-Johnston
Notable victoriesSunday Times Golden Globe Race
Specifications
Displacement9,876 kg (9.720 long tons; 10.886 short tons)
Length9.8 m (32 ft)
Sail area61.8 m2 (665 sq ft)

Suhaili is the name of the 32-foot (9.8 m) Bermudan ketch sailed by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston in the first non-stop solo circumnavigation of the world in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race.[1]

  1. ^ Knox-Johnson, Robin (1969). A World of My Own. Cassel.