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January 15, 2007 · about 19 years ago

Knox-Johnston forced back to port

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has been forced to turn back to Fremantle with a broken autopilot fewer than 24 hours into the second leg of the Five Oceans race. The British solo sailing legend will have to stay in port for a statutory 48 hours as his team fix the problem.

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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has been forced to turn back to Fremantle with a broken autopilot fewer than 24 hours into the second leg of the Five Oceans race. The British solo sailing legend will have to stay in port for a statutory 48 hours as his team fix the problem.

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