Oldest attempt to sail Round the World
by www.sailingscuttlebutt.com on 1 Apr 2010
Bob Fisher, hangs onto the media frame while riding as 18th man in the Louis Vuitton Trophy, Round Robin 1, TEAMORIGIN vs ALEPH Sailing Team Ian Roman/TEAMORIGIN
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Yachting journalist Bob Fisher and circumnavigator Sir Robin Knox-Johnston have announced their plan to attempt to be the oldest combined age to sail round the world.
The intrepid team is going to take Fisher’s 112 year old gaffer Rosene which will proudly carry its OS class mark around the world. The pair intends to use their record attempt to promote OS 'Old Sh.....r' racing, which has developed a keen following at the Lymington Thursday evening series.
'Fisher is to navigate,' says Knox-Johnston. 'He has hit quite a lot of stuff in the past but I think he has got the hang of it now.' As for why they have decided to take on this challenge, Knox-Johnston remarked, 'We are fed up with hearing about all of these 12 year olds getting all of the publicity. Fish and I want some of it!'
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