Sailing: Knox-Johnston sets sail again after 37 years When he took 313 days to sail the world last time, he had only a radio for company, which broke, leaving the outside world to presume him dead until he arrived back in Falmouth, Cornwall, the only sailor to finish. This time he has the benefit of the computer programming that governs modern boats but joked that he needed to learn how to use them. "I have got it all in writing and I will study it when I go out to sea along with Sailing for Beginners. with sportsandactivitiescircumnavigationsailingnewssinglehanded