Calder began his sailing dream as a teenager after seeing the first single-handed round-the-world race (won by Robin Knox Johnson in Sue Haley's 32-foot double-ended boat) which was headline news in England and inspired a generation of dreamers to want to sail around the world.

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Nigel Calder

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it goes back to the 1960s actually when they had the first round the world race single-handed round the world race the one that term robin knox johnson won and in sue haley you know like a 32-foot double-ended boat yeah and it was headline news in england for weeks and so a whole load of us on our teams then would sit at school dreaming about singing around the world so i guess that's when i got the bug

Source

Dock Talk with Jeff Cote and Nigel Calder - Part 1 of 2Pacific Yacht Systems
Created: 8/13/2026, 3:28:11 AM

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