PBO APRIL 19 COVER

Free plans for building your own Nigel Irens 14-footer, and more, in the latest issue of PBO

Robin Knox-Johnston aboard Suhaili at the finish of the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race- Photo Bill Rowntree/PPL

The 2018 Golden Globe Race will test the mettle of modern sailors by limiting them to the same types of yachts and equipment available in 1968/9.