CONGRATULATIONS to RSYC honorary life member, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, founder and chairman of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, for his award of an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Hull.
The award was made in recognition of his work with the Clipper Race and the legacy youth programmes established in the wake of Hull and Humber's participation in Clipper 07-08 and Clipper 09-10.
Sir Robin becomes a Doctor of the University after the graduation ceremony at which leading lights from a diverse range of fields, from music to sport and business to the arts were honoured alongside hundreds of students who received their degrees on Thursday, January 26.
Sir Robin said, "It has been a very great pleasure to return to Hull and to receive this honour from the university. Hull & Humber was a great entrant in two Clipper Races and the legacy of that participation continues in pioneering work transforming the lives of young people through programmes rooted in the challenges of seamanship."
