Member Philip Bragg, who built Suhaili, the first yacht to sail solo non-stop around the world, died in 1984.
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The Eric went on to become very influential in ocean sailing, with boats such as Vito Dumas's Lehg II and Robin Knox-Johnston's Suhaili making notable circumnavigations, the latter becoming the first boat to be sailed single-handed and non-stop around the world.