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Golden Globe: Duel in the North Atlantic

The race for the lead of the Golden Globe Race is getting interesting as Mark Slats (NED) narrows the lead that Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (FRA) has held since the fleet was descending the South Atlantic…

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Golden Globe: Potholes in the North Atlantic

Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (FRA) has escaped the calms but now faces northerly winds which has him on a northwest course in the North Atlantic…

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Golden Globe Race: 'The boat wiped out and my race was over'

In what was to be the last race of his offshore career, Philippe Péché’s inaugural Golden Globe attempt was thwarted by storms and steerage issues…

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Golden Globe: As the knife twists

Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (FRA) continues to drift along in the North Atlantic which the forecast suggests may not change until tomorrow when the wind will finally increases…

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Golden Globe Race 2018 nears the finishing line

Five out of the Golden Globe Race 2018s original 18 entrants are still pressing their era-specific vessels as quickly as possible to the Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, finishing line…

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Salvage of Gregor McGuckin's Abandoned yacht Hanley Energy Endurance Moves Closer

Plans are moving forward to salvage Irish Golden Globe Race skipper Gregor McGuckin’s yacht Hanley Energy Endurance…

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Golden Globe: Tactics with the Wind Gods

As Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues his climb up the North Atlantic to the finish, the French skipper has served out his 18 hour penalty and is now clear to race the remaining 2,150 miles…

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Istvan Kopar rounds Cape Horn in Golden Globe Race

Istvan Kopar rounded Cape Horn at 19:00 UTC yesterday, giving the 65-year old American/Hungarian a perfect New Year boost. To have got this far has been a triumph over adversity in every sense…

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Golden Globe Race: Istvan Kopar conquers Cape Horn

American-Hungarian Golden Globe Race skipper Istvan Kopar has now rounded Cape Horn, and is currently in fourth place…

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Race on to recover McGuckin's 'Hanley Endurance' off Australian coast

Up to three separate attempts have been launched this Christmas to recover an uncrewed and drifting Irish racing yacht that was at the centre of an international rescue three months ago…

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Recovery of Gregor McGuckin's Golden Globe Boat Would Be Perfect Christmas Present

Following Afloat.ie’s update on Gregor McGuckin’s Biscay 36 Hanley Energy Endurance this week, Golden Globe Race organisers now say two groups have expressed interest in salvaging the yacht currently drifting some 1,200 miles West of Fremantle…

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Golden Globe: Holidays at sea

Today is the longest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere so the sun has the largest declination to the south for all using a sextant to navigate. It also often marks a period of unsettled weather but all seems fine for the Golden Globe Race fleet for now…

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Bromsgrove sailor Susie Goodall would compete again in Golden Globe Race 'in a heartbeat' after Pacific Ocean rescue

A Bromsgrove sailor who was rescued after her boat capsized said she would do it again “in a heartbeat”…

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Gregor McGuckin's Abandoned Yacht Still Afloat, Now 1250 Miles West of Fremantle

An incentive to potential salvors is a barrel of Irish Whiskey onboard that has, according to Race HQ, generated a lot of interest…

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Golden Globe Race: Uku Randmaa rounds Cape Horn

Uku Randmaa is the third Golden Globe Race skipper to round the iconic landmark…

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TALKING BOATS!

The Southern Ocean is tough on GGR boats as it is for all who venture south. It’s a place of extreme beauty, a true wilderness that captures the imagination of sailors and reminds them of their insignificance…

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From Russia and oceans, with love

Skippering a crippled yacht and drifting through the Indian Ocean, last week Igor Zaretskiy had to make an important decision — should he press on or abandon his around-the-world race?

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Golden Globe Race - Day 169: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede's lead cut by further 154 miles

Dutchman Mark Slats has taken a further 154 miles out French Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede over the past seven days, reducing the gap to 794 miles with 4,300 miles still to run before the winner returns to Les Sables d’Olonne at the end of January…

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Yachtswoman in sea rescue drama: I'd do it all again

A British yachtswoman who was rescued after her vessel capsized during a solo round-the-world race says she would do it again ‘in a heartbeat’ despite almost dying…

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Susie Goodall: British sailor would attempt Golden Globe Race again 'in a heartbeat'

Sailor Susie Goodall says she would attempt the Golden Globe Race again “in a heartbeat”, despite having to be rescued after her boat capsized…

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Rescued yachtswoman Susie Goodall back on land after ocean ordeal

The 29-year-old was competing in a 30,000-mile round-the-world race when she lost her mast during a “ferocious” storm…

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Susie Goodall: Sailor returns to shore after rescue

Sailor Susie Goodall is back on dry land nine days after her boat capsized 2,000 miles west of Cape Horn in the Golden Globe Race…

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Golden Globe Race: Major storm bares down on Istvan Kopar

A major storm looks likely to overtake fourth place Golden Globe Race skipper Istvan Kopar in the Southern Ocean…

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Golden Globe Race - lead narrows and storm threatens Istvan Kopar

Race HQ has given permission for Istvan to take evasive action and move south into the NO-GO Zone, just as Estonian Uku Randmaa did to avoid the same storm that left Susie Goodall dismasted and in need of rescue a week ago…

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Golden Globe: Never a dull moment

As French race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede works to protect his shrinking lead over 2nd placed Dutch rival Mark Slats, the focus is once more on a violent storm in the Pacific Ocean that looks likely to overtake 4th placed American/Hungarian Istvan Kopar within two days…

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Solo round-the-world sailor rescued

The Latest on the rescue of a British sailor in the Southern Ocean…

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Round-the-world sailor limping to port

A Russian man involved in an around-the-world sailing race will dock in Albany this week for emergency repairs…

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The Indian seafarer who lived a 'Life of Pi' like adventure

Commander Abhilash Tomy, who was the only Asian in the challenging Golden Globe Race, recalls his perilous solo voyage and his fortuitous rescue…

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Golden Globe Race: Susie Goodall's yacht dismasted

Golden Globe Race skipper Susie Goodall is expected to arrive in Chile on 14 December 2018 having been successfully rescued from her dismasted Rustler 36…

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British sailor forced to deliberately sink her yacht so it does not pose a risk to other vessels

When she was picked up by a Chinese cargo ship, Susie Goodall had to ensure her yacht, DHL Starlight, sank so it did not pose a risk to other vessels…

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SOME WONDER WHY?

A personal view about the inspirational ethos of adventure by Golden Globe Race Founder, Don McIntyre…

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British yachtswoman stranded 2000 miles from Cape Horn is rescued

The British yachtswoman who spent two days stranded in the Southern Ocean after her boat was smashed up by a monster storm has been rescued…

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The Ethos of Adventure

Golden Globe Race founder Don McIntyre is under scrutiny. Following the start of 17 solo skippers on July 1 for this innovate contest, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Sunday Times Golden Globe solo non-stop round the world race in 1968-69, the attrition count continues to climb…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 160: Susie Goodall rescue complete

One of 17 starters, she was lying in 4th place and challenging for a podium finish when her 36ft yacht was pitch poled and dismasted during a ferocious storm…

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Day 159 - 2 Breaking News: Susie Goodall rescued!

The crew of the Hong Kong registered cargo ship MV Tian Fu has successfully rescued the distressed British yachtswoman Susie Goodall 2,000 miles west of Cape Horn…

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Sailor's long night waiting for rescue in Golden Globe Race

A British sailor adrift in the Pacific has endured two nights “clinging on” in her bunk awaiting rescue as her wrecked boat is tossed about the high seas…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 159: Susie Goodall rescued!

The crew of the Hong Kong registered cargo ship MV Tian Fu has successfully rescued the distressed British yachtswoman Susie Goodall 2,000 miles west of Cape Horn…

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'On the ship!' Stranded British sailor Susie Goodall rescued

The first picture of British round-the-world yachtswoman Susie Goodall being rescued has been released…

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'The boat is destroyed' - Goodall's emergency call

Listen to the emergency call made by English yachtswoman Susie Goodall, who has been rescued by a 40,000-tonne cargo ship in stormy conditions…

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British sailor rescued from capsized boat in Southern Ocean after Falmouth Coastguard raises alarm

A British woman who was knocked unconscious during a vicious storm in the Southern Ocean has been rescued after the Falmouth Coastguard received a long-distance distress signal and raised the alarm…

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Lone female sailor in round-the-world 'Voyage for Madmen' is stranded in the Southern Ocean

Two thousand miles west of Cape Horn, in the Southern Ocean that circles Antarctica, a 29-year-old woman wondered “WHAT ON EARTH I’M DOING OUT HERE”…

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Goodall dismasted in Golden Globe Race

British yachtswoman Susie Goodall, participating in the Golden Globe Race, was pitch poled and dismasted in the Southern Ocean some 2,000 miles west of Cape Horn today…

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71 hours at sea: Commander Abhilash Tomy recounts his epic struggle

Indian Naval officer Abhilash Tomy, 39, had a miraculous escape at mid sea in late September while participating in the round-the-world Golden Globe Race…

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Golden Globe – the battle for first place is on

The Dutchman Mark Slats has rounded Cape Horn early on 1 December, eight days behind the race leader, the French sailor Jean-Luc Van den Heede…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 155: The race is on!

Mark Slats rounded Cape Horn just before 06:00 UTC on Saturday 2nd December, 8 days behind race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, having narrowed the lead by 351 miles over the past 7 days…

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Golden Globe Race - distance narrows between race leaders

Mark Slats rounded Cape Horn just before 06:00 UTC on Saturday 2nd December, 8 days behind Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, having narrowed the lead by 351 miles over the past 7 days…

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Narrowing lead in the Golden Globe Race

The seemingly insurmountable lead that Jean-Luc Van Den Heede held in the Golden Globe Race is no longer so seemingly insurmountable…

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Round-the-world sailor Mark Sinclair approaching Kangaroo Island

Round-the-world sailor Mark Sinclair is approaching Kangaroo Island as he plans to dock in Adelaide this week to conduct much-needed repairs…

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'The Mercy' Review: Sailing Around the World, or Maybe Not

What drives a man to abandon a doting wife (Rachel Weisz) and three of the best-behaved children in Christendom to circumnavigate the globe in an ill-prepared trimaran? The makers of “The Mercy” have a few ideas…

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The Mercy Review: Colin Firth & Rachel Weisz Shine in Tragic Sea Story

The quest for fame and fortune is an easy path to a tragic downfall. The Mercy is the true story of Donald Crowhurst, a dedicated family man who was crushed by the weight of his ambitions…

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Offshore adventures in the Route du Rhum, RORC Transatlantic Race andGolden Globe Race 2018

Three classic events are currently unfurling, namely the tail end of the Route du Rhum, the opening salvo of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Transatlantic Race, and the ongoing saga (now on Day 149) known as the Golden Globe Race 2018…

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Day 148: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede rounds Cape Horn and gains on all but Mark Slats

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede led the Golden Globe Race fleet of solo sailors round Cape Horn at 19:16 UTC on Friday having extended his lead on all but 2nd placed Dutchman Mark Slats during a week when those trailing up to 8,500 miles behind all faced serious trials…

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Day 145: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede set to round CAPE HORN Tonight

Jean-Luc Van den Heede, the 73-year old French sailor leading the Golden Globe Race in his Rustler 36 yacht Matmut, is set to round Cape Horn at approx. 20:00 UTC tonight. …

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Golden Globe: On approach to Cape Horn

The damaged rig on Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede’s Rustler 36 Matmut has weathered two more southern ocean storms during the past week and the 73-year old Frenchman is now within 400 miles of Cape Horn…

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DAY 142: JEAN-LUC VAN DEN HEEDE – 400 MILES FROM CAPE HORN

The damaged rig on race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede’s yacht Matmut has weathered two more southern ocean storms during the past week and the 73-year old Frenchman is now within 400 miles of Cape Horn…

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Van den Heede still in the race

Despite his recent knockdown in the Southern Ocean (read story here), and his original intent to drop out of the Golden Globe Race 2018 to effect repairs, race leader Jean-Luc van den Heede has decided to stay at sea and effect what repairs he can to remain in the race…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 135: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede facing fresh storm

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede may have to earn his passage around Cape Horn. The embattled French leader nursing a damaged mast on his Rustler 36 Matmut after the yacht was pitchpoled in a storm a week ago…

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They saved Abhilash but had to forget the Scotch

On September 22, somewhere in the remotest part of the southern Indian Ocean, Biscay 36, the dismasted yacht of Irish yachtsman Gregor McGuckin was at the mercy of the waves…

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Oldest tale of them all

In order to finish first, first you have to finish. I certainly felt for the Golden Globe Race leader, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, this week…

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Golden Globe Race: Van Den Heede slapped with time penalty

On Nov.6 at 0200hrs, French solo yachtsman Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, the current Golden Globe Race leader, rang GGR organisers to advise that his yacht Matmut had sustained mast damage…

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Golden Globe Race leader penalized

The Golden Globe Race has issued a time penalty against leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede as a result of his actions when he sustained mast damage during a storm 1,900 miles west of Cape Horn…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 130: Race leader will make repairs to his mast at sea

In a dramatic satellite phone call to Race Chairman Don McIntyre early today, the 73-year old solo circumnavigator who continues to enjoy a 1,500 mile lead over second placed Dutchman Mark Slats, said that he had decided to make the best repair he can at sea and continue in the race…

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No quitting for Golden Globe Race leader

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, the embattled Golden Globe Race leader struggling since November 5 with a damaged mast sustained during a storm 1,900 miles west of Cape Horn, has decided to continue in the race back to Les Sables d’Olonne…

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Golden Globe Race: Favourite Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues racing Read more at https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/boat-events/golden-globe-race/favourite-jean-luc-van-den-heede-heads-chile-68038#9G8l2jYKVyswE05i.99

French Golden Globe Race skipper Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has decided to fix his damaged mast at sea rather than head to the Chilean port of Valparaiso…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 127: Istvan Kopar passes through Hobart gate safely

Istvan Kopar, the American/Hungarian GGR skipper sailing the Tradewind 35 Puffin gave a chilling account of the recent southern ocean storm to have swept the through the fleet…

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Golden Globe Race: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede suffers knock-down and damage

At 1500hrs UTC 5th NOV. Jean-Luc Van Den Heede called GGR Founder Don McIntyre to advise that his Rustler 36 Matmut had been knocked down badly to about 150° which had damaged the connecting bolt attachment to the mast that holds all four lower shrouds…

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Storm claims Golden Globe Race leader

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, who has led the Golden Globe Race for the past three months, notified race officials that his Rustler 36 Matmut had been knocked down badly to about 150° in the South Pacific…

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Why The French Prevail In Offshore Sail Racing

In offshore sailing races—where boats may not see land for days at a time—skippers from France appear to perform disproportionately well in comparison to sailors from other countries…

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Susie Goodall talks Ghostbusters, whales and baked beans as she takes on 'toughest race'

The 28-year-old is falling in love with sailing all over again as she battles through the gruelling Golden Globe race…

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DHL partnered Susie Goodall arrives into Storm Bay, Tasmania on day 120 of the Golden Globe Race

Her arrival into the gate comes after a tough couple of weeks which saw Susie survive a horrific storm with 70 knot winds and 13 metre seas…

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Golden Globe Race: Susie Goodall heading to Cape Horn

British Golden Globe Race skipper Susie Goodall managed to repair her self steering gear and scrape the barnacles from the bottom of her Rustler 36 during her stop at the Hobart Gate…

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Jean-Luc van den Heede continues his proud lead in the Golden Globe Race 2018

While life has infinite and impressive ways of testing and challenging, it also has ways of rewarding and regaling us with tales of the human spirit rising up and doing something great. Jean-Luc van den Heede is just that person…

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Australian Sailor to Report on Gregor McGuckin's Abandoned Yacht in the Indian Ocean

The Dubliner’s yacht is not the only Golden Globe boat left adrift, and here’s an update on what has happened to the yachts abandoned in the Indian Ocean…

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Golden Globe: Bothersome Barnacles

Uku Randmaa’s problem? Barnacles. The bottom of his Rustler 36 One and All is covered in them, and he is left wondering how to get rid of all these speed-sapping encrustations…..

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Goatstown sailor returns home to a hero's welcome

A Goatstown sailor has returned home to a hero’s welcome after attempting to be the first Irish man to sail around the world solo non-stop…

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Gregor McGuckin's Round the World Yacht Still Drifting A Month After Evacuation

It’s just over a month since Gregor McGuckin was forced to ‘evacuate’ his dismasted Biscay 36, ‘Hanley Energy Endurance’, and so ending his solo attempt at a non-stop circumnavigation in the Golden Globe Race…

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Solo Yachtsman Rescued Off Australia

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has coordinated the search and rescue operation for a French solo yachtsman in the Indian Ocean approximately 1,300 kilometers south west of Perth, Western Australia…

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Golden Globe Race 2018: Loic Lepage has been rescued

French sailor Loïc Lepage is the latest competitor to retire from the Golden Globe Race after being rescued at sea…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 113: Loïc Lepage rescue update

French solo yachtsman Loïc Lepage is expected to be evacuated from his dismasted yacht Laaland shortly after first light on Tuesday (23:30 UTC Monday)…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 112: Operations begin to rescue Loïc Lepage from his dismasted yacht

At 18:27 UTC on Saturday 20th Oct. the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre at Canberra (JRCC Aus.) picked up a distress beacon alert from French solo skipper Loïc Lepage…

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Golden Globe Race: Loïc Lepage rescued

Golden Globe Race skipper Loïc Lepage, is now safely onboard the bulk carrier Shiosai after his Nicholson 32 MK X dismasted and began taking on water some 600 miles south west of Perth, Australia…

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Golden Globe Race: MAYDAY alert from Loic Lepage

At 18:30 UTC, French solo yachtsman set off the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) on his yacht Laaland after being dismasted earlier in the day some 600 miles SW of Perth Western Australia…

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Abhilash Tomy's rescue bid by 'angels' on 'Osiris' is now in video

“You are an angel.” This is what Commander Abhilash Tomy told his rescuers when they got on his boat…

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'I closed the hatch just as wave picked up my yacht and threw it upside down'

Gregor McGuckin tells Niamh Horan how the power of the sea ended his bid to be first solo Irish man to sail non-stop around the globe…

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Rescue needed in Golden Globe Race

At 18:30 UTC, Golden Globe Race skipper Loïc Lepage (above) set off the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) on his yacht Laaland after being dismasted earlier in the day some 600 miles SW of Perth Western Australia…

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Golden Globe Race: Mark Slats due to arrive at Hobart film gate

At 08:00 UTC Friday, (18:00 local time Hobart) Dutch sailor Mark Slats was 230 miles from the BoatShed.com Hobart film drop, making 7.4 knots in what he describes as excellent conditions…

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Storm force: Heroic sailor tells of brave rescue bid

Hero sailor Gregor McGuckin insists he had no doubt he would be fine despite his yacht rolling over twice as he attempted to sail around the world…

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Golden Globe Race: Slats injured in knock-downs

Dutch Golden Globe Race skipper, Mark Slats believes he has cracked a rib during two knock-downs as he heads towards the compulsory gate at Hobart…

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Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues to extend his lead in Golden Globe Race

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues to extend his lead over the seven remaining Golden Globe Race yachts, now stretched across 4,800 miles of the Southern Ocean…

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Hero sailor returns after ordeal at sea

An Irish sailor who was competing in a round-the-world solo race has arrived home to a hero’s welcome after trying to rescue an injured fellow competitor…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 106: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede first into the Pacific

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues to extend his lead over the seven remaining Golden Globe Race yachts now stretched across 4,800 miles of the Southern Ocean…

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Heroic Irish sailor returns to Dublin

Irish sailor Gregor McGuckin returned to Dublin after his dramatic exit of the Golden Globe Race and his attempts to save fellow sailer Abhilash Tomy…

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Rescued Irish sailor returns home

Irish sailor Gregor McGuckin has returned home after his rescue from the Indian Ocean during a non-stop round-the-world yacht race…

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Rich get richer in Golden Globe Race

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues to extend his lead over the seven remaining Golden Globe Race yachts now stretched across 4,800 miles of the Indian and Pacific Oceans…

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Abhilash Tomy recovering well after spine surgery

New Delhi: Indian sailor Commander Abhilash Tomy, who suffered a severe back injury during Golden Globe Race 2018 (GGR), has underwent a successful surgery and was recuperating well, officials have said…

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Commander Abhilash Tomy's back fixed, humour intact after surgery

Champion sailor Commander Abhilash Tomy underwent a surgery at an army hospital here on Thursday for a back injury he suffered while negotiating a deadly storm in the southern Indian Ocean that left his yacht crippled three weeks ago…

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Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba Meets Sailor Abhilash Tomy After Surgery

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba wished Abhilash Tomy speedy recovery after surgery…

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Golden Globe Race: Van Den Heede reveals the secrets behind his lead

French Golden Globe skipper, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede is predicting he will finish the race by the first week of February…

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Urmimala Abhilash Waits For Commander Abhilash Tomy's Return

In conversation with Urmimala Abhilash who is still waiting for her husband, Commander Abhilash Tomy’s homecoming…

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Rescued Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy brought back to India

Navy officer Commander Abhilash Tomy, who was injured during round-the-world Golden Globe race and was rescued in Indian Ocean, was brought back to Visakhaptnam by Indian Navy…

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Rescued Naval Cdr Tomy safely brought to India

Days after being rescued from the Indian Ocean in a multi-nation operation, Naval Commander Abhilash Tomy who was under medical observation at Ile Amsterdam was brought to Visakhapatnam safely onboard INS Satpura on Saturday…

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Abhilash Tomy arrives in Visakhapatnam after injuries in Golden Globe Race

Tomy, who had suffered severe back injury, has now been shifted to INHS Kalyani, the naval hospital of the Eastern Naval Command for observation and medical assistance as required…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 97: Van Den Heede is first to Hobart

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede reached the BoatShed.com Hobart film gate at 07:30 local time on Saturday (21:30 UTC Friday) to drop film and letters before heading out of Storm Bay to resume his lead in the Golden Globe Race…

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Golden Globe: Race leader calls into Tasmania but 'too calm' for catch up sleep

Round-the-world Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has been given a rousing welcome during a brief stopover off Tasmania — the only time he is allowed to interact during the endurance race…

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Golden Globe Race leader expected Tasmania tonight

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, the 73-year-old Golden Globe Race leader, is expected at Tasmania course gate at 2000 UTC tonight, Friday 5 October…

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French Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede at Hobart Filming Gate

The 73-year old skipper is expected to sail in to Storm Bay and cross the line shortly after Dawn at 06:00 local time Saturday (20:00 UTC Friday)…

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Irish sailor 'overwhelmed' by support after Indian Ocean rescue

Mr McGuckin, who was attempting to save an injured fellow competitor when his boat capsized, is in Perth, Australia, where he was reunited with his family…

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A sailor and his boat: Abhilash Tomy's love affair with the sea that brought him to race

As Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy begins his road to recovery, AMRITA DUTTA in Ernakulam & SMITA NAIR in Goa recount a love affair with the sea that began as a child, the journey that brought him to the race, and the boat that fought against 80 knots winds…

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Gregor McGuckin arrives in Australia

Irish sailor Gregor McGuckin, who was dismasted and rescued in the Southern Ocean, has arrived safely in Perth…

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Golden Globe: Eastbound in Indian Ocean

Eight of the original 18 Golden Globe Race entrants continue to be led across the Indian Ocean by French veteran Jean-Luc Van Den Heede and his Rustler 36 Matmut…

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Irish sailor Gregor McGuckin forever indebted to rescuers after failed Golden Globe Race attempt

Gregor McGuckin is disappointed he failed in his attempt to become the first Irishman to sail around the world solo and non-stop, but thankful to have been rescued from the remote south western Indian Ocean after things went awry…

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Indian solo yachtsman returning home after rescue

An Indian solo yachtsmen rescued in an international effort after his boat were seriously damaged by “mountainous seas” in the remote Indian Ocean is set to return home, the Australian navy said Monday…

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Irish sailor arrives into Perth 10 days after being rescued from Indian Ocean

Irish sailor, Gregor McGuckin, who was competing in this year’s Golden Globe Race has arrived in Australia 10 days after a storm struck his vessel in the Indian Ocean…

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Search and rescue on the high seas

Rescue on high seas can also be highly political and divisive. But maintaining good maritime order can only be ensured with jointmanship as demonstrated by the timely rescue of Commander Abhilash Tomy by both the French and Australian navies…

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PM Modi Lauds Abhilash Tomy, Says His Is Resolve Is An Inspiration For Youth

Prime Minister Modi mentioned Tomy’s tough fight against the ocean’s might and appreciated his valor during his ‘Mann ki Baat’ address to the nation…

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Plan B To Save Abhilash Tomy Was 4 Commandos Would Parachute Into Ocean

On September 21, as Commander Abhilash Tomy lay incapacitated in the bunk of his battered sail boat, a 46-year-old Navy Captain was getting ready to carry out the most audacious rescue attempt ever attempted by the Indian Navy…

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Abhilash Tomy worried after abandoning 'Thuriya' at sea, says wife

Injured Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy is too sad he had to abandon his vessel ‘Thuriya’ in the sea, his wife Urmimala revealed…

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Gregor McGuckin’s Path to Fame Underlines Ireland’s Challenges in Finding a Place in Offshore Sailing

Gregor McGuckin is currently and very deservedly the best-known Irish sailor in the world writes W M Nixon…

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'Wait for rescue was agonising': Commander Abhilash Tomy recalls ordeal at sea

The sea unleashed terror, recalls Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy who was rescued from the Indian Ocean off Australia after he suffered a grievous back injury while participating in the Golden Globe race…

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PM Narendra Modi enquires about wellbeing of naval officer Abhilash Tomy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke with Naval office Abhilash Tomy who was rescued from the Southern Indian Ocean following a mishap during a solo circumnavigation sailing tour…

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Solo competitors safe after dramatic rescue in Golden Globe Race

Two sailors competing in the Golden Globe Race have been rescued in dramatic circumstances following a fierce storm in the remote southwestern Indian Ocean….

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ADF supports SAR for injured Golden Globe race sailors

The Australian Defence Force is continuing to assist the international search and rescue operation for two yachtsmen following significant damage to their vessels about 1,800 nautical miles off the West Australian coast…

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We don't value our heroes until it's late

Until he was at the centre of an international rescue effort last week, few knew about Abhilash Tomy’s quest to win an extraordinary sailing race…

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Golden Globe Race Skippers Rescued After Violent Storm

Two Golden Globe Race Entrants are Rolled and Dismasted in Powerful Southern Ocean Storm – one Endures Life-Threatening Injuries as the Other Hurries to his Aide…

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ADF supports search and rescue for injured Golden Globe Race sailors

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is continuing to assist the international search and rescue operation for two yachtsmen following significant damage to their vessels…

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Sensible seamanship in the Indian Ocean

Nowhere amid the oceans of the world do sailors need to rely on their brethren more than when deep into the southern latitudes, and this understanding among the sailing community was recognized yesterday…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 88: GGR skipper goes to aid of yacht in South Indian Ocean

Golden Globe Race HQ in Les Sables d’Olonne received a request from the manager of the 32ft sailing yacht Selene for assistance from any GGR yacht in the area because her skipper Kjell Litwin is running out of water…

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Golden Globe Race: Entrant Istvan Kopar goes to aid of solo sailor

American/Hungarian Golden Globe Race skipper, Istvan Kopar has been sent to the aid of a solo yachtsman who is running out of water in the Southern Ocean…

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Man at sea: Abhilash Tomy found himself in the same boat as the Wild Boars

Navy pilot Abhilash Tomy in 2013 became the first Indian to go around the Earth under sail – solo, nonstop, unassisted. This year he set out on another great adventure…

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Rescued Indian sailor waits to go home

A seriously injured Indian sailor who was rescued off the coast of Western Australia will continue to receive medical treatment before commencing his journey home…

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Survived because of sailing skills, says injured commander Tomy

Commander Abhilash Tomy, undergoing treatment in a remote Indian Ocean island after being rescued mid-sea, Wednesday said he survived the storm-hit ocean because of his sailing skills and Naval training…

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Daring sea rescue has lessons for all

Drifting in mid-sea was no new experience for the intrepid sailor, who had circumnavigated the globe in INSV Mhadei in 2012…

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Gregor McGuckin's Golden Globe Yacht Will Not Be Scuttled

During the controlled evacuation of Hanley Energy Endurance, McGuckin was instructed to leave the vessel afloat…

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Gregor McGuckin's Golden Globe Yacht Will Not Be Scuttled

The Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat will be within helicopter range of Ile de Amsterdam at first light tomorrow (Thursday) and will commence operations to pick up Gregor McGuckin…

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Navy officer Tomy in hospital on remote Amsterdam island

He was rescued on Monday by the French fishing vessel FPV Osiris, three days after a storm left him drifting in the Indian Ocean with serious back injuries…

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Golden Globe skipper recovering in hospital after dramatic Southern Ocean rescue

Golden Globe solo skipper Abhilash Toby was dramatically rescued from the South Indian Ocean after he was badly injured and spent nearly 72 hours adrift in his dismasted yacht…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 87: Second solo sailor rescued successfully

The Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat will be within helicopter range of Ile de Amsterdam at first light tomorrow (Thursday) and will commence operations to pick up Gregor McGuckin…

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Irish sailor who helped injured rival is rescued

An Irish sailor has been evacuated from his vessel in the Indian Ocean after suffering difficulties during a storm…

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Ordeal ends as Abhilash Tomy rescued, yet injury a worry

French fisheries patrol vessel Osiris, which was engaged by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Canberra (JRCC), reached Tomy’s yacht Thuriya by Monday noon using a Zodiac inflatable boat…

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Aashim Mongia: We are with you in spirit, Tomy

Arjuna awardee Aashim Mongia on Mumbai sailing circuit sentiments as sailor Abhilash Tomy is rescued; calls Tomy’s accident a learning curve for race organisers…

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Injured Indian Solo Yacht Racer Rescued by French Fishing Vessel

A French ship Sept. 24 rescued an Indian sailor who was injured in the remote southern Indian Ocean when his sailboat lost its mast in a storm during a round-the-world solo yacht race, officials said…

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Sailor rescued after storm during race around world

Abhilash Tomy, an Indian sailor, was rescued during the Golden Globe Race, after his vessel entered a storm and was thrown off-course…

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Golden Globe Race: Solo sailors ‘stable’ after Southern Ocean rescue during non-stop circumnavigation

Indian Abhilash Tomy and Irishman Gregor McGuckin both saved after Tomy was too injured to even reach his radio…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 85: Gregor McGuckin 'well and in good spirits'

The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC) in Canberra has just confirmed that Gregor McGuckin, the second Golden Globe Race solo sailor to have been dismasted in the South Indian Ocean, was picked up safely from his yacht…

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DAY 85 - RESCUE UPDATE

Day 4 of the rescue of injured Indian Golden Globe Race solo sailor Abhilash Tomy from his dismasted yacht Thuriya approximately 1,900 miles SW of Perth Western Australia…

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Golden Globe Race Commander Abhilash Tomy rescued by French vessel

Golden Globe Race Commander Abhilash Tomy, who was traced by an Indian Navy Reconnaissance aircraft, was rescued from the southern Indian Ocean by French vessel Osiris on Monday…

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Irish sailor evacuated from Indian Ocean after being dismasted in storm

An Irish sailor has been evacuated from his vessel in the Indian Ocean after suffering difficulties during the storm…

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Indian Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy rescued after injury during Golden Globe Race

This segment of Zee News brings to you latest information on Indian Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy who has been rescued after being badly injured while participating in the Golden Globe Race. Watch this video to know more…

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Commander and Golden Globe Race skipper Abhilash Tomy to be rescued shortly

Tomy, representing India in the Golden Globe Race 2018 (GGR) on an indigenously built sailing vessel ‘Thuriya’, was dismasted and suffered a back injury on Friday…

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LOOK BACK: Golden Globe Race 1968

The extraordinary Golden Globe race of 1968 has been told on screen, in documentaries, and in literature. But the strangeness of the competition has come back into the spotlight today after a competitor in this year’s 50th-anniversary race had to be rescued while adrift in the Indian Ocean…

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Abhilash Tomy, Thuriya and the Golden Globe Race | In graphics

Indian Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy had to drop his mission on the 82nd day after a raging storm injured him and destroyed his sailboat. Onmanorama graphics team explains about the race, his boat and how he was rescued…

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The Fascinating Race That Left Indian Navy Sailor Stranded Near Australia

Commander Tomy’s vessel was hit by a vicious storm mid-way across the south Indian Ocean near Australia while taking part in the 2018 Golden Globe Race, among the toughest races on Earth…

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What is the Golden Globe Race?

The GGR is modeled on the race that took place in 1968. This means that no kind of modern technology like GPS, electronic watches, electronic compass and the like can be used during the trip…

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A 'golden' race against technology and nature

There is a saying that the Golden Globe Race is easily one of the toughest challenges a sailor undertakes in his lifetime…

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Abhilash Tomy rescue: Golden Globe race sailor RESCUED after days stranded unable to move

Abhilash Tomy, aged 39, had been competing in the 2018 Golden Globe Race when disaster struck off the coast of Australia…

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Race to save Abhilash Tomy, the Golden Globe yachtsman crippled by storms in Southern Ocean

An international rescue effort was under way last night to reach a solo yachtsman lying helpless with a back injury on a dismasted boat in the Southern Ocean having survived a massive storm…

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Mission to rescue badly injured solo sailor stranded 2,000 miles out to sea

Abhilash Tomy was competing in the Golden Globe Race – a 30,000 mile solo journey without the aid of modern technology – when a huge storm rolled his boat 360 degrees, cracking both masts and leaving him with a serious back injury…

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Rescue Efforts Underway After Brutal Storm Thrashes Golden Globe Race

The single-hand, nonstop circumnavigation of the planet Golden Globe Race has been walloped by a storm with dire impacts…

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How tough is Abhilash Tomy's Golden Globe Race

Keralite naval officer Abhilash Tomy is on his second circumnavigation of the Earth, but it is tougher this time as he is participating in the Golden Globe Race (GGR)…

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Irish sailor Gregor McGuckin safe, but out of Golden Globe race

Irish sailor Gregor McGuckin is out of the Golden Globe Race after his boat was rolled 360 degrees during a storm in the Indian Ocean…

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Indian Navy dispatches INS Satpura for Abhlihash Tomy rescue mission

The Indian Navy said all efforts are on to reach top sailor Commander Abhilash Tomy with assistance, after his boat, Thuriya, was hit and overturned by a massive storm…

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McGuckin Loses Mizzen Mast During 70 knot Storm

Irish Golden Globe Race entrant Gregor McGuckin has lost his mizzen mast during a knockdown in the Indian Ocean…

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Gregor McGuckin Rolled 360 Degrees, Knocking Him Out of Golden Globe Race

Irishman Gregor McGuckin’s yacht has just been dramatically rolled 360 degrees in the middle of the Indian Ocean during an extreme storm. The violent roll broke his main mast and will now force him out of the solo round the world race he is competing in….

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Golden Globe Race: Abhilash Tomy fighting towards the front

Indian Naval officer Abhilash Tomy turns up the heat on Irishman Gregor McGuckin as he moves up through the fleet in his Suhaili replica, Thuriya…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 78: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede now 9 days ahead despite breakages

73-year old Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues to defy his age and best efforts of the chasing pack of Golden Globe Race skippers to extend his lead across the South Indian Ocean to 9+ days over the past week…

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A voyage for 21st Century madmen? What drives the Golden Globe skippers

Helen Fretter went to the start of the Golden Globe Race to find out why 17 men and one woman have eschewed modern technology to race solo around the world for 300 days…

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Abhilash Tomy at 10th position on day 23 of race

As the Golden Globe Race (GGR) 2018 enters its 73rd day, Abhilash Tomy, Kerala’s pride and the sole

Indian sailor taking part, is at fourth position…

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Norwegian skipper Are Wiig demonstrates legendary seamanship in the Golden Globe Race 2018

While Wiig was quick to cut most of the rig away to prevent holing his hull, he wisely used some of the canvas as a sea anchor, buying himself time to calmly re-evaluate his lonely situation and formulate a plan for self-rescue…

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Golden Globe Race: 10 left as Lepage docks at Cape Town

French sailor Loïc Lepage has pulled into Cape Town to replenish water supplies and make repairs, leaving just 10 skippers left in the main race…

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Golden Globe Race: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede extends lead

As Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues to set the pace across the South Indian Ocean, fellow Frenchman Loïc Lepage docked his Nicholson 32 Laaland in Cape Town, and Finland’s Tapio Lehtinen surprised himself and American/Hungarian Istvan Kopar by meeting up in mid-ocean…

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Reflections on first 70 days

Just 10 entrants remain in the Golden Globe Race. Seven will not pass the first Cape…

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Golden Globe: And then there were ten

Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues to set the pace across the South Indian Ocean…

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No News is Good News for Gregor McGuckin in Golden Globe This Week

After last weeks call reporting 50+ knot winds and 10m seas, today’s call was a much calmer affair as McGuckin enters the Indian Ocean in 3rd place…

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Golden Globe Race: Leader Van Den Heede predicts 03 October stop at Hobart

French veteran racer, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede is extending his lead in the Golden Globe Race, which has claimed more retirements…

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Passion counts – Editor’s letter, September 2018

Unremarkable in any other context, the boats lining up for the start of the Golden Globe Race in July were, by their presence in Les Sables-d’Olonne, quite extraordinary…

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Golden Globe: Safe arrival in Cape Town

Are Wiig arrived in Cape Town at 21:06 UTC yesterday, having sailed the 400 miles under jury rig with no outside assistance…

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Gregor McGuckin Passes 1 of 3 Capes in Golden Globe Race

Irish solo sailor Gregor McGuckin will be celebrating today onboard his 36ft yacht Hanley Energy Endurance as he passes the Cape of Good Hope on the southernmost tip of Africa…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 59: Are Wiig recovering from dismasting

Further details have emerged today regarding Norwegian skipper Are Wiig following his capsize and dismasting 400 miles SSW of Cape Town on Monday…

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Golden Globe Race - Are Wiig recovering from dismasting

He was repairing the safety pin (of his wind vane self steering) when his yacht capsized and he was thrown out of the companionway and landed in the sprayhood…

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Golden Globe Race: Norwegian Are Wiig dismasted after yacht rolled 360°

Are Wiig is now setting up a jury rig after his yacht, Olleanna rolled 360° and dismasted in heavy weather…

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Dismasting in the Golden Globe Race

Golden Globe Race skipper Are Wiig made a satellite phone call to report that his 32ft yacht Olleanna had been rolled through 360° and dismasted some 400 miles south west of Cape Town….

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Ireland's Gregor McGuckin Moves Up to Third in Golden Globe Yacht Race

Ireland’s Gregor McGuckin with the Biscay 36 ketch Hanley Energy Endurance has been piling on the miles today in the Golden Globe non-stop Round the World Race…

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Golden Globe Race: Péché retires while Jean-Luc Van Den Heede is the first to round the Cape of Good Hope

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede is the first of the Golden Globe Race skipper to round the Cape of Good Hope…

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Golden Globe: One down, Two to go

Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede sailing his Rustler 36 yacht Matmut rounded the Cape of Good Hope today, the first of three major milestones in this 30,000 mile solo non-stop round the world race…

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Sailor Susie Goodall And Golden Globe Entrants Aim For A Stormy Southern Ocean

U.K. sailor Susie Goodall has, metaphorically, traveled far from the Shire into a land of unknown geography, unpredictable weather and unforeseen adventures…

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Golden Globe: Fleet faces winter worries

As leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede closes on a very stormy Cape of Good Hope, Golden Globe Race organisers posted two navigation warnings to the fleet yesterday…

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Golden Globe Race - You OK? the Boat's OK? Sort of...

The weekly satellite phone calls are quite revealing. For me as the person usually answering, I must manage a safety call that is not part of the GGR philosophy…

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Gregor McGuckin To Spend 32nd Birthday Alone at Sea During Golden Globe Race

The solo sailor is now 44 days into what could be a 270 day non-stop voyage around the globe onboard his 36ft yacht Hanley Energy Endurance…

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Golden Globe: Steering issues continue

French yachtsman Philippe Péché, who had led the Golden Globe Race almost continuously since the start from Les Sables d’Olonne on July 1, now is in a race for survival…

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Philippe Péché heads for Cape Town

Over the weekend, French yachtsman Philippe Péché has fashioned a repair to the aluminium tiller on his Rustler 36 PRB, but without self steering, has decided to head to Cape Town under reduced sail…

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NEWS ALERT - Philippe Péché reports loss of steerage in 50knot winds

57–year old Philippe Péché made an emergency call to report that the tiller on his Rustler 36 yacht PRB had broken in 45-50 knot winds and he had no steering…

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IT'S PERSONAL!

It was an instant decision for some. For others is evolved after many sleepless nights and came with mixed emotions and uncertainty…

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2nd GGR SUMMARY: Lanzarote to equator passing

This 2nd GGR SUMMARY by JUSTUS SLAAKWEG is a great overview to better understand the basis of this section of the GGR…

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Golden Globe Race: Entering the South Atlantic

The Golden Globe Race entrants are split down the middle when it comes to choosing their route to the South Atlantic…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 37: East is least…but is West best?

This week should determine who leads the Golden Globe Race. Forget the computer standings…

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Sir Robin, 50 years after the Golden Globe

Five decades after the Golden Globe Race, Sir Robin was in Falmouth to celebrate the start of the replica race…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 30: PRB leads, but is the computer right?

Computers track straight courses – in this case from the Cape Verde Islands to the Cape of Good Hope – taking no account of the South Atlantic High pressure system…

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One month down for Gregor McGuckin's solo non-stop race around the globe

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 1 August, will mark one month since Dublin’s Gregor McGuckin set sail alone, from France, to race non-stop around the planet on a 36ft sailing yacht, Hanley Energy Endurance…

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Ireland's Gregor McGuckin Leads Golden Globe Ketches at Equator

The competitors in the Golden Globe race have been doggedly making their way southwards – sometimes very slowly as they negotiate the Doldrums and other calm areas – towards their eventual appointment with destiny in the Southern Ocean, and ultimately with Cape Horn…

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Golden Globe: Will west be best?

As the Golden Globe Race fleet leaders crossed the Equator over the past couple days, the computer tracking gives Philippe Péché (FRA) Rustler 36 PRB an 18 mile lead…

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Golden Globe Race: Clearing the Doldrums

The leaders in the Golden Globe Race have now left the Doldrums and are extending their leads in the South East Trades…

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Golden Globe Race leaders break out of the Doldrums

Back in the days of the great clipper ships, the traditional route was to set a course with freed sheets across towards Brazil and enter the Roaring Forty latitudes of the Southern Ocean…

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Let dreamers fulfill their fantasies

A notable twist to 2018 format is how entrants are restricted to using the same type of yachts and equipment that were available in that first race, with the premise being to keep the race within financial reach of every dreamer…

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DAY 23: The Rich get Richer as leaders break out of the Doldrums

Today, the leaders at least can turn the page as they hit the refreshing South East Trades and extend their lead on the remainder of the fleet…

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Golden Globe: Turning the page

The last few days has seen frustration sweep across the entire Golden Globe Race fleet as these solo circumnavigators experience the intense heat and humidity of the Tropics while trying to escape the clutches of the Doldrums…

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The Lone and Lonely American

Istvan Kopar, the only remaining American-flagged entrant (all other Americans had already dropped out) offers to show me around Puffin, his 1986 Tradewind 35 and home for the next 250 or more days…

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Why it's so freeing to compete in the Golden Globe Race

The solar panels on her aging British yacht aren’t working, her last fresh orange is gone and, in the first week at sea, Susie Goodall took a rolling wave into the cabin, soaking everything…

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BEEN AWHILE!

I am in the Canary Islands with Jane and Christophe. We head back to the GGR Office in Les Sables D’Olonne tomorrow…

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Golden Globe fleet down to 12 as Philippe Péché leads through the Doldrums

Fellow American Istvan Kopar has also announced that he intends to stop in the Cape Verde Islands to replace the self-steering system on his Tradewind 35 Puffin…

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Golden Globe Race - Day 18: Péché Leads through the Doldrums

As the leading trio of Philippe Péché, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede and Mark Slats position themselves to cross the Doldrums, the dramas continue at the back of the Golden Globe Race fleet…

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Boat once owned by Glenville family now in Globe-wide race

For nearly three decades, Johanna Nally and her family felt right at home on the Puffin, a 36-foot sailing vessel that safely carried them all around Lake Champlain. The Nallys no longer own the boat, but the Glenville family is still keeping a close eye on Puffin and its current owner, Istvan Kopar…

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Another Voyage for Madmen (And, This Time, One Woman)

The first Golden Globe Race, a solo, nonstop, around-the-world sailing event held in 1968, was a mixture of triumph, tragedy, and madness—all chronicled in a classic bestselling book and recent BBC movie. Fifty years later, 17 sailors are once again setting out for the most ambitious—and loneliest—regatta on the planet…

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Péché and Slats slug it out at the front

French leader Philippe Péché and his Rustler 36 PRB is being pushed hard by Dutch rival Mark Slats (Ophen Maverick) as the Golden Globe Race fleet enjoy glorious trade wind conditions on the run south towards the Cape Verde Islands…

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Golden Globe: Human error bites leader

He is still in first place, but Golden Globe Race leader Philippe Péché (FRA) threw away a hard-fought 3½ hour lead at the first gate in this 30,000 mile solo non-stop round the world race today after mistaking the lighthouse marking the southern end of Lanzarote today…

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Ireland's Gregor McGuckin Makes Best Day's Run of Golden Globe Fleet

Eight days into the Golden Globe Race non-stop solo round the world from Les Sables-d’Olonne, and Ireland’s Gregor McGuckin had today’s best 24-hour run of the 17 boats still racing as they close in on the Canary Islands writes W M Nixon…

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Golden Globe: Southing to the Canaries

French skipper Philippe Péché and his Rustler 36 PRB have opened up a 45 mile lead in the Golden Globe Race over fellow Frenchman Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (Rustler 36 Matmut) after enjoying a fast run down the Portuguese coast…

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First competitor drops out of the Golden Globe

Francesco Cappelletti has withdrawn from the Golden Globe Race while Dutchman Slats gets his oars out…

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Slow going for first four days of Golden Globe Race

The first four days of light, variable winds appear to have played into the hands of Golden Globe Race leader Mark Slats, the Dutch transatlantic rowing record-holder and his secret weapon – a pair of giant sculling oars…

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Golden Globe: Rowing into lead

The first four days of light and variable winds for the Golden Globe Race appear to have played into the hands of leader Mark Slats, the Dutch transatlantic rowing record-holder and his secret weapon – a pair of giant sculling oars…

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This Rolex Made the First Solo, Nonstop Sail Around the World

Knox-Johnston was, at times, cut off entirely from contact with the rest of the world, in a 32-foot sailboat he built himself, navigating by the stars and sun, using a sextant and chronometer. On his wrist? Fittingly, a Rolex Explorer….

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Around the world… one more time!

Cdr Abhilash Tomy is the first Indian and second Asian to have sailed around the earth solo, non-stop and unassisted…

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Embracing the adventure and challenge of the Golden Globe Race 2018

If you’re like me, the romance of adventure can tug powerfully hard at the heart strings, especially when the adventure is one that forces its competitors to dig deep within themselves in order to stagger across the finishing line…

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Sir Robin Knox Johnston wishes Golden Globe skippers good luck in round the world adventure

With a boom of a cannon, Clipper Race Founder and Chairman Sir Robin Knox Johnston has officially begun the Golden Globe Race 2018, a replica of the race which saw him become the first person to sail solo and non-stop around the world in 1968-69…

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Indian Navy officer to sail around globe solo and non-stop

Indian Naval officer Commander Abhilash Tomy Abhilash Tomy will sail around the world, solo and non-stop, as part of the prestigious Golden Globe Race that commenced from Les Sables d’Olonne harbour in France yesterday…

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Golden Globe Race - Philippe Péché leads fleet away at start

They have 30,000 miles to sail over the next 9-10 months, but judging from the start today of the 2018 Golden Globe solo non-stop around the world yacht race from Les Sables d’Olonne, the leaders will be fighting over every mile…

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Pictures: Golden Globe Race start

The Golden Globe Race is now underway, with 17 of the 18 entrants making the start line in Les Sables d’Olonne in France…

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Dubliner aims to become first Irishman to finish gruelling 30000-mile round-the-world boat race

Gregor McGuckin set off from France yesterday in the hope of conquering the world’s seas in a 33-year-old yacht…

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Abhilash Tomy Is The Only Asian To Sail Around The World As Part Of The Golden Globe Race

Abhilash Tomy is a prominent sailor, a naval officer commander and a lone wolf to have sailed the world in one go. However, that was not the end of his beautiful journey…

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Pictures: Golden Globe Race start

The Golden Globe Race is now underway, with 17 of the 18 entrants making the start line in Les Sables d’Olonne in France…

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In Pictures: Golden Globe Race kicks off

Photos from the start of the 2018 Golden Globe Race…

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Fleet begins inaugural Golden Globe Race

The singlehanded entrants in the inaugural Golden Globe solo non-stop around the world yacht race started today for the 30,000 mile course which is expended to take 9-10 months to complete…

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Indian naval commander Abhilash Tomy, mates to rely on signs

Abhilash Tomy, the Indian naval commander, who sailed around the world non-stop and unassisted, is now going for a second round with the 30,000-mile Golden Globe Race from Les Sables de’Olonne in France from Sunday…

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Robin Knox-Johnston? He won’t circle the world in that old thing

Fifty years on, the first solo race around the globe is being restaged. Philip Norman, the ‘expert’ who covered the event, tells how he failed to spot the victor…

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Who says one time is enough? Cdr Tomy prepares for second solo circumnavigation

Commander Abhilash Tomy was a special invitee for the 30,000-mile Golden Globe Race. He plans to circumnavigate the globe in 311 days, competing with 18 other sailors…

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Suhaili and Joshua: If boats could talk

Two great men of the sea’s equally famous yachts have come together to rekindle memories in Les Sables d’Olonne, France…

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Joshua and Suhaili Together Again

At the July 1 start of the Golden Globe, two of the founding boats of solo around the world racing will bookend the starting line….

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The crazy story of the round-the-world yachtsman, the Cornish pub and the long-lost barometer

It looks like a joke item – but this ‘Lovely day for a Guinness’ novelty barometer from St Austell was a vital part of the equipment in the world’s first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe…

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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's bronze footprints in Falmouth

BRONZE footprints of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston will be cast on a Falmouth quay if sufficient funding is raised…

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Chain Locker barometer heads off around the world again

A BAROMETER borrowed from a Falmouth pub 50 years ago by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has been returned – for one day at least!

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Blackthorne International Transport back Gregor McGuckin on his Golden Globe Race Challenge

With the start of the Golden Globe Race just 12 days away Gregor McGuckin Empowered by Hanley Energy have announced the support of Blackthorne International Transport…

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A look at how 50 years utterly transformed offshore racing

Sometimes it’s easy to lose track of just how far offshore sailing standards have come in such a short time, especially when today’s cutting-edge sailors are accomplishing previously unimaginable feats…

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Golden Globe Race Village opens in Les Sables d'Olonne

The Golden Globe Race Village was officially opened to the public today, ahead of the first GGR skippers arriving in the port at the finish of the SITRaN Challenge Race from Falmouth UK…

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Les Sables d'Olonne ready to entertain spectators for the Golden Globe Race start

The Sables d’Olonne agglomeration is preparing for the start of the Golden Globe Race. Fifty years on from the last edition, the first non-stop single-handed round-the-world race makes its comeback in the world of competitive sailing…

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Sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston had appendicitis on world voyage

Sir Robin said he was “about 10 days from land” when he became doubled up in pain in the cockpit…

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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Suhaili launch Golden Globe Race

After years of waiting, the Golden Globe Race has started counting down to the start…

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Golden Globe Race 2018: Skippers set sail from the Suhaili 50 Falmouth Parade of Sail en route to Les Sables d’Olonne

After taking part in the Suhaili 50 Falmouth Parade of Sail the 2018 Golden Globe race skippers have set sail en route to Les Sables d’Olonne where the race will start on 1 July…

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50-year anniversary of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's round-the-world feat

Legendary sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston arrived in Falmouth this morning as a week of events commemorating a world-first 50 years ago begins…

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Feat of endurance is to be celebrated

One of the world’s most epic feats of sailing endurance began in Falmouth 50 years ago next week when Robin Knox-Johnston set sail on his 30,000 miles solo circumnavigation of the globe in his yacht Suhaili…

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McGuckin hoping to be first Irish person to race solo and non-stop around world

Irish sailor will begin nine-month odyssey on July 2nd from Les Sables d’Olonnes in France…

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Irish sailor sets sights on around the world race

An adventurer hopes to become the first Irishman to sail alone around the world non-stop in a race where only traditional navigation tools, the sun, moon and stars can guide him…

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Final countdown to Falmouth celebrations and Golden Globe start in Les Sables d'Olonne

With less than month to the start of the Golden Globe Race from Les Sables d’Olonne on July 1st, skippers are working feverishly to complete their preparations ready to take part in the Suhaili 50 Falmouth Parade of Sail celebrations between 11-14th June…

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Golden Globe Race: UK entrant Robin Davie drops out

British Golden Globe hopeful, Robin Davie has announced he is postponing until the next edition of the race in 2022…

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McGuckin seeks help from business to complete epic sail around the world

Adventurer Gregor McGuckin is seeking help from Irish businesses to become the first Irish person to sail non-stop around the world by completing the prestigious Golden Globe Race 2018…

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The first man to sail round the world solo

Robin Knox-Johnston became the first man to sail round the world solo in 1968 in the Golden Globe Race. He speaks to Mainsail about the experience…

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Robin Knox-Johnston: The first man to sail non-stop solo around the world

British merchant seaman Robin Knox-Johnston, the only man to finish the grueling, mad-cap Golden Globe race in April 1969, wrote his name into sailing’s history book as the first person to sail non-stop solo around the world…

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Golden Globe Race: Dream come true for Susie Goodall

Sue Pelling meets up with Susie Goodall to find out what possessed her to sign up for a nine-month, non-stop solo round-the-world race without modern-day technology in an ageing Rustler 36…

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Two months to the start of the Golden Globe Race: A frenzy of activity

With just 2 months to the start of the Golden Globe Race from Les Sables d’Olonne on July 1st, skippers are working feverishly to complete their preparations ready to take part in the Suhaili 50 Falmouth Parade of Sail celebrations between 11-14th June…

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Going Retro in the Golden Globe Race 2018

With classic boats and no modern electronics allowed, this retro race, which starts on July 1, 2018, turns back the clock on round-the-world solo sailing…

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Abhilash Tomy: Waiting for the sea to set him free

After he returned from his solo circumnavigation (around the world) in 2013, Commander Abhilash Tomy had just one thought on his mind — ‘I want to sail around the world again.’

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Kinross man preparing to sail Golden Globe Race rescues deer from marina in France

KINROSS resident and Golden Globe Race entrant Kevin Farebrother has made headlines in France after saving an injured deer that was stranded in a marina…

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History maker: 49 years since Robin's Golden Globe return

Today, 22 April, 2018, marks 49 years since Sir Robin Knox-Johnston returned to Falmouth, UK, after spending ten and a half months racing solo, non-stop around the world to win the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race…

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Around the world at 8 miles an hour

After learning to sail on Bde Maka Ska, Nabil Amra prepares to circumnavigate the globe…

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Another stab at glory

One night, recently, Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy set out on his new boat from Goa. He was on his way to Karwar, Karnataka. Very soon into the journey…

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From Lake Calhoun to the seven seas: Chaska native set to race around the world

The original Golden Globe Race in 1968 marked the first round-the-world yacht race. This year, restrictions on equipment — intended in part to honor the first winner Robin Knox-Johnston — mean competitors will sail in yachts designed before 1988 and rely on celestial navigation…

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Istvan Kopar to Solo Circumnavigate World With Wempe Chronometer, Barometer In Golden Globe Race

Only avid sailors and yachtsmen may be in the know about the incredible upcoming 2018 Golden Globe Race, wherein 30 sailors will travel 30,000 miles non-stop around the world – each totally alone and each without any outside assistance or modern-day electronic navigation tools…

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Race against time for Golden Globe Race

With just three months to the start of the 2018 Golden Globe Race on June 1 from Les Sables d’Olonne, it is now a race against time for some of the 19 sailors to complete their boats, jury rig tests, and in one case their solo qualification distance…

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28-Year-Old Sailor Susie Goodall Will Take On The Planet In 1960's Style

Susie Goodall is tired of people asking why she wants to sail singlehandedly, non-stop around the world using 1960’s equipment. “Why not?” she asks. Emphatically…

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Commander Abhilash Tomy ready for another voyage; meets 'Thuriya' at Kochi

Commander Abhilash Tomy, the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe in a solo nonstop voyage in a sailing boat, is all set to wear his adventurous hat for a second time…

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Twin Cities Sailor Plans Globe-Spanning Journey

A Twin Cities sailor is about to take on a big challenge. Nabil Amra of Minneapolis will be one of 20 sailors competing in the Golden Globe Race, which begins July 1…

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Donald Crowhurst: Sailor's mystery disappearance inspires two movies

The mystery disappearance of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst during his attempt to sail solo around the world gripped Britain almost half a century ago…

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Butler firefighter Kevin Farebrother to set sail in world's toughest yacht race, the Golden Globe

Kevin Farebrother is a firm believer in the axiom “you are never more alive when you are nearly dead.” This could explain the Butler firefighter’s urge to continually push himself to extremes…

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REVIEW: The Mercy stars a superb Colin Firth

In 1968, British yachtsman Donald Crowhurst set sail in a round-the-world race that grabbed the public’s imagination. A year later, he disappeared before reaching the finish line…

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Patrice Carpentier appointed Golden Globe Race Director

Don McIntyre, founder of the 2108 Golden Globe race, is proud to announce the appointment of Patrice Carpentier, the well-known French sailor, author and editor of Course au Large Magazine as Race Director…

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MOVIE REVIEW: Twists in true story of a man out of his depth

The Mercy tells the true story of Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth), who decided to enter in 1968 the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in the hope of being that hero…

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Four months to the start of the Golden Globe Race

With 4 months to the start of the 2018 Golden Globe Race from Les Sables d’Olonne, France on July 1, the number of entrants now stands at 20, representing 13 countries…

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Susie Goodall: The British woman tackling the world's most lethal sailing race

When Susie Goodall told her mother she would be entering sailing‘s Golden Globe race, she left out a few details…

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50 years on, first solo round the world sailor fears historic boat will go abroad

THE boat that survived a round-the-world voyage and sailed the intrepid adventurer Sir Robin Knox-Johnston into the history books could be sold abroad…

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Dublin sailor charting voyage to Golden Globe success

An amateur sailor from Dublin is hoping to become the first Irish person to sail non-stop, single-handed around the globe, without using modern technology…

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Modern Magellan Francesco Cappelletti

With only himself for company and a sexton as his guide, he will compete to be the first of two dozen sailors to sail around the world without making landfall…

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Golden Globe Race – Then And Now

I am really looking forward to the Golden Globe around-the-world yacht race that starts on July 1 this year. It’s a brilliant idea, I only wish that I had thought of it, and judging by the number of entries it seems as if many others also saw it as a great idea…

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The Mercy: Who is Bridgwater's Donald Crowhurst

Who is Bridgwater’s Donald Crowhurst as Oscar winning Colin Firth portrays him in major Hollywood film?

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Maldon boat sets sail to stardom on the silver screen with blockbuster The Mercy starring Colin Firth

A blockbuster showcasing the craftsmanship of a Maldon boat builder is set to sail on to the big screen…

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Doomed sailor Donald Crowhurst is ripe for a biopic – as two rival films demonstrate

Colin Firth stars in one of two new films about yachtsman Crowhurst and his disastrous 1968 round-the-world race. Is the studio distributing both films hoping for smooth sailing?

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Dublin man attempting to sail around the world alone with no modern technology

IN JUST UNDER 150 days, a Dublin native is setting out to become the first Irishman to sail solo around the world non-stop, using no modern technology…

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'The boat's been found and he's not on it': tragic sailor Donald Crowhurst's final voyage, by his son

Simon Crowhurst recalls the day his father left on his fateful trip, and explains his reservations about The Mercy, a new film about his story…

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Who was Donald Crowhurst?

Of the nine men who entered the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe race – all of them bidding to create history by becoming the first man to circumnavigate the globe solo and without stopping – Donald Crowhurst was undoubtedly the least likely…

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Unsolved mystery of missing sailor bought to life by Colin Firth in The Mercy

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Donald Crowhurst and the 1969 Golden Globe Race has endured for decades…

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Countdown for Dubliner to Become First Irish Man to Sail Non-Stop Single Handed Round the World

Gregor McGuckin (31) is attempting the gruelling feat of becoming the first Irish man to sail non-stop single handed around the world using no modern technology in the upcoming Golden Globe Race…

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A classic race with a modern twist: We speak to Susie Goodall ahead of the Golden Globe Race

Zhik-sponsored sailor Susie Goodall is one of 30 sailors set to take part in the Golden Globe Race 2018, which starts in Les Sables D’Olonne, France, on 1st July…

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Real-life story behind new film The Mercy: How sailor's lies about epic voyage around the world led to a tragic end

When inventor and sailing enthusiast Donald Crowhurst convinced himself he could complete the arduous Golden Globe Race, he began down a path that would take him to the edge of madness and ultimately his untimely death…

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A tale of two underdogs has the movie world at sea

Telling the real life tragic story of Donald Crowhurst, a British underdog competing and then cheating in an around-the-world yacht race, certainly has all the ingredients of a box office hit. But in an example of life imitating art, Studiocanal, the French company bankrolling the production, had to deal first with an underdog of a very different kind…

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Colin Firth films at sea for true-life The Mercy

The film tells the story of British yachtsman Donald Crowhurst, who in 1968 attempted to win the round-the-world Golden Globe Race…

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Colin Firth plays Donald Crowhurst in The Mercy, the film about his round-the-world yacht race

The strange tale of Donald Crowhurst and his attempt at The Sunday Times round-the-world yacht race is brought to life in a new film with Colin Firth…

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Southside sailor prepares for around the world adventure

IN JULY of this year a Southside sailor will set out in a 30-year-old boat in an attempt to sail non-stop around the world…

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Lounge Exclusive: Commander Abhilash Tomy's second wave

In July, Tomy, now 38, will attempt to sail around the globe again, as a participant in the 50th anniversary of the Golden Globe Race. It was during the Golden Globe Race in 1968 that Robin Knox-Johnston became the world’s first solo non-stop circumnavigator…

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Interview with Seldén sponsored Susie Goodall: The only female participant in the Golden Globe Race

Susie Goodall, aged 28, is not only the joint youngest skipper in the race she is also the only female following the withdrawal of Brazilian Izabel Pimentel…

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Special parade of sail to celebrate Robin Knox-Johnston's victory in Golden Globe race 50 years ago

In what is sure to be an historic sight, a special ‘Suhaili Falmouth 50 Parade of Sail’ will take place on Thursday June 14, 2018…

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Brit to take on 9 month solo yacht race with tragic history being held for second time in 50 years

Susie Goodall will sail the entire circumference of the globe in a highly dangerous race that has been revived for the first time since it was scrapped in the 60s…

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Falmouth to welcome parade of sail led by Suhaili

A parade of sail will take place in Falmouth, Cornwall, three weeks before the Golden Globe Race 2018…

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French Sailing Federation raises concerns about the Golden Globe Race

The French Federation de Voile (FFV) will decide in January if it will be either ‘neutral, for or against’ the Golden Globe Race (GGR)…

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Golden Globe Race organisers meet with the French Sailing Federation (FFV) to discuss race rules

Following the news last week that the 2018 Golden Globe Race rules did not meet the regulations of the French Federation de Voile (FFV), the two organisations met to discuss the future of the race…

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Golden Globe Race officials meet French Federation de Voile to discuss Race Rules and Safety issues

The organisers of the 2018 Golden Globe Race (GGR) today met with the full board of the French Federation de Voile (FFV) to discuss all aspects of the organisation, operation and safety/security considerations for the Race…

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Another UK entry for the Golden Globe Race

A third British sailor has now signed up to compete in the Golden Globe Race. Ertan Beskardes, 56, is currently refitting his Rustler 36…

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BYM Sailing & Sports News

The 2018 Golden Globe Race will start from Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday July 1, 2018. The event marks the 50th anniversary of the Sunday Times Golden Globe solo non-stop round the world Race in 1968/9…

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FFV versus the Golden Globe Race

Don McIntyre, the Chairman of the 2018 Golden Globe Race, proclaimed surprise at the announcement from the FFV today that the rules for the Golden Globe Race…

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GGR 2018, WHY?

The Golden Globe Race is a very personal challenge for all entrants. Me too. It is not about the money, or fame, or trying to prove anything to anyone else…

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Watch: Trailer for the Donald Crowhurst film, The Mercy, is released

The trailer for The Mercy, the much-anticipated film about Donald Crowhurst’s ill-fated Golden Globe Race, has now been released…

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Ocean Yacht Racing Goes Mainstream. Is Irish Sailing Ready? And Willing?

Ireland’s Gregor McGuckin will be racing one in next year’s Golden Jubilee of the Golden Globe Race. But despite the original having started and…

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2018 Golden Globe Race – Press conference

Meet the skippers from 15 nations preparing for the 2018 Golden Globe solo Round the World Race starting from Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday July 1st…

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Round-the-world race moves from UK to France

The 50th anniversary Golden Globe race will depart from Les Sables d’Olonne in June 2018, it has been announced, amid claims from race organisers…

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Stadium sailing is not how you do it

Singlehanded ocean racing connects with the public more than any other form of the sport. It is aspirational, romantic and dangerous…

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Devon loses prestigious yacht race to France thanks to Brexit

A major yacht race which was set to be held in Plymouth in 2018 has been moved to France because of Brexit…

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2018 Golden Globe Race moves to Les Sables d'Olonne

The 2018 Golden Globe Race, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original event in 1968/9 that led to the first solo non-stop circumnavigation, will now start from Les Sables d’Olonne France…

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2018 Golden Globe Race to start from Les Sables d'Olonne, France

The 2018 Golden Globe Race, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the original event back in 1968/9 which led to the first solo non-stop circumnavigation, will now start from Les Sables d’Olonne France on Sunday July 1st 2018…

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Golden Globe Race abandons UK for France over Brexit finances

Organisers of the 2018 Golden Globe Race announced yesterday (4 Oct) that the event will now start from Les Sables d’Olonne…

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Susie Goodall prepares for Golden Globe Race

British sailor Susie Goodall is preparing to take part in the Golden Globe Race 2018 as one of 30 solo skippers. She is one of three British skippers…

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2018 GGR MOVES TO LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE

The 2018 Golden Globe Race, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the original event back in 1968/9 which led to the first solo non-stop circumnavigation, will now start from Les Sables d’Olonne France on Sunday July 1st 2018…

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'Crowhurst': Film Review | Oldenburg 2017

Director Simon Rumley revisits a much-filmed true story about a desperate fraudster who loses his mind during an around-the-world yacht race…

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Ten Joshua replicas to re-run history's greatest race

The rivalry between Britain and France, Knox-Johnston and Moitessier, Suhaili and Joshua, was first played out in from 1968-9 in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, in which Knox-Johnston prevailed…

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You can drive around the block, but not around the world

For those who care about such things, Moitessier is famous for participating in, and then withdrawing from, the 1968-69 Golden Globe Race, the first solo sailing race around the world…

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Golden Globe Race: Kinross 'adventure man' wants to sail solo around the world

The 49-year-old fireman from Kinross has signed up to sail in the Golden Globe race 2018, a re-creation of the first solo, non-stop circumnavigation…

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The Race of a Lifetime

Commander Abhilash Tomy is not afraid to be alone at sea. “Solitude in itself causes me no turmoil,” he says…

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Indian Navy Officer To Participate In Global Circumnavigation Race

“This is the second time the Golden Globe race is happening. It requires us to use the same technology that was used in 1968,” Cdr Tomy told IANS…

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Joshua one-design yacht unveiled for Golden Globe Race 2022

The battle between Bernard Moitessier’s Joshua and Robin Knox-Johnson’s Suhaili in the 1968-69 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race has gone down…

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Joshua one-design class yacht adopted for 2022 Golden Globe Race

“This is an exciting development for the Golden Globe Race, creating a new class of simple, safe, affordable and competitive one-design yachts to…

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Indian Navy officer to take part in around-the-world sailing Race

The Golden Globe Race (GGR) which had started off from Plymouth in Britain was never held again – until now. To mark its golden jubilee, a new…

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Boat made in Goa to go round-the-world

In the original Golden Globe Race, nine competitors started the race but only one — Sir Robin Knox-Johnston — finished in his teakwood sailboat…

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A Naval officer and a Goan boat wants to sail around the world with nothing but a sextant

In a true test of human endurance and resilience, competitors in the Golden Globe Race have to navigate using the sun, stars and magnetic compass…

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A Goa Boat That's Set for Smooth Sailing

Commander Abhilash Tomy, the only Indian to sail around the world non-stop and solo in the Goa-built yacht INSV Mhadei, was set to launch his new sailing boat Thuriya on Monday at Aquarius Shipyard, Naroa, in North Goa…

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The Golden Globe Race 2018—Sailing Hard

Nearly five decades have passed since Sir Robin Knox-Johnston won the original Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, becoming the first man to sail solo and nonstop around the planet…

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Abhilash Tomy, the First Indian to Sail Around the World Non-stop, Has Something Crazier in Mind

In 1968, there was a race around the world. It was to find out who will be the first to go around the world non-stop, unassisted. Nine people started, one finished…

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Reston Resident Prepares for International Boat Race

When Reston resident Philip Wilkinson started looking to shake up his life, a boat race around the world was likely not what he had in mind…

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The Young Man and the Sea

The 38-year-old is one of the sailors taking part in the 30,000-mile, nonstop round-the-globe trip called the Golden Globe Race…

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Irish Sailor to Take on the World Using Only Traditional Navigation Tools

An Irish sailor is attempting to turn back the clock as he competes in the second running of a unique round the world race which allows only traditional navigation skills…

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Sailing Superhero Cdr Abhilash Tomy Set For GGR Next Year

India’s sailing superhero Commander Abhilash Tomy (Indian Navy) will be at Plymouth in UK amidst some of the best sailors in the business, attempting…

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Susie Goodall secures DHL as primary sponsor for 2018 Golden Globe Race entry

Latest official Golden Globe Race update from the GGR organizers…

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Antoine Cousot's GGR Yacht Launched

Antoine Cousot, one of seven Frenchman competing in the 2018 Golden Globe Race, saw his gleaming gold Biscay 36 ketch renamed Goldstar launched last week following a major 8-month refit at Falmouth Boat Co…

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GGR Sailor Antoine Cousot Launches His Biscay 36 Ketch Goldstar

Antoine Cousot, one of seven Frenchman competing in the 2018 Golden Globe Race, saw his gleaming gold Biscay 36 ketch renamed Goldstar launched last week following a major eight-month refit at Falmouth Boat Co…

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New Host City for 2018 GGR Announced

The 2018 Golden Globe Race marking the 50th anniversary of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s victory in the Sunday Times Golden Globe solo non-stop round the world Race will start from Plymouth on Saturday June 30, 2018, following a Parade of Sail from Falmouth…

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GGR: Second Female Skipper and Host Port Decision

More than a few sailors around the world are losing sleep while deciding whether to join the GGR family and change their life forever. Even more are thinking about 2022…

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GGR Entrant Shane Freeman Rescued From Dismasted Yacht

Australian yachtsman Shane Freeman has been rescued by a Chinese-flagged grain ship after his yacht Mushka was knocked down and dismasted 300NM west of Chile…

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Phuket Yacht Club presents an evening with Philippe Péché

The guest, Philippe Péché, is one of 30 sailors who will be competing in the 2018 GGR and he will also be on-hand to answer any questions…

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GGR Entrant Shane Freeman is soon to round Cape Horn

The 50th anniversary edition of the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe race will be taking place in less than 17 months time…

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Lecture: A Voyage for Madmen

“A Voyage For Madmen”- The Golden Globe Race 1968-2018 is an illustrated lecture by Gregor McGuckin which is to take place early next month on Thursday 2 February…

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Jonty Pearce – The Golden Globe

Jonty Pearce wonders if they still make heroes in the same mould as those of the Golden Globe Race…

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Freeman sets sail from Melbourne bound for start of Golden Globe Race

Lone Australian yachtsman Shane Freeman set out from Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne today bound for Cape Horn on a 14,500 mile voyage to England in order to compete in the 2018 Golden Globe Race.

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Paris, Plymouth, and the Race Village

Latest update on the GGR, featuring the Paris press conference, the host port decision, and GGR Race Village plans

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Press Release for 2018 GGR Presentation at Paris Boat Show

Details of the GGR’s press conference in Paris, attended by Istvan Kopar and many other entrants, as well as Sir Robin Knox Johnston, Don McIntyre, and others.

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French Passion: Lasting impressions from the Vendee Globe Village

2018 GGR Founder Don McIntyre details his reflections on time spent at the Vendee Globe Race Village

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Solo Circumnavigator Istvan Kopar Faces the Golden Globe Race 2018 with Alexseal Yacht Coatings

Alexseal Yacht Coatings is proud to sponsor Istvan Kopar and his efforts to restore Puffin to race-ready conditions in time for the Golden Globe 2018 race. Istvan, with help from a few friends, has put in hundreds of hours thus far in the restoration process…

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Boatyard reunited with lost moulds after 26 years

The Falmouth Boat Company is hoping that the 2018 Golden Globe Race, which will see 30 competitors attempt a 27,000 mile non-stop circumnavigation in pre-1988-design boats, will spark a renewed interest in the Biscay 36 class ketch.

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Gearing up for Golden Globe

Two competitors in the 2018 Golden Globe solo non-stop round the world race have chosen Falmouth Boat Co to refit their yachts – both of which were originally built at the Flushing boatyard.

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Suhaili – Sir Robin’s trusty ketch is relaunched following restoration

After three years’ work, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has now relaunched his 32-foot Suhaili. The legendary sailor spent hours restoring the boat which took him around the world.

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Falmouth Boat Company to refit two Biscay 36 yachts in readiness for the GGR

French yachtsman Antoine Cousot and Nabil Amra, an American based Palestinian, have launched their campaigns to win the 2018 Golden Globe Race, a 27,000 mile retro non-stop solo circumnavigation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s major achievement in becoming the first to sail solo non-stop around the world from Falmouth…

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Desperate Voyage: Donald Crowhurst, The London Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, and the Tragedy of Teignmouth Electron

The tale that inspired THE MERCY, starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz.

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2018 Golden Globe Race – Action coming soon

Today marks the commencement of a two – year count-down to the start of the 2018 Golden Globe solo non-stop round the world race from Falmouth England…

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Chris Jacks Takes on Great Britain for his First Solo Sail

Professional sailor and adventurer Chris Jacks is taking on his first solo voyage as he prepares for the Golden Globe Race 2018 and next year’s Transat race – formerly known as OSTAR. Previously the most the 30-year-old had ever sailed single-handed was for an hour on the River Mersey.

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Chris Jacks Starts Solo Journey Around Britain

Chris Jacks left from his home port of Liverpool on 21 May to sail Britain in an anti-clockwise direction. He is making the circumnavigation in his Nicholson 32, Roma. The 33 foot vessel was built in 1979.

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Sailor Chris Jacks Sets Off on Round-Britain Voyage

Chris Jacks, who departed from his home port of Liverpool on a vessel named Roma, expects his journey to last for seven weeks. The 30-year-old will travel in an anti-clockwise direction and said it was part of his preparations for the round-the-world Golden Globe Race in 2018.

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Bangor Developer Picked for Elite Sailboat Race Around the World

Imagine sailing around the world in 300 days, guided by only a sextant and the stars, with limited contact with anything other than the sea and a 32-foot boat. It’s the 2018 Golden Globe Race, an elite challenge commemorating the 50th anniversary of a British man’s solo feat, and a Bangor developer is among just 30 sailors worldwide picked to take part…

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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s Seattle-bound Clipper Race has its origins in 1968 Golden Globe

Being the first person to sail solo non-stop around the world in 1968-69, the race’s visionary, executive director and founder Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, knows a thing or two about racing around the world. Since starting the Clipper Race in 1996, his aim has been to get anyone, regardless of previous sailing experience, the chance to embrace the thrill of ocean racing…

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Waterlines: 2018 Golden Globe Race

Will there ever be another ocean race as dramatic and compelling as the 1968-69 Golden Globe? It’s hard to imagine. This legendary competition, the first to lead solo sailors on a nonstop course around the world, was so imbued with pathos that it has inspired interest among both sailors and the general public for nearly 50 years now…

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Golden Globe Race - 30 Sailors From 12 Countries Named for Challenge

Sailors from America, Britain and France head the preliminary entry list for the 2018 Golden Globe solo round the world race…

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Sussex Sailor Set for Round-Globe Challenge

West Sussex sailor Tim Newson is to compete in the Golden Globe race…

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Chichester Sailor Will Compete in Golden Globe Race Following in Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s Footsteps

Tim Newson, who grew up near Chichester, will compete in the Golden Globe Race which will last around nine months…

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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the Clipper and the Hobart

The race was the brainchild of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, 76, who was the first person to sail solo nonstop around the world during the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race of 1968-1969, which he won aboard the now-legendary Suhaili…

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2018 Golden Globe Yacht Race - Entry List Now Stands at 30

Four more potential competitors: Graham Applin (52) from Addlestone, Surrey, UK; Francesco Cappelletti (37) from Montevarchi, Italy; Loïc Lepage (59) from France and a confidential entrant from New Zealand, now brings the number who have paid the initial A$3,000 entry fee to 30…

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Adventurers and Solo Racers Sign Up for 50th Anniversary Golden Globe Race 2018

While many races have struggled to raise fleet numbers in the last few years, one very old-fashioned and potentially slow race has already garnered 30 entries for its start in 2018, and another 150 have expressed interest in taking part. The Golden Globe Race goes entirely against the grain of most professional events, a non-stop round the world race for smaller, long-keeled yachts stripped of almost all modern technology…

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2018 Golden Globe Race – Jean-Luc van den Heede Announces Entry

French solo yachtsman Jean-Luc van den Heede is the latest to throw his cap into the Golden Globe Race ring. He made the announcement yesterday at the Paris Boat Show that he is to race a Rustler 36 yacht in the 2018 circumnavigation event to commemorate the original Sunday Times Golden Globe Race…

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2018 Golden Globe Race Gains Momentum

The first 25 provisional entrants have been confirmed for a race that aims to commemorate the golden anniversary of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s pioneering victory in the Sunday Times Golden Globe race in 1968/9. The 2018 Golden Globe Race will test the mettle of modern sailors by limiting them to the same type of yachts and equipment that were available to competitors in the original race, 50 years earlier.

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New Solo Non-Stop, Around the World Yacht Race Announced

A new Golden Globe Race is set to start from Falmouth, UK on June 14, 2018 – the same day that Sir Robin Knox-Johnston set out on his epic voyage 50 years before. The new race will mark the 50th anniversary of the first solo non-stop circumnavigation under sail achieved by Sir Robin during the 1968/9 Sunday Times Golden Globe Yacht Race. Today’s announcement comes on the 46th anniversary of Sir Robin’s victorious return to Falmouth in 1969, as the sole finisher in the original Sunday Times event.

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