Captain Coconut will complete his circumnavigation on Friday in Les Sables d'Olonne completing his #GGR2018 race the 6th finisher of the event in CHICHESTER CLASS. He will enter the famous river at around 1000hrs local time and to the Vendee Marina around 1030hrs. Lets make it a big arrival!! will be here on FB LIVE!! #GGR2022 :)
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Been a long time coming but some are ready to go!! :) #GGR2022
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🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 3 years ago !!!! the 5th #GGR2018 arrival!!! And less than 4 moths later from now, Tapio Lehtinen Sailing will be off for #GGR2022 around the world again!!! Sept 4, Les Sables d'Olonne , mark the date in your calendar😉Tapio Lehtinen, the 5th and final placed Finnish skipper competing in the Golden Globe Race crossed the finish line at 20:21 hours today accompanied by Bernard Moitessier's famous yacht Joshua and a flottila of excited wellwishers, including French race winner Jean-Luc Van Den Heede.
Sailing his Gaia 36 Asteria with spinnaker set in glorious weather, Tapio has clearly enjoyed his lengthy solo circumnavigation extended by barnacle growth on the hull #GGR2018
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So many things make the Golden Globe unique. It was the first ever around the world yacht race in 1968 and from it came the first ever solo non stop circumnavigation. The 50th Anniversary #GGR2018 second edition was also a world first using similar small long keeled yachts, a sextant and Cassette tapes. The #GGR2022 third edition maintains it's status as a challenge like no other yacht race on the planet that will only ever appeal to unique individuals.
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Weekly GGR2022 Entrant Facebook Live interview with Abhilash Tomy this week :)
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Another week of #GGR2022 Entrant Facebook Live interview coming, this week we will have Abhilash TomyOfficial, woop woop, don't miss out :)
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UPDATE!! Mark is having to earn his miles once again!!.... He will be happy to see Les Sables d'Olonne !!! #GGR2022
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KNOCKDOWN! Had a short poor quality Sat phone call from MARK yesterday in a building gale taking it easy, but worried about his repaired forestay and headsail furler extrusion gyrating. ( he has a damaged forestay and staysail inner forestay.) We were able to pass a weather forecast. Late last night he sent a short text message on his YB3 unit that he was HOVE TO in a Storm Force 9 gale under storm Trysail only, had a couple knockdowns and that both his Sat phones were now not working and that he will see us all in Les sables on Saturday 28th May! He is about 900miles west of @Les sables d'Olonne at the moment and the storm has moved rapidly north.. Windyty is showing about 30kts SW and in 5-6mtr seas now. #GGR2022
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Sometime a little thing could cost a big problem... Only a slit pin cost Coconut - 2018 Golden Globe Race a broken Forestay and a broken inner Forestay, a slow home run for Mark that's for sure... go listen, don't miss out...
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The journey begins. There are currently three #GGR2022 entrants sailing Trans Ocean to the start in Les Sables d'Olonne and another two Americans and two Canadians setting off soon!..Watch for the stories!! :) ...Safe sailing all!!And she's off!
Kirsten left Cape Town a few days ago on her way to the Golden Globe Race starting line in France. The solo journey North will take approximately two months and will be more excellent practice for the race.
#GGR2022 #kirstenggr #WomenWhoSail
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Weekly GGR 2022 Entrants interview, we have Graham Dalton this week!
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Thursday Facebook #GGR2022 Entrant Interview date again, we will have Graham Dalton (NZ) this week and he is here in Les Sables d'Olonne , will be a face to face interview tonight, don't miss out :)
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Would you like to JOIN the #GGR2022 Team!! Are you living in Les Sables d'Olonne, speak English as well as French, a natural organiser, have excellent computer skills and ability to do a bit of everything and anything? WE NEED YOU! A Love of the Oceans and happy outlook are a bonus!! We are after a "General Office Assistant", part time for a few weeks then full time from July. This is a contract position with monthly invoices. Jane, Don, Sebastien and Lutz are waiting to hear from you!...Thanks :)
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Another good news story! finally she has another owner who looks set to bring her back to life! Fantastic!! :) #GGR2022
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WOW! so happy for Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to see his compass from SUHAILI returned. There are somethings like your sextant and compass that take on a life of their own!! :) #GGR2022
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