Golden Globe Race

2018 5 Dec

DAY 157: Susie Goodall dismasted 2,000 miles west of Cape Horn

EPIRB alert picked up by Falmouth Coastguard at 11:00 UTC Goodall safe and secure onboard Chilean rescue authorities alerted Nearest…

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2018 3 Dec

DAY 155: The Race is On!

Mark Slats rounds Cape Horn and closes the distance on J-LVDH Jean-Luc Van Den Heede predicts a January 23 finish…

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2018 27 Nov

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

Susie Goodall praying for rain Istvan Kopar facing major steering problems Tapio Lehtinen – tested by head winds Mark Sinclair…

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2018 23 Nov

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

Dateline 12:00 UTC 23.11.2018 – Les Sables d’Olonne, France Jean-Luc Van den Heede, the 73-year old French sailor leading the…

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2018 20 Nov

DAY 142: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede – 400 miles from Cape Horn

Istvan Kopar penalised for encroaching southern ocean No-Go Zone Uku Randmaa chased out of the water by a shark Dateline…

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2018 18 Nov

They’re back in 2022!

Sleepless nights for a select group of sailors began in April 2015 when I launched the 50th Anniversary edition of…

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2018 15 Nov

Tough, Tougher or Toughest?

Is the Golden Globe Race the toughest sailing event in the world? Is there anything that even comes close in…

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2018 14 Nov

DAY 135: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede facing fresh storm

Mark Slats has closed the gap on the race leader by 500 miles this week Uku Randmaa and Tapio Lehtinen…

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2018 12 Nov

DAY 131: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede given 18 hour time penalty for improper use of GGR satellite phone

Dateline 09:00 UTC 09.11.2018 – Hobart, Tasmania BACKGROUND On Nov 6th at 0200hrs, French solo yachtsman Jean-Luc Van Den Heede,…

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