Popular Sailing is excited to be in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, for the start of the Golden Globe Race 2018! The 18 skippers are busy with last minute preparations, safety inspections and tests. They also have to deal with press … Continue reading
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Mark John Sinclair shows in this video how his stock Lello 34 sailboat named “Coconut” has been fitted with safety and comfort features for the long circumnavigation via the three capes in the Southern ocean for an 8-month solo & … Continue reading
Featured in the following video is “Suhaili”, the sailboat Sir Robin Knox-Johnston entered in the first iteration of the Golden Globe race in 1968. It was not the fastest but likely one of the better built boats to sail the … Continue reading
This quality video by Vimeo will bring you closer to the spirit of the race and also to the interesting and warm personality of skippers committed to undertaking this amazing 8-month long adventure on the high seas that will … Continue reading
This video provides an excellent overview of the GGR 2018 scheduled to launch on July 1st next from Les Sables d’Olonne (Fance), one where the skippers will navigate around the globe via the three capes: Cape of Good Hope, Cape … Continue reading
(Updated on January 19, 2011) In what turned out to be hard sailing both physically and at times tactically for the four remaining participants in the second leg of the Velux 5oceans Race, skipper Brad Van Liew on Le Pinguoin was first in Wellington (NZ), yesterday January … Continue reading