Michael Guggenberger on his yacht “Nuri”. Photo credit: André Rodrigues Today there are only thirteen sailors struggling in the doldrums, looking for trade winds and a quick passage south. Simon Curwen (UK) crossed the equator in the lead on Thursday 6 October. – Advertising – Simon, who doesn’t have the fastest boat, took the lead … Read more
Leaving on September 4, 2022, the skippers of the Golden Globe Race have been sailing the Atlantic for two months already. Three of them reached Cape Town by Wednesday 9 November. The rest of the sailboats should pass this stage by the end of the week, before tackling the solitary waters of the Indian Ocean. … Read more
220426 – Lorient – Training for the 2022 Golden Globe Race, skipper: Damien Guillou ©Yann Riou – polaRYSE / PRB Heavy weather and heavy seas affect the competitors as a train of depressions advances over Europe. Damien Guillou, the skipper of PRB back in Les Sables for repairs was able to set off again this … Read more
In Les Sables d’Olonne, Place du Vendée Globe, the Golden Globe Race Village is a great popular festival that attracts thousands of visitors every day, offering them the opportunity to meet the participants and discover their boats on the pontoons of the GGR. They can also admire the scale models of the original 1968 boats, … Read more
Golden Globe Race GGR – Grand arrival of Jean-Luc Van Den Heede in Les Sables d’Olonne This article was published in January 2019.As we approach the next GGR 2022, retrospective for fun. A bath, a steak, a pintSeven months of sailing have not taken away her sparkling humor. With a slightly emaciated face – freeze-dried … Read more
RETRO GGR 2018-19 Golden Globe Race GGR – Grand arrival of Jean-Luc Van Den Heede in Les Sables d’Olonne A bath, a steak, a pintSeven months of sailing have not taken away her sparkling humor. With a slightly emaciated face – freeze-dried foods are not for everyone… – but apparently in great shape, Jean-Luc Van … Read more
Startline, seconds before the Go! Les Sables d’Olonne lived this Sunday in unison with the 16 skippers at the start of the second edition of the Golden Globe Race, the non-stop solo race on old sailboats from 10 to 11 meters without technology and without assistance. 9 months of total isolation await the skippers who … Read more
Les Sables d’Olonne is preparing to relive these unique moments when the city honors sailors ready to challenge the oceans. For the inauguration of the village on Saturday, Place du Vendée Globe, the crowd was already there. Offshore racing enthusiasts,foffshore icionados and many families were thus the first to survey the pontoons and paths of … Read more
Michael Guggenberger on his yacht “Nuri”. Photo credit: André Rodrigues Today there are only thirteen sailors struggling in the doldrums, looking for trade winds and a quick passage south. Simon Curwen (UK) crossed the equator in the lead on Thursday 6 October. – Advertising – Simon, who doesn’t have the fastest boat, took the lead … Read more
16 sailors set off from Sables-d’Olonne on September 4 for the GGR, the Golden Globe Race, a solo sailing trip around the world without electronics, which should last more than 200 days. A look back at three weeks of racing. “It’s the experience of a lifetime. Firstly because it’s the longest race, but also because … Read more