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[[File:GoldenGlobeRaceRoute.png|thumb|250px|right|The route of the '''Golden Globe Race''']] |
[[File:GoldenGlobeRaceRoute.png|thumb|250px|right|The route of the '''Golden Globe Race''']] |
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The race |
The race started on 1 July 2018 in [[Les Sables-d'Olonne]] and will lead around the world eastward, leaving [[Cape of Good Hope]], [[Cape Leeuwin]] and [[Cape Horn]] to [[Port and starboard|port]]. There will be several "film gates" along the route, where the skippers can be interviewed as they sail past without stopping and where they can pass over films and letters.<ref name="route">{{cite web|url=http://goldengloberace.com/the-route/|title=Route and Course map|publisher=goldengloberace.com|accessdate=2017-11-17}}</ref> |
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==Entrants== |
==Entrants== |
Revision as of 12:19, 1 July 2018
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Edition | 2nd |
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Venue | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
Dates | 1 July 2018 – Summer 2019 |
Yachts | 'Retro' fibreglass 32-36ft |
Competitors | |
Competitors | 22 |
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The 2018 Golden Globe Race is a sailing race around the world which started on 1 July 2018 from Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. The race started fifty years after the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and features yachts similar to those used at that time, with no modern technology allowed.[1][2]
Retro sailing
Entrants are limited to sailing similar yachts and equipment to what was available to Sir Robin Knox-Johnston in the original race in 1968–69. That means sailing without modern technology or benefit of satellite based navigation aids.[1] Competitors could apply to have their class of boat approved, providing it was in accordance with the following rules:[3]
- Of fibre reinforced plastic construction.
- Designed prior to 1988 and have a minimum series of 20 yachts built from one mould.
- Have a hull length of between 32ft and 36ft. Bowsprits, wind vanes and outboard rudders, boomkins, pushpits and pulpits are not measured.
- Have full-length keels with rudders attached to the trailing edge.
- A minimum design displacement is 6,200kg.
Twenty-two classes were approved, with one exception to the rules made for a wood-epoxy Suhaili replica.[4]
Route
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The race started on 1 July 2018 in Les Sables-d'Olonne and will lead around the world eastward, leaving Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin and Cape Horn to port. There will be several "film gates" along the route, where the skippers can be interviewed as they sail past without stopping and where they can pass over films and letters.[5]
Entrants
There are 18 entrants from 13 different countries who are going to participate in the race. Of those, six have chosen the class compliant but relatively modern Rustler 36. A further 17 had expressed interest but subsequently retired.[6]
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Thuriya | Suhaili replica |
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Métier Intérim | Biscay 36 |
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Olleanna | OE 32 |
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Lazy Otter | Rustler 36 |
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007 | Endurance 35 |
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Hanley Energy Endurance | Biscay 36 |
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Esmeralda | Endurance 35 |
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Puffin | Tradewind 35 |
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Matmut | Rustler 36 |
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Sagarmatha | Tradewind 35 |
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Laaland | Nicholson 32 |
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Coconut | Lello 34 |
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Ohpen Maverick | Rustler 36 |
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Liberty II | Biscay 36 |
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PRB | Rustler 36 |
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DHL Starlight | Rustler 36 |
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Asteria | Benello Gaia 36 |
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One and All | Rustler 36 |
Type | Number |
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Rustler 36 | 6 |
Biscay 36 | 3 |
Tradewind 35 | 2 |
Endurance 35 | 2 |
Benello Gaia 36 | 1 |
Lello 34 | 1 |
Nicholson 32 | 1 |
OE32 | 1 |
Suhaili replica | 1 |
The race
The race started as planned at 10:00 GMT on the 1st July 2018, with the competitors passing a rolling gate between Robin Knox-Johnston's Suhaili and Bernard Moitessier's Joshua, two veterans of the 1968 race, with Sir Robin firing the starting cannon on Suhaili. Francis Chichester's Gipsy Moth IV was also in the starting regatta. Of the 18 entrants, only Francesco Cappelletti failed to make the start line, but hopes to make the 7th July deadline.
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External links
References
- ^ a b "Stepping back to the Golden Age of solo sailing". goldengloberace.com. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ^ "Golden Globe 2018 Race round the world is set to recreate a 'totally retro' era of epic adventure". yachtingworld.com. 2015-04-22.
- ^ "The Rules". Golden Globe Race. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Golden Globe Race 2018-19 Notice of race" (PDF). Golden Globe Race. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Route and Course map". goldengloberace.com. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ^ "Skippers 2018". goldengloberace.com. Retrieved 2017-11-17.