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Revision as of 19:05, 10 December 2018
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Event title | |
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Edition | 2nd |
Event details | |
Venue | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
Dates | 1 July 2018 – Summer 2019 |
Yachts | 'Retro' fibreglass 32-36ft |
Competitors | |
Competitors | 22 |
← 1968 |
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 of 6,200kg.
Twenty-two classes were approved, with one exception to the rules made for a wood-epoxy Suhaili replica.[4]
Route
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 entered 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]
Sailor | Yacht | Type |
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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 | Entrants | Hull speed (Gerr)* | Sail area/displacement ratio |
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Rustler 36 | 6 | 6.7 | 13.4 |
Biscay 36 | 3 | 6.9 | 14.6 |
Tradewind 35 | 2 | 5.8 | 12.3 |
Endurance 35 | 2 | 6.4 | 16.8 |
Benello Gaia 36 | 1 | 6.4 | 14.0 |
Lello 34 | 1 | 7.5 | 13.4 |
Nicholson 32 | 1 | 6.1 | 14.3 |
OE32 | 1 | 7.4 | 13.8 |
Suhaili replica | 1 | 6.6 | 14.7 |
* Adjusted for displacement per Dave Gerr's formula
The race
The race started as planned at 10:00 GMT on 1 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, and officially withdrew on 5 July. He plans to sail around the world independently, but still being tracked by the organisers of the GGR.[7] Ertan Beskardes retired on 5 July, after deciding that being unable to communicate with his family removed the enjoyment from the race. Kevin Farebrother retired on 15 July at the Canary Islands mark, after becoming 'disillusioned by solo sailing and lack of sleep'. Also at the Canaries, Antoine Cousot had to stop to repair his windvane gear, demoting him to the 'Chichester' class. Nabil Amra retired to the Canaries on 17 July, also due to broken windvane gear. Istvan Kopar put in to the Cape Verde islands on 23 July, planning to replace his windvane, but in the event proceeded without assistance.
Antoine Cousot retired at the end of August due to a broken windvane and injuries. Philippe Péché was relegated to the Chichester class on 11 August after making a satellite phone call following the failure of his tiller.
Are Wiig was dismasted on 17 August, 400nm off Cape Town.[8]
Abhilash Tomy was dismasted and injured on 22 September.[9] Gregor McGuckin elected to abandon his boat to be rescued with Abhilash after also being dismasted.
On 5 December 2018, Susie Goodall's boat was flipped end-over-end, dismasted, and swamped during a storm while in the Southern Ocean around 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) west of Cape Horn. She was rescued by the 40,000-gross register ton, 119-metre (390 ft), Hong Kong-registered cargo ship Tian Fu on 7 December 2018.[10][11][12]
Sailor | Cape of Good Hope | Storm Bay Tasmania gate | Cape Horn | Finish | |
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23 August | 5 October | 23 November | ||
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27 August | 21 October | 2 December | ||
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31 August | 27 October | |||
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9 September | 4 November | |||
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9 September | 7 November | |||
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13 September | ||||
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13 September | ||||
Retired (in order of retirement) | |||||
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Did not start, officially retired 5/7/18 | ||||
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Retired on 5/7/2018 due to inability to communicate with his family. Put in to A Coruña. | ||||
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Retired on 15/7/2018, 'disillusioned by solo sailing and lack of sleep' | ||||
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Retired on 17/7/2018 due to broken windvane, put in to Tenerife | ||||
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Retired on 24/8/2018 due to broken windvane and injuries | ||||
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Retired on 25/8/2018 due to broken windvane, put in to Cape Town | ||||
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Retired on 27/8/2018 after capsizing and dismasting while repairing his windvane | ||||
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Retired on 24/9/2018 after dismasting near Île Amsterdam | ||||
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Retired on 24/9/2018 after dismasting near Île Amsterdam | ||||
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Retired on 21/10/2018 after dismasting 600 miles south-west of Perth (was already in 'Chichester' class) | ||||
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Retired on 5/12/2018 after dismasting 2000 miles west of the southern tip of South America |
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.
- ^ "Francesco Cappelletti withdraws from the Race". Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Are Wiig, dismasted 400 miles SW of Cape Town". Golden Globe Race. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Golden Globe Race 2018: Rescue operations for injured Commander Tomy underway, Indian Navy sends INS Satpura". Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ "Susie Goodall: Golden Globe Race sailor rescued by 40,000-tonne cargo ship". BBC Sport. 7 December 2018.
- ^ Stanley-Becker, Isaac, "Lone female sailor in round-the-world ‘Voyage for Madmen’ is stranded in the Southern Ocean," washingtonpost.com, December 6, 2018 Retrieved December 9, 2018
- ^ Bonesteel, Matt, "‘ON THE SHIP!!!’: Solo round-the-world sailor rescued in the Southern Ocean," washingtonpost.com, December 7, 2018, 12:14 p.m. EST Retrieved December 9, 2018