![]() ![]() Totally, totally alone.”Įven with boats and equipment far more sophisticated than any available back in 1968, the sea is a dangerous place. No one to complain to, no one to cry to, no one to laugh with. “Out on the ocean, all there is is you, your boat and nothing but sea. “Why do I race at the Golden Globe? Well, why not? It’s there to be challenged,” Goodall says in a pre-race YouTube video produced by her sponsor. The first time she was in a boat was when she was three. Goodall is an offshore and ocean sailing instructor. Goodall’s yacht is a Rustler 36 Masthead sloop named DHL Starlight, in which she completed a double Atlantic solo crossing in 2017. Jean-Luc van den Heede, of France, the oldest, at 72. Goodall, at 28, is the youngest competitor. The idea is to recreate a “retro” race that harkens to the golden age of “one sailor, one boat.” This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Break the seal on the safety pack and your race is over. There are single sideband radios and VHF for communications, according to , as well as a sealed box with a portable GPS, for emergency use only. No sophisticated, shore-based weather routing advice. No electronic instruments or autopilot, only sextants and paper charts. The competitors are sailing single-handed and without assistance, in boats and using equipment that was similarly available to Sir Robin, who circumnavigated the globe in Suhaili, a slow, sturdy 32-foot double-ended ketch. The race, like the original, is “very simple,” according to the official website: Depart Les Sables-d’Olonne, sail non-stop 30,000 miles (48,300 km) via the five Great Capes and return to Les Sables-d’Olonne some 260 days later. The 2018 anniversary edition began with 17 sailors on July 1 in Les Sables-d’Olonne, France. Only one, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, finished, 312 days later. On July 1, 1968, nine men set out from Falmouth, U.K. The race is the first re-run of the historic Sunday Times Golden Globe Race 50 years ago. “Just need the sun to make an appearance,” Goodall said in a satellite check-in on her run towards Cape Verde this week. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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