Guido Cantini’s Golden Globe Race is a decade in the making. He first purchased his cutter-rigged Vancouver 34 Hannah of Cowes in 2016, with plenty of time to prepare for…
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‘A true test, both human and maritime’, says solo French skipper Damien Guillou of the 2026 Golden Globe Race
Damien Guillou has quite the offshore pedigree. He’s been an IMOCA boat captain (he prepared Jean Le Cam’s boat for the 2016 Vendée Globe and Kevin Escoffier’s Imoca PRB in…
From missionary work to solo sailing: How skipper Christopher Langham is preparing for the 2026 Golden Globe Race
Christopher Langham is waiting for the ice to melt. He’s in Hamburg with his OE32, Savoir Vivre Libre. At the first available window, they’ll set off for the 4,000 mile shakedown that…
‘The underdog that could shake the rank’: How solo skipper Isa Rosli is preparing for the 2026 Golden Globe Race
For a long time, sailing was Isa Rosli’s secret. ‘I’ve wanted to experience sailing ever since I was in elementary school,’ the solo skipper says. ‘But I knew the cost…
From the Mountains to the Sea: How solo skipper Andrew Ritchie is preparing for the 2026 Golden Globe Race
Andrew Ritchie will celebrate his 70th birthday somewhere in the Southern Ocean. He’ll be well underway on the solo, nonstop, unassisted circumnavigation by sextant he’ll undertake after departing from Les…
The Sailor and the Showgirl: How solo skipper Mara Løvenskiold is preparing for her 2026 Golden Globe Race
Mara Løvenskiold is currently livestreaming her Atlantic crossing. She’s just over a week into her qualifying passage for the 2026 Golden Globe Race, during which she and 23 other skippers…
‘Unfinished business’, Pat Lawless says of returning for the 2026 Golden Globe Race
For Pat Lawless, the 2026 Golden Globe Race has been a long time coming. Lawless grew up sailing on Limerick’s River Shannon. As a young man, he followed the OSTAR…
‘Like a speck of dust on the vast ocean’: How Daniel Alfredsson is preparing his boat Pale Blue Dot for the 2026 Golden Globe Race
Swedish/Norwegian sailor Daniel Alfredsson is getting ready to sail around the world again. He and the other 2026 Golden Globe Race skippers have a ways to go before they set…
Jeremy Bagshaw on his 2022-23 Golden Globe Race
A lifelong sailor, Jeremy Bagshaw started sailing as a child in an Optimist dinghy before moving onto Fireballs and Lasers. He raced offshore while at university and prior to Golden…
Michael Guggenberger on his 2022-223 Golden Globe Race
Originally, Michael Guggenberger planned to take part in the 2018 Golden Globe Race, but delayed until the 2022 edition to allow more time to prepare. This paid off for the…