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    Mark Sinclair taking a sun sight using a sextant on the bow of his boat during the Golden Globe Race

    ‘I felt like I’d done a few rounds with Muhammad Ali’: One Golden Globe Race sailor’s story

    Mark Sinclair, who is the sixth finisher in the 2018 Golden Globe Race, shares the highs and lows of the voyage aboard his Lello 34, Coconut

    Edward Walentynowicz has plenty of offshore experience, having made multiple Atlantic crossings; he has sailed over 67,000 miles. Credit: Jean-Luc Lhomond

    Edward Walentynowicz: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    With over 67,000 sailing miles under his belt, Canadian skipper Edward Walentynowicz is hoping to finish in the top half of the 2022 Golden Globe Race fleet. He shares how he is preparing for the race

    Boats crossing the start line of the 2018 Golden Globe Race. The 2022 Golden Globe Race will start on 1 September 2022 .The 2018 race started on 1 July 2018. The change in the start date is to prevent boats entering the Southern Ocean too early.

    10 things to know about the 2022 Golden Globe Race

    Follow the build-up to the 2022 Golden Globe Race as the skippers prepare to race solo around the world without the use of modern technology

    Still smiling! A jubilant Mark Sinclair after becoming the 6th finisher of the 2018 Golden Globe Race. Credit: Bernard Gergaud

    Mark Sinclair: last finisher in the 2018 Golden Globe Race

    Mark Sinclair has finished his 2018 Golden Globe Race. The Australian solo skipper took 174 days to sail from Australia to France

    Michael Guggenberger has sailed 4,000 miles solo in his Biscay 36, mostly offshore to prepare for the race. Credit: Petra Rautenstrauch

    Michael Guggenberger: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    10 years ago Michael Guggenberger learnt to sail. Since then his focus has been on competing in the Golden Globe Race. He shares how he is getting himself ready for his greatest sailing challenge to date

    2018 Golden Globe Race skipper, Mark Sinclair wearing a black tshirt and holding an orange sail bag

    Mark Sinclair closes in on the finish of the 2018 Golden Globe Race

    The end is in sight for solo skipper Mark Sinclair, who is around two weeks out from finishing the 2018 Golden Globe Race

    Matthew Wright will have 5,000 solo sailing miles under his belt when the 2022 Golden Globe Race starts. Credit: Matthew Wright

    Matthew Wright: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    Matthew Wright has always wanted to sail solo, non stop around the world. The Golden Globe Race 2022 is finally giving him the chance to fulfil his dream

    Sir Robin Knox Johnston sitting on Suhaili

    Robin Knox Johnston’s stolen compass returned after 50 years

    A compass used by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has been handed into a museum after it was stolen from his 32ft Bermudan ketch, Suhaili in 1969

    Abhilash Tomy helming his Rustler 36

    Abhilash Tomy: 2022 Golden Globe Race skipper

    Left with a broken back after the 2018 Golden Globe Race, Abhilash Tomy shares how he is leaving nothing to chance when he takes part in the 2022 race, which starts in September

    Jeremy Bagshaw will be competing in the 2022 Golden Globe Race aboard the OE32, Olleanna. Credit: Simon McDonnell

    Jeremy Bagshaw: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    Jeremy Bagshaw has one of the smallest boats in the Golden Globe Race 2022 fleet. He shares how he is preparing for one of the longest yacht races in the world

    Arnaud Gaist has spent the last four years preparing for the 2022 Golden Globe Race. Credit: Arnaud Gaist

    Arnaud Gaist: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    Arnaud Gaist has long dreamed of racing in the Golden Globe Race. He shares how he is preparing for his solo, non-stop circumnavigation around the world without modern technology

    Roman Titov set up jury rig and sailed over 300 miles to Loch Broom (pictured) and then on to Ullapool. Credit: Roman Titov

    Roman Titov: Pitchpoled & dismasted 300 miles off Scotland

    Golden Globe Race hopeful Roman Titov sails 307 miles under jury rig after his yacht pitcholed and dismasted in storm force conditions off Scotland

    Gaurav Shinde helming a yacht ahead of the 2022 Golden Globe Race

    Gaurav Shinde: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    Gaurav Shinde has a proven track record in offshore racing in small boats. He shares how he is preparing for the Golden Globe Race 2022, which he sees as 'a culmination of a lifetime of preparation'

    Abhilash Tomy will be sailing in the 2022 Golden Globe Race

    Abhilash Tomy will compete in Golden Globe Race 2022

    Indian solo sailor Abhilash Tomy, who had to be rescued during the 2018 Golden Globe Race after his boat dismasted during heavy weather, has announced he will be competing in the Golden Globe Race 2022

    Some of the 23 skippers who are planning on taking part in the 2022 golden Globe Race standing on a pontoon in Les Sables d'Olonne

    Golden Globe Race course: changes for 2022 edition

    23 skippers from around the world are preparing for what is arguably one of the longest sporting events in the world - the 2022 Golden Globe Race

    Mark Sinclair hopes to reach the equator in the next month. Credit: Tim Bishop/PPL/GGR

    Mark Sinclair rounds Cape Horn as he continues his Golden Globe Race

    Golden Globe Race skipper Mark Sinclair faced storms and equipment failure while rounding Cape Horn as he continues towards France to finish the 2018 race

    Kirsten Neuschafer setting sail from Nova Scotia on her Cape George 36 Minnehaha bound for Cape Town, 8.000 miles southeast.Credit:Team Kirsten/ GGR2022

    Kirsten Neuschafer sailing halfway around the world for Golden Globe start

    Golden Globe Race skipper Kirsten Neuschafer is about to make landfall in Cape Town, having sailed from Canada. She will then sail to France for the race start

    Captain Coconut, Mark Sinclair before leaving Adelaide bound for Les Sables d'Olonne and the start of the 2022 Golden Globe Race

    Captain Coconut Mark Sinclair sets out to finish his 2018 GGR

    Captain Coconut Mark Sinclair has resumed his 2018 Golden Globe Race voyage, and will be sailing his Lello 34, Coconut solo from Australia to Les Sables d'Olonne

    Mark Sinclair - one of the skippers taking part in the Golden Globe Race 2022

    Golden Globe Race 2022: The Long Way

    Katy Stickland meets the skippers turning their backs on modern technology to take part in the slowest yacht race around the world - the Golden Globe Race 2022

    Pat Lawless has already sailed 10,000 miles solo in his Saltram Saga 36, including trips to The Azores and Iceland. Credit: Kieran Ryan-Benson

    Pat Lawless: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    The only Irish entrant in the Golden Globe Race 2022, Pat Lawless reveals his motivations for taking part in the longest and loneliest round the world yacht race

    Simon Curwen

    Simon Curwen: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    Mini Transat veteran and shorthanded racer Simon Curwen shares how he is getting ready for his first round the world challenge - the Golden Globe Race 2022

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