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Several skippers have fitted twin Hydrovane self-steering units, making dual installations an increasingly familiar sight on the dock. Now Gunnar has joined the scene!
Etienne Messikommer has arrived in Les Sables-d'Olonne last night aboard his vividly coloured Tradewind 35, Bernard!
GGR recycled boats? This veteran yacht is preparing to compete in the Golden Globe Race for the third time. Can you recognise her?
Isa Rosli's OE 32, Olleanna, during extended refit. Unexpected deck problems required substantially more work than anticipated, delaying completion of Isa's qualifying miles, putting him on course to miss 10 August arrival deadline in Les Sables-d'Olonne
At last! Daniel Pinsky has finally received his spinnaker pole - around 20 days later than expected! He has now completed the new rigging, stepped the mast and successfully carried out his compulsory jury-rig test
Irish skipper Pat Lawless departed Dingle on Monday aboard his Saltram Saga 36, Silvermines Hydro, cheered on by a large crowd of supporters
Many of our followers are still getting to know the skippers and their boats. Andrea Lodolo from Italy, is one of them, sailing his Rustler 36 – and he has some fascinating stories to tell. We look forward to sharing more about Andrea and his journey!
Daniel Pinsky's manager, Michal, gives an enthusiastic thumbs-up beside one of the official GGR 2026 posters now appearing across Les Sables-d'Olonne, as the host city prepares to welcome the fleet for the race start on 6 September
Another dockside story from Les Sables-d'Olonne: Daniel Pinsky (left) visits Turkish skipper Selim Yalcin aboard his Endurance 35 Help Disabled Children. A paediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Selim has devoted much of his life to helping children
Qualifier completed, question asked—and answered. GGR 2026 entrant Etienne Messikommer celebrates the end of his mandatory 4,000-mile qualifying voyage with Éloïse beneath a marriage proposal written across the sail: ‘Éloïse, my love, will you marry me?'
Swedish skipper Pär Nyman aboard his Rustler 36 Lazy Otter during his 4,000-mile qualifying voyage. Bound for Les Sables-d'Olonne after sailing north towards Iceland, Pär is racing to reach France before the 10 August deadline
French skipper Louis Kerdelhué, the youngest entrant in the 2026 fleet, sails aboard his Biscay 36 NURI. Preparing for months alone at sea—with no Netflix or streaming—Louis has recorded the entire Kaamelott series onto audio cassette
Life at sea, one mile—and one day—at a time. American skipper Colm Walker's Tayana 37 Mo Chuisle crosses the Atlantic after an extraordinary journey from the west coast of the United States, through the Panama Canal and the Caribbean
First to tick every box: French skipper Damien Guillou puts Solarem, his Rustler 36, through her final sailing trials. An experienced offshore racer and boat captain, Damien prepared early, tested every system and left nothing to chance
It takes a team to prepare for a solo race: Daniel Pinsky with friends and supporters aboard Baba 35 Exodus. Daniel once believed his campaign would be a personal journey, but the growing team around him has accelerated the final preparations
Swedish skipper Pär Nyman aboard his Rustler 36 Lazy Otter
Guy deBoer practices his sextant work during his qualifier for the 2026 Golden Globe Race
Guy deBoer during the 2022 Golden Globe Race
Guy deBoer enjoys a quiet sunset during the 2022 Golden Globe Race
Guy deBoer at the start of the 2022 Golden Globe Race
American skipper Guy deBoer plans to compete in the singlehanded and non-stop-around-the-world 2026 Golden Globe Race
American skipper Guy deBoer plans to compete in the singlehanded and non-stop-around-the-world 2026 Golden Globe Race
Mara has live-streamed 24/7 during her transatlantic adventures, but that required computers, iPads, iPhones and other equipment, all banned in GGR. Here, she tests her SSB HF radio while her chart table is temporarily taken over by live transmission gear
A proposed GGR Live Window test screen showing heart rate, sailing data, scrolling fleet news, sponsor panels etc. The cockpit camera uses infrared night vision, below-deck camera tracks skipper, and mobile camera is gyro-stabilised to keep horizon level
Proposed GGR Live Window skipper control board, designed to protect 1968 ethos of the GGR. The sailor has only simple ON/OFF controls to transmit live video during their scheduled window, with no data readout, no incoming info and no communication functio
Gunnar Christensen (USA, 60), aboard his SY POMPOEN, a Hans Christian 34, is one of the seven entrants joining the GGR Window. He bought his boat in Trinidad and sailed 4,000 miles home alone after just one hour of test sailing
Arthur Beale Announces Official Partnership with the Golden Globe Race
Storms in the 2018 McIntyre GGR wreaked havoc on the fleet, with four boats lost and five dismastings. Gregor McGuckin sailing “Hanley Energy Endurance” under jury rig attempting to reach Abhilash Tomy injured on his yacht and unable to move
2026 GGR Israeli entrant Daniel Pinksky is currently sailing solo across the Atlantic for his 4000-mile GGR qualifier, filing daily Starlink video clips on Facebook that will have 30,000 views in the first few hours!
The only 2026 McIntyre GGR female entrant, Helga Marie `Mara`, is currently returning across the Atlantic from her GGR 4000-mile solo qualifying voyage and is streaming 24/7 on YouTube with a few million views