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    A voyage for 21st Century madmen? What drives the Golden Globe skippers

    • September 13, 2018

    A voyage for madmen, so was the original Sunday Times Golden Globe Race deemed. When the first non-stop race around the world began in 1968 few thought a man could…

    French solo sailor Jean-Luc Van Den Heede

    Adventurers and solo racers sign up for 50th anniversary Golden Globe Race 2018

    • December 16, 2015

    While many races have struggled to raise fleet numbers in the last few years, one very old-fashioned and potentially slow race has already garnered 30 entries for its start in…

    Golden Globe 2018 Race round the world is set to recreate a ‘totally retro’ era of epic adventure

    • April 22, 2015

    In the 47 years since the first non-stop round the world race, the Golden Globe, races circling the globe have become so numerous the venture seems almost commonplace. So today’s…

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