18 starters for the third edition of the Golden Globe Race
18 starters for the third version of the Golden Globe Race
by Don McIntyre 15 Jul 05:22 PDT
4 September 2022
Man deBoer, is at the moment mid-way in his transatlantic crossing heading to Gijón. © Man deBoer Crew
North American entries are dashing throughout the Atlantic Ocean, whereas others are anticipated to make landfall this week in France and the UK.
- Three North American entrants crusing towards the clock crossing the Atlantic
- Tapio Lehtinen ships his yacht to Spain and Graham Dalton tries to re-enter GGR
- Three abroad entries about to make landfall in France and the UK within the subsequent week
- Gijón and Les Sables d’Olonne getting ready for the Prologue and the Race village
Three North American entrants are dashing to cross the Atlantic hoping to reach on time for the prologue in Gijón and the opening of the race village in LSO.
Man deBoer, left Florida late June and his “Spirit” is at the moment making good progress within the North Atlantic with one other 2000 miles to Gijón in time for the prologue and finishing his survival course.
27-year-old Elliott Smith left Boston USA on his Gale Pressure 34 on July tenth a month delayed. He’ll miss your complete Prologue, crusing direct to Les Sables d’Olonne as an alternative. He should then undertake the obligatory eight-day World Crusing Survival Course and STCW Medical Care course previous to the beginning on Sept 4th. This seems to be unlikely, as he has the entire Atlantic to cross.
Canadian Gaurav Shinde had motored his Baba 35 from Toronto to New York, prepared for his transatlantic crossing, however dislocated his shoulder whereas placing the mast up. Already operating late, he’s now utilizing his two-week restoration time to do his STCW Medical Care course. Scheduled to depart July 20, he is not going to make the Gijón Prologue after his 3000-mile qualifier on an untested boat recent out of refit. Will he make the beginning?
Along with the GGR obligatory survival and medical programs, there are obligatory security briefings in each Gijón and Les Sables d’Olonne. Lacking any of those will activate time and monetary penalties which is extremely seemingly.
To save lots of time Finnish entrant Tapio Lehtinen “Captain Barnacle ” is delivery his yacht Asteria to Bilbao, Spain. Throughout the 2018 GGR he was stricken by Barnacles that meant he was the final finisher after 322 days at sea. For 2022 he has new antifouling and is out to win! In the meantime, New Zealander Graham Dalton, who lately retired from the GGR is now hoping to rejoin the occasion. This is not going to be thought of till he completes his 2000 mile qualifying voyage and all different security necessities earlier than getting into Gijón on sixth August.
Three different GGR entrants are finishing their crossing within the North Atlantic and getting ready to make landfall in France and the UK within the coming days.
Canadian Edward Walentynowicz is finishing his return crossing from Nova Scotia departing on June twentieth on his Rustler 36 Noah’s Jest. He left Les Sables d’Olonne a yr in the past, crusing dwelling to finish his refit and is anticipated again in Vendée this week.
South African Jeremy Bagshaw ends his 6000-mile journey from South Africa after a brief cease in Horta to kind engine points. He expects to make landfall in Falmouth this week, simply in time to attend the rugby check match between Wales and South Africa!
Kirsten Neuschäfer, is nicely into her journey from Cape City to Europe, began mid-Might. Together with her 7000 nm journey from Prince Edward’s Island to South Africa after refit, she now has sailed a powerful complete of 13000 miles solo on Minnehaha. She is nicely ready.
Gijón is gearing as much as welcome the sailors and their group managers, who will meet for the primary time through the Prologue from 6 to 14 August for security briefings and a last likelihood to chill out within the Asturian port metropolis.
The SITraN Problem, a 280-mile course, will lead them from Gijón to the port of Sables d’Olonne, which can welcome the general public in a much bigger 7,000 m2 village from 20 August to 4 September, departure date of the 18 skippers around the globe. The variety of entrants is now 18 out of the unique 30 paying entries, the identical quantity as within the second version 4 years in the past.
The GGR is a race of attrition somewhat than efficiency, a journey to the end that in some ways has already begun, and this yr isn’t any exception!
2022 GGR entrants thus far:
1. Abhilash Tomy (43) / India / Rustler 36
2. Aleix Selles Vidal (34) / Spain / Rustler 36
3. Arnaud Gaist (50) / France / BARBICAN 33 MKII (lengthy keel model)
4. Damien Guillou (39) / France / Rustler 36
5. Edward Walentynowicz (68) / Canada / Rustler 36
6. Elliott Smith (27) / USA / Gale Pressure 34
7. Ertan Beskardes (60) / UK / Rustler 36
8. Gaurav Shinde (35) / Canada / Baba 35
9. Man deBoer (66) / USA / Tashiba 36
10. Man Waites (54) / UK / Tradewind 35
11. Ian Herbert Jones (52) / UK / Tradewind 35
12. Jeremy Bagshaw (59) / South Africa / OE32
13. Kirsten Neuschäfer (39) / South Africa / Cape George 36
14. Mark Sinclair (63) / Australia / Lello 34
15. Michael Guggenberger (44) / Austria / Biscay 36
16. Pat Lawless (66) / Eire / Saga 36
17. Simon Curwen (63) / UK / Biscay 36
18. Tapio Lehtinen (64) / Finland / Gaia 36 Masthead sloop
