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    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

    A sailor wearing a lifejacket while sitting on a boat

    Ian Herbert-Jones: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    Ian Herbert-Jones circumnavigated the world as part of the Clipper Race. He shares why he has signed up for the 2022 Golden Globe Race and follow in the wake of Bernard Moitessier and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

    David Scott Cowper in high latitudes

    David Scott Cowper: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    The most experienced skipper to sign up for the Golden Globe Race 2022, multiple solo circumnavigator David Scott Cowper explains why he is taking part in the longest yacht race around the world

    Ertan Beskardes

    Ertan Beskardes: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    Ertan Beskardes crossed the start line of the 2018 Golden Globe Race before retiring a few days later, realising he wasn't prepared enough for a non stop race around the world. He explains why he is now ready for his greatest sailing challenge

    Since 2006, Kirsten Neuschafer has been sailing professionally, including sail training and deliveries as well as working for Skip Novak on his Pelagic Expeditions

    Kirsten Neuschafer: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    Kirsten Neuschafer has spent the last five years cruising the Southern Ocean while working for Skip Novak. She shares her preparations for the 2022 Golden Globe Race

    Elliott Smith - Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    Elliott Smith: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    American skipper Elliott Smith started sailing three years ago and is the youngest sailor to sign up for the Golden Globe Race 2022. He shares how he is preparing for the biggest challenge of his life

    Mark Sinclair on his Lello 34, Coconut

    Mark Sinclair: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

    Mark Sinclair made it half way around the world in the 2018 Golden Globe Race. He tells Katy Stickland how he plans to finish the 2022 event

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