Golden Globe Race 2018

The Golden Globe Race is back in 2018, Following in the footsteps of Robin Knox Johnston in Suhaili , the winner of the original 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe. Race founder Don McIntyre explains. No satellites, no electric autopilots, no high-tech, sailing 32-36ft production yachts designed before 1988. A race back to the Golden Age of Solo sailing.

[@UncleJEVO]

Love this now historical video Don and Jane

[@mcintyreadventure]

thanks...half a lifetime ago :)

[@carlosbonnet6242]

Fantastic Don!

[@maximilianimmoormgorissen5522]

Amazing and great idea!

[@ChrisJones-fl4ep]

Brilliant idea...... Love it!

[@WasatchWendigo]

And the first man to circumnavigate the globe alone (not non-stop) was Joshua Slocum in June 27th, 1898, having traveled 46,000 over his 3 year voyage.

[@Yeaitstemp]

This is my dream but I'm a recovering addict with no money just had to sell my albin ballad to move home to help mom I would love to find a way to do this this is my goal hopefully one day

[@mcintyreadventure]

everything is possible..keep the dream alive...good luck!

[@michaelexman5474]

That is amazing.

[@clintdavis4813]

You are one good sailor ! Will follow

[@informationgoldengloberace6061]

Thanks Clint....it is all on face book and www.GoldenGlobeRace.com

[@mikedevlin2048]

Computers, although in their infancy, did exist in the late 60's... The space race, along with Niel Armstrong's moon landing could not of been possible without computers...

[@braithmiller]

It is about equipment available to sailors at the time.

[@madcap6237]

very cool

[@svcashflow630]

Nice

[@humanlythought7433]

a sailor dream for dream sailors

[@Digfineline]

Too good to be true

[@mcintyreadventure]

It was LOL!! :)

[@bobfisher6429]

I can only make excuses. Would love to do it but my work schedule goes past the starting date! Otherwise, in a heartbeat.

[@mcintyreadventure]

Bob Fisher Thanks BOB...Happy Birthday by the way...look forward to chatting at the start!...Don

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

Hey you're the same guy who went to Pitcairn on that documentary!

[@columkenn]

Any plans to include a fin keel class of same length and vintage yachts in future editions? It would increase the number of sailors who already have a fin keel pre-1988 boat

[@donmcintyre6037]

Hi...the GGR is really set up for one type of boat but you could consider the SOLO Global Challenge..another event they allow anyone :) good luck

[@JoseBarbosa-gv2mr]

You should have a 24 hour satellite stream

[@mcintyreadventure]

In those days the equipment wad the size of a large washing machine, cost about $100,000 and airtime was rediculious expensive :)

[@seanrhone5306]

How do you solo sailing with an auto-pilot or some sort?

[@mcintyreadventure]

yes I had four electric autopilots that got me round.. :)

[@braithmiller]

Balanced rigs, sheet to tiller and wind vanes.

[@robertolanesi4680]

questi si che erano veri marinai....e la cosa di non avere tecnologie a b ordo è geniale....

[@JohnBobRoger]

This will great....I hope they keep all of the modern day political BS out of it as well.

[@WasatchWendigo]

Amen, damn liberals

[@ImMora1]

@@WasatchWendigo hypocrite much?

[@tylerm0089]

so how is this going??

[@vincentb9827]

Van den Heed is leader , look at my channel

[@samiamm5764]

Follow along on Instagram, I am but I had no idea this race was in the works for three years. I was under the impression it was an annual event

[@vincentb9827]

It's the fisrt time ! May be you mistake with the Vendée Globe Challenge , a similar race ua-cam.com/video/fi_kzLcODjk/v-deo.html

[@braithmiller]

Finishing 2nd, 3rd round next, going well might say.

[@billhanna8838]

RKJ did I dont believe there's been a man on the moon yet.

[@braithmiller]

Is the Earth flat as well?