PHOTO GALLERY July 03, 2018

The Golden Globe Race has started

30,000 miles under sail without autopilot or GPS

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GGR fleet from the mast of French big sailing ship La Belle Poule

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Classic fishing boat Iles de Noirmentier broke into the starting area, undercutting Igor Zaretsky's Endurance 35 Esmeralda, Philipp Peche's Rustler 36 PRB and Istvan Kopar's Tradewind 35 Puffin.

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Endurance 35 Esmeralda by Igor Zaretsky

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Cheerleading team of Igor Zaretsky at the start of the regatta in Le Sables d'Olonne.

Image courtesy of: PPL Photo Agency

The Golden Globe Race, a solo circumnavigation of the world on pre-1988 sailboats not equipped with electronics, has started from Les Sables d'Olonne. The fleet of 18 yachts - including Igor Zaretsky' s Endurance 35 Esmeralda - was accompanied by Robin Knox-Johnston's Suhaili, who won the first Golden Globe Race 50 years ago. Igor Zaretsky will have to repeat Knox-Johnston's feat, blazing a 30,000 mile route with the help of paper maps and a sectarian. He is currently in 8th place and his progress can be tracked on the official race website.

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