2026 GOLDEN GLOBE RACE

AHOY, JUNIPER & I NEED YOUR HELP GETTING TO THE 2026 GOLDEN GLOBE RACE!

THE GOLDEN GLOBE is a retro sailboat race that starts in Les Sables-d’Olonne, France in August 2026. Sailors will then sail 30,000 miles, ALONE, non-stop, around the world, from West to East, and rounds the 5 GREAT CAPES. More people have been to Space than have rounded the Capes!

We will be sailing like it’s 1968! Racers aren’t allowed to use any modern technology; no phones, no chart plotters, no ipads. I will be out there guided only by the sun and stars. Also all racers will be 32-36 ft. full-keeled boats that were built prior to 1988, so Juniper is the perfect boat for the GGR, it’s as if she and I were designed for this race.

I find the idea of this race equally electrifying and terrifying! This race could take me upwards of 250 days to complete and among the sailing world it is considered the longest, loneliest, slowest, most daring challenge for an individual in any sport. It is mentally and physically more extreme than any other sailing race, plus it is pure and raw and places adventure ahead of winning at all costs. It is the ultimate adventure created for sailors who dare to dream big!

I need your help to make this deep blue dream come true! It is going to cost me around $300K to do the refit on Juniper and purchase all of the gear I need.

PLEASE VIEW MY REFIT & GEAR LIST. Most of this list is required by the race committee & can be found in the 2026 Notice of Race on the GGR website.