It is with great sadness we heard the news that long time member and former Chairman of the YJA, Bob Fisher, passed on 25 January 2021
Golden Globe Race – Tapio Lehtinen takes 5th place
Tapio Lehtinen, the 5th and final placed Finnish skipper competing in the Golden Globe Race crossed the finish line Sunday 19 May
Golden Globe Race – Last Man Sailing . . . Tapio Lehtinen sighted off the Azores
Tapio Lehtinen, the 5th and final placed Finnish skipper competing in the Golden Globe Race enjoyed an unexpected rendezvous off Faial Island in the Azores
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede crowned winner of second Golden Globe Race
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede crowned winner of second Golden Globe Race on Monday, GGR Day 295
Golden Globe Race – Istvan Kopar takes 4th place
Golden Globe Race – Istvan Kopar takes 4th place – he reached the finish line off Les Sables d’Olonne, France at 13:58 UTC Thursday
Golden Globe Race – Kopar ETA 09:00 UTC on Thursday
4th placed Golden Globe Race competitor, American/Hungarian Istvan Kopar expected to reach Les Sables d’Olonne around 09:00 UTC on Thursday 21 March
Uku Randmaa to finish Golden Globe on Saturday 9 March
Uku Randmaa is now expected to complete the Golden Globe Race in Les Sables d’Olonne on Saturday 9 March
Golden Globe Race – Uku Randmaa is hungry
Third placed Estonian sailor Uku Randmaa is hungry . . . Hungry because he has caught no fish during the past week to supplement the last of his food stocks
GGR – Uku Randmaa handed 72 hour penalty
Golden Globe Race – Third placed Estonian skipper Uku Randmaa has received a 72 hour penalty for weather routing violation
Meanwhile – In the Golden Globe Race
The Golden Globe round the world race continues for the three remaining competitors, as they head for the finish at a steady 4 to 6 knots, with 2,500 nm still to go
Golden Globe Race – Facing the wrong way and running out of food
Golden Globe Race – Stuck in the Doldrums, Uku Randmaa managed to make just 4 miles on Sunday and ended the day with his boat facing the wrong way!
Mark Slats completes Golden Globe Race
Dutch sailor Mark Slats and his Rustler 36 Ophen Maverick took second place overall in the 2018 Golden Globe Race last night