Thursday 6 June . . . VULNERABLE, skippered by the British sailor Sam Goodchild, dis-masted while he was in fourth position in the New York – Vendee race.
Brits lead final chance to gain valuable qualifying miles for Vendee Globe selection
Final chance to gain valuable qualifying miles for Vendee Globe selection has started from New York/Newport, Rhode Island to Les Sables d’Olonne, France
First Retour à La Base awards ceremony
The Retour à La Base prizegiving crowned the overall race winner Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa), and runner-up Jérémie Beyou (Charal) and third placed Sam Goodchild (For The Planet)
Sam Goodchild wins 2023 IMOCA Globe Series championship
British skipper Sam Goodchild finished third in his first ever solo IMOCA race, the 3,500 nautical miles inaugural Retour à La Base from Martinique to Lorient
Winner of the Retour à La Base forecast to cross Lorient finish line Saturday
The winner of the Retour à La Base is forecast to cross the Lorient finish line on Saturday (9 Dec) afternoon.
Sam Goodchild leads Retour à La Base solo IMOCA race
Sam Goodchild leads Retour a La Base as positioning for the low pressure rides starts with record speeds on the cards
Route du Rhum – Sam Goodchild injured and forced to abandon at Start
Sam Goodchild was reported to have injuries to his arms and face and was forced to abandon the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe race
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – Just 4 British entries in 138 strong fleet
The Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe will start on Sunday 6 November from Saint Malo. For 2022 a record 138 boats spread across six classes will start at 13:02 hrs local time on a course of 3,542 miles (6,500 km) to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe.
Britain’s Sam Goodchild aiming for his first major ocean racing victory
French based British skipper Sam Goodchild lines up for his second Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe as one of the widely tipped favourites to win the Ocean Fifty multihull class.
Drheam Cup line honours for Sam Goodchild
Sam Goodchild took line honours in the Drheam Cup race in La Trinité sur Mer, south-west Brittany.
Sam Goodchild first to finish 1000 Milles des Sables
Sam Goodchild on the Ocean Fifty Leyton crossed the finish line of the 2nd edition of the 1000 Milles des Sables in 1st position on Tuesday 12 April
Transat Jacques Vabre – Ocean Fifty multihull Primonial first to finish
Sébastien Rogues and Matthieu Souben on Primonial have taken line honours and the Ocean Fifty multihull title in the 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre race.
