The Golden Globe Race begins, with sailors departing from France to sail around the world alone

Sixteen sailboats left Les Sables D’Olonne, France, over the weekend to compete in a unique race called the Golden Globe. Participants sail solo in boats equipped only with technology available when the race was first run in 1968. That means no GPS, no satellite connectivity, no cell or sat phones. Sextant and compass to navigate, […] The post The Golden Globe Race begins, with sailors departing from France to sail around the world alone appeared first on The Ship Report.