Les Sables d’Olonne hosts the legendary Sunday Times Golden Globe Race

To celebrate Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s historic 1968/9 world first solo non-stop circumnavigation, les Sables d’Olonne says YES to “the father of all the solo round the world events”: The Golden Globe Race.

For those who have not heard about les Sables d’Olonne, is a seaside town in Western France, on the Atlantic Ocean, one-hour-drive south Nantes airport. Les Sables d’Olonne is best known to host the single-handed, solo, non-stop yacht race around the world, without assistance, the Vendée Globe; inspired in the Golden Globe Race.

The 2018 Golden Globe Race will mark the 50^th anniversary of the first solo non-stop circumnavigating and will start on Sunday July the 1^st. Competitors are limited to sailing yachts and equipment to what was available to Sir Robin in that first race: non-automatic pilots, non-satellite based navigation aids, non-electronic tools, without assistance.

The race

The first of july 2018, the fleet will leave les Sables d’Olonne to sail solo, non-stop around the world, via the five Great Capes and return to les Sables d’Olonne, non before 220 days. Prior to this, the skippers will participate to a parade from Falmouth to celebrate Sir Robin departure, June 14^th 2018. Then, you could see the fleet during fifteen days before departure at Port Olonna, at les Sables d’Olonne.

Do not miss the legendary 2018 Golden Globe Race at less than 3km from our campsite. We will be happy to assist you at moulindelasalle@wanadoo.fr

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