What took you so long?

t seems strangely fitting that when previewing the 2022 Golden Globe Race I should chat to a 2018 entrant who has only just completed the course… just in time to take part in the 2022 edition of the race. After all, the whole point of the Golden Globe is that you are looking backwards to go forward. This is a ‘race’ around the world that pays homage to the original iteration of this competition when, in 1968-69, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Bernard Moitessier and many others vied to be the first person to sail singlehanded, nonstop around the world. The race was already somewhat retro, given that in 1969 the Americans would put a man on the moon. Now, it is even more so. The rules pay further homage to the mythical nature of the sport and the rules are very simple: Like the original Sunday Times event, the 2022 Golden Globe Race is as follows: Depart from Les Sablesd’Olonne, France on 4 September, 2022 and sail solo, non-stop around the world, via the five Great Capes and return to Les Sables-d’Olonne. Entrants are limited to sailing