Goodchild first Brit to win IMOCA series
In what must be seen as a good portent for the upcoming Vendée Globe Race, Sam Goodchild capped a superb year by scooping the IMOCA series. He is the first British skipper to pick up this prize. Goodchild, 34, skipper of , maintained his remarkably consistent form when he completed his first ever solo IMOCA race, the 3,500nm inaugural Retour a La Base from Martinique to Lorient in third place. This was his first solo IMOCA event and caps a dream 2023 season for the British racer who left his native Falmouth
