
GLOBAL OCEAN RACE – With a few days remaining until the start of the final leg in the 30,000-mile Global Ocean Race (GOR), the double-handed Class40 teams are now within sight of completing the circumnavigation following eight months of racing and four stopovers in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. At 10:30 local time (14:30 GMT) on Saturday 19 May, the four remaining Class40s from the original fleet of six boats will cross the start line in Charleston, South Carolina, and set off on the 3,600-mile leg to the Leg 5 finish line in Les Sables d’Olonne, France.
While the teams still racing have delivered some thrilling racing and exceptional seamanship throughout the GOR, the skippers have also been focussed on running the finances of their round-the-world campaigns against a backdrop of a grim, global financial climate where corporate sponsorship is elusive forcing some ingenious fundraising and considerable personal sacrifice. MORE STORY


































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