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Preparing for the Trip by land across to the pacific , a US750 alternative to the Panama Canal with a few small challenges getting the trailers right but we start moving today!
Mini Globe Race 2025 Leg 1 Result
While leading the pack all the way, RENAUD bakes his signature cakes, not from a BOX!! but raw materials…a true SWISS BAKER
There is something quite special about round the world race briefings under a tent in the tropics…it's called LIVING THE DREAM
Oldest in the fleet at 71 AUSSIE ERIC MARSH sailed 25 days to windward to make start in Antigua arriving just 3 days before the start. He ran aground on 5 minute gun and 10 this first leg of the MGR was the first time he had ever sailed his boat downwind
One 45ft Multihull berth fits eight ALMA GLOBE 580 one design adventure machines!
Gary Swindail
Dan Turner competing in the Mini Globe Race 2025
Dan Turner competing in the Mini Globe Race 2025
Dan Turner competing in the Mini Globe Race 2025
Dan Turner competing in the Mini Globe Race 2025
Retired Royal Navy Commander Keri Harris: A seasoned aircraft carrier commander, Keri performed well but struggled with his little red spinnaker. No doubt, his past officers & crew would be cheering him on. With a strong desire to win, he's real contender
Ertan Beskardes (#01 Trekka) with Family and Friends in front of Trekka before heading toward his grand new adventure again :)
National Sailing Academy in Antigua: Host of last 3 editions of Globe 580 Transat races and now the first Mini Globe Race. Dennis Henri & Alison Sly-Adams (far left and right) are joined by Lia Goodwin & her mother Isis Goodwin on dock before departure
Aussie Eric Marsh (#79 SUNBEAR): At 71, the oldest entrant, Eric safely sailed 1,600 miles from Cape Canaveral, USA, to Antigua, battling 25-35kt headwinds for weeks. Arriving just three days before the start, he was unaware of local conditions
Alma Globe 580 “Sails Past” the Mega Yachts in Falmouth Marina: Fog horns from all boats are in full swing… “See you next year!!” as the Alma Globe 580 sets off on a quick lap of the planet
Pilar Pasanau: After the Globe 580 Transat, Pilar was unsure if she could continue due to a lack of sponsorship and a missing sail. Thanks to friends and associates, she's still in the race. As a professional ship captain, she has a real chance
`Mini & Mega`: A daunting comparison and reality check as these mighty Alma Globe 580 minis set out to prove something to themselves and chase their biggest dreams
John Blenkinsop: John wasn't content to build just one Alma Globe 580, so he crafted another for his father Mike Blenkinsop. They're racing each other as the first-ever father (known as Popeye!) and son to compete solo around the world in the same event!
The 580 Family: Entrants, managers,wives, and organizers' Woop Woop! We're off!! Thanks to everyone, our supporters, and you, the followers, for getting us across the line. It's been an amazing five-year journey
And They're Off!… Well, Sort Of? : The gun has fired, and most are off! Little Wren is still getting organized but looks way cool. Hey, it's a long way around the world, and they're all having fun. Watch this space and tell your friends!
Swiss entry Renaud Stitelmann, winner of the Transat in 22 days 5 hours 26 minutes, sailing in Falmouth Harbour with a deaf sailability skipper and a young Antigua Sailing Club member giving tips on how to cross oceans!
Don McIntyre presented His Excellency the Governor General with the first GYC Burgee, official GYC gold coin and a 2025 MGR bulkhead plate to mark the launched of the Globe Yacht Club
ALMA Class Globe 580 one design Yachts are building in 37 countries with nearly 100 active builders. After the third running of the Globe 580 Transat Race and now start of McIntyre Mini Globe Race imminent, interest in this unique class is growing rapidly
Joshua Kali (#157 Skookum) from USA, is an accomplished mountaineer who “lost his edge” in that sport has built a 580 and taken up sailing, but before he could sail his Skookum, he had to tow her 4000 miles behind his car across America to the Atlantic
The National Sailing Academy Marina is filled with 15 ALMA Globe 580 yachts all enjoying their break following their qualifying voyages. Final safety checks and race briefings are underway
McIntyre Mini Globe Race
The 15 men and women, about to risk it all and race solo around the world in an adventure that many believe is impossible. They have all worked hard to make the start line. One previously commanded an English Aircraft carrier, another swam length of UK
German Christian Sauer, onboard Argo, training a couple of local school children in the art of ocean sailing and they are loving it!
McIntyre Mini Globe Race start line map