2023 Programme

Key Dates

  • Start: Marina de Lagos, Portugal, Sunday 12 November 2023
  • Restart: Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote, Saturday 25 November 2023
  • Finish: Antigua, around X-mas 2023 

Requirements before you enter

  • Skippers must be minimum 18 years old or have parent’s consent.
  • Minimum 750 ocean miles sailing (any yacht).

Requirements before race start

  • Minimum 1,500 miles ocean sailing (any yacht) and a solo, non-stop 500 mile voyage in the entered Globe 5.80 under windvane, survival training and medical examination.
  • Participants self-regulate safety inspections and assist organisers with final inspections.
  • $2mil third party entrant insurance.
  • Liability forms, compulsory briefings. 

Race Entry Fee: €1000

Official Schedule (Underwritten by McIntyre Adventure)

Race Course

Marina de Lagos to Lanzarote, approx. 600 miles, then Antigua, approx. 3,000 miles.

Key Dates

LagosDeparture: Sunday, November 12, 2023
LanzaroteExpected Arrivals: Friday, November 17, 2023Departure: Saturday, November 25, 2023
AntiguaExpected Arrivals: around Xmas 2023

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