The Global Solo Challenge

The Global Solo Challenge is a solo round- the-world circumnavigation by the three great capes with a unique format. Boats will set off in successive departures starting from August 2027, from Vigo, Galicia, Spain.

It is open to sailors on a wide range of boats seeking the challenge of a competitive solo circumnavigation under the umbrella of an affordable, well organised and controlled event that puts the safety of participants first.

The format is unlike any other round the world event and will make it fair and exciting for the Skippers as well as easy and engaging for the public and sponsors to follow:

Boats will be grouped by performance characteristics and set off in successive departures from August to December 2027.

Once at sea, there are no classes. All boats will be sailing the same event. The faster boats will have to try to catch up with the slower boats, the pursuit factor creating competitive interest aboard and a fascinating event for the public and sponsors.

The first boat to cross the finish line wins. The performance differential between the boats is taken into account in staggering the departures, eliminating the need to calculate corrected times.

The range of boats permitted in the Event is wide. From 32ft to classic long keel cruisers to One-off Open designs and other racing boats such as Class40s, Open 50s and Open 60s

A circumnavigation by the three great capes is approximately 26,000 Nautical Miles long. Because the Event admits boats that are widely different in design and performance, the faster boats are expected to take around 70 days to complete the circumnavigation whilst the slower ones could take in excess of 200 days.