Sunday Times Golden Globe Race
Competitors
Nine competitors participated in the race. Most of these had at least some prior sailing experience, although only Carozzo had competed in a major ocean race prior to the Golden Globe Race.

Sunday Times Golden Globe Race

Section Title: Competitors
Table Section Text: Nine competitors participated in the race. Most of these had at least some prior sailing experience, although only Carozzo had competed in a major ocean race prior to the Golden Globe Race.

Name / Nationality	Boat	Previous sailing	Start	Result	Finish

United Kingdom John Ridgway	English Rose IV 30 foot (9.1 m) Westerly 30 sloop	Fastnet Rock single-handed (and rowed the Atlantic)	Inishmore 1 June 1968	retired	Recife, Brazil 21 July 1968

United Kingdom Chay Blyth	Dytiscus III 30 foot (9.1 m) Kingfisher 30 sloop	no sailing at all (but rowed the Atlantic)	Hamble 8 June 1968	retired	East London 17 September 1968

United Kingdom Robin Knox-Johnston	Suhaili 32 foot (9.8 m) ketch	India to UK in Suhaili	Falmouth 14 June 1968	finished 312 days	Falmouth 22 April 1969

France Loïck Fougeron	Captain Browne 30 foot (9.1 m) gaff cutter	Morocco to Plymouth	Plymouth 22 August 1968	retired	Saint Helena 27 November 1968

France Bernard Moitessier	Joshua 39 foot (12 m) ketch	Tahiti–France, via Cape Horn	Plymouth 22 August 1968	retired	Tahiti 21 June 1969

United Kingdom Bill King	Galway Blazer II 42 foot (13 m) junk schooner	Transatlantic, West Indies	Plymouth 24 August 1968	retired	Cape Town 22 November 1968

United Kingdom Nigel Tetley	Victress 22 foot (6.7 m) trimaran	1966 Round Britain Race	Plymouth 16 September 1968	sank, rescued	north Atlantic 21 May 1969

Italy Alex Carozzo	Gancia Americano 66 foot (20 m) ketch	Trans-Pacific, 1968 OSTAR	Cowes 31 October 1968	retired	Porto 14 November 1968

United Kingdom Donald Crowhurst	Teignmouth Electron 40 foot (12 m) trimaran	day / weekend	Teignmouth 31 October 1968	committed suicide	north Atlantic 1 July 1969

Sentence(s)

United Kingdom Robin Knox-Johnston won the Golden Globe trophy, which he had done in 312 days.

final_sentence: United Kingdom Robin Knox-Johnston won the Golden Globe trophy, which he had done in 312 days.