# Global Solo Challenge

The Global Solo Challenge is a single-handed (solo) non-stop round the world yacht race. The race was founded by Marco Nannini. The Second edition will be 2027-2028, starting and finishing in Vigo, Galicia, Spain.

## History

The race was founded by Marco Nannini, and first ran beginning on September 30, 2023. Nannini is a sailor, writer and consultant in marketing and communication with a financial background. After a career in banking in the City of London he decided to take part in the Global Ocean Race 2011/2012 taking second place overall.

## The race

The race was designed with the intent that budget alone would not be a deciding factor in how well each boat does. Each boat's departures date is set according to the boat's performance characteristics. Slower boats start earlier than faster boats. The faster boats then have to try to catch up with the slower boats. Once at sea, there are no classes. The first boat to cross the finish line wins.
During the race, boats may anchor, but outside assistance is restricted. Time penalties are imposed for infractions.
Making way under engine is not permitted except for emergency situations. The organizer may apply a time penalty if it is deemed that the participant has gained an unfair advantage as a result of using its motor.
All boats are monitored using satellite trackers.
External weather routing is permitted.

## Yachts

The race is open to monohull yachts with LOA greater than 32 ft, including one-off open designs and other racing boats such as Class40, Open 50 and IMOCA 60. Boats not meeting this criterion may still apply and may be accepted at the sole discretion of the Organizer.

## Course

The course is essentially a circumnavigation along the clipper route: from Vigo, Galicia, Spain, down the Atlantic Ocean to the Cape of Good Hope; then clockwise around Antarctica, keeping Cape Leeuwin and Cape Horn to port; then back to Vigo. There is an exclusion zone set around Antarctica where competitors are prohibited to sail due to risk of ice-bergs.
A circumnavigation by the three great capes is approximately 26,000 Nautical Miles long, and runs from August to the following August, timed to place the competitors in the Southern Ocean during the austral summer.

## Qualification

Skippers must be 18 years of age or older by departure date and are required to have taken medical and survival courses within 18 months of departure.
All skippers must have sailed a minimum qualification passage of 2,000 nautical miles single-handed and non-stop on the boat entered in the event by a passage route approved by the Organizer.

## Results

1st Edition, starting and finishing at A Coruña, Spain: 2023-2024 :
| Pos. | Boat Name | Skipper | Start Time | Finish | Elapsed time | Distance sailed (NM) | Cause for retiring |
| 01 | Mowgli | Philippe Delamare [fr] (FRA) | 2023-09-30-13:00 | 2024-02-24-14:03 | 147d 01h 03m | 26,522 |
| 02 | First Light | Cole Brauer (USA) | 2023-10-29-04:38 | 2024-03-07-07:23 | 130d 02h 45m | 27,759 |
| 03 | Vento di Sardegna | Andrea Mura (ITA) | 2023-11-18-13:00 | 2024-03-17-15:44 | 120d 02h 44m | 27,146 |
| 04 | Obportus | Riccardo Tosetto (ITA) | 2023-10-29-08:00 | 2024-03-30-08:04 | 153d 00h 04m | 28,792 |
| 05 | Kawan 3 - Unicancer | François Gouin (FRA) | 2023-10-29-09:25 | 2024-04-04-11:09 | 158d 01h 44m | 27,881 |
| 06 | Koloa Maoli | David Linger (USA) | 2023-10-29-09:45 | 2024-04-21-12:03 | 175d 2h 18m | 27,040 |
| 07 | Le Souffle de la Mer III | Louis Robein (FRA) | 2023-09-30-09:00 | 2024-07-03-14:32 | 277d 5h 32m | 29,825 |
| 08 | Aspra | Alessandro Tosetti (ITA) | 2023-10-29-08:13 | | | 17,850 | Rigging problems |
| 09 | Roaring Forty | Kevin Le Poidevin (AUS) | 2023-11-23-12:30 | | | 13,060 | Late for Cape Horn |
| 010 | Phoenix | William MacBrien (CAN) | 2023-10-21-13:00 | | | 18,524 | Collision, flooded, rescued |
| 011 | Shipyard Brewing | Ronnie Simpson (USA) | 2023-10-29-08:02 | | | 21,250 | Dismasted, rescued |
| 012 | Espresso Martini | Pavlin Nadvorni (BUL) | 2023-10-21-13:00 | | | 14,690 | Medical |
| 013 | SolarWind | Édouard De Keyser (BEL) | 2023-09-17-13:00 | | | 13,780 | Rudder failure |
| 014 | ZEROchallenge | Ari Känsäkoski (FIN) | 2023-10-21-13:00 | | | 11,460 | Dismasted |
| 015 | Bendigedig | Dafydd Hughes (WAL) | 2023-08-26-13:00 | | | 13,084 | Autopilot issues |
| 016 | Sorolla | Juan Merediz (SPA) | 2023-10-29-07:56 | | | 1,408 | Autopilot issues |