Jump to navigation SEARCH FORM SEARCH LINKEDIN YOUTUBE TWITTER HOME ABOUT US OUR EXPERTISE OUR DIVISIONS CONTACT You are here Home | FLI Group are proud to sponsor Pat Lawless in the Golden Globe Race 2022 FLI Group Are Proud To Sponsor Pat Lawless In The Golden Globe Race 2022 The FLI Group is proud to sponsor Pat Lawless (http://patlawlessggr.com/) in the Golden Globe Race 2022. Pat will be Irelands only entrant in the challenging circumnavigation yacht race. While a modern non-stop circumnavigation of the globe takes about 80 days, the retro Golden Globe Race that Pat has entered will take about 9 months to complete. The race is an unassisted solo, non-stop around the world race via the five Great Capes. It is the longest and loneliest sporting event in the world. Only 556 people have been in space and around 6,000 people have summited Everest, but less than 100 people have ever sailed solo non-stop around the world. The first Golden Globe Race took place in 1968 and was organised by the Sunday Times. Sir Robin Knox Johnston was the only finisher of the nine entrants in the 1968 race. He made history by becoming the first person to sail solo nonstop unassisted around the world. Today’s retro race is very much the same as the original race. Except for using modern emergency and safety equipment the technology used for the race is limited to what was available in 1968. This means the competitors will navigate with a compass and sextant using the stars and sun to plot their position on paper charts. No electronic equipment such as GPS, satellite-based navigation or autopilot will be allowed. The competitors carry all their own supplies on board needs to survive for the 9 months at sea including food, tools and materials to repair the boat. Once they have consumed the carry-on water the additional drinking water will have to be harvested from rainwater. The competitors boats must be between 32ft and 36ft and designed pre 1988. The Golden Globe Race 2022 depart Les Sables-d’Olonne, France on 4th September 2022. FLI Group are proud to be associated with the race and with Pat Lawless. We will provide Pat with emergency and safety items necessary race, such as the GGR approved life raft and the GGR approved survival suit. SHARE FLI is proud of its knowledgeable and experienced staff, its skills base, its training programs and its record in quality and safety. From graduates to senior managers, continuous professional... GET IN TOUCH If you'd like to find out more about who we are, what we do or how we can work together, get in touch today. We'd love to hear from you. Talk to us RELATED PROJECT A firm protecting things that can never be replaced CFI article ABOUT US History Leadership Board of Directors Corporate Structure Our Strategy Latest News FLI France - Mining Project Total Concrete Service Corporate Identity Key Facts OUR EXPERTISE Case Studies Ash Basin Panama Farleigh Biogas New Caledonia - Goro Nickel Mine Former Pesticide Factory Anaerobic Digestion - Crows Hall Farm Bath Western Riverside Coal Mine Raw Water Storage Ponds Customers QESH CSR Business Ethics Policy Statement Downloads OUR DIVISIONS Overview Remediation Water Geosynthetics Precast Concrete Engineering CONTACT Locations Get in Touch GROUP SITES VertaseFLI FLI QDS FLI Water FLI France FLI CAP Technology FLI Carlow ©2021 FLI Group | Terms Of Use FLI Group F.L.I. Global Limited Unit 3b Cleaboy Business Park, Waterford, Ireland Registered Ireland number 573494 Design and development by Dara Creative* Sample of accreditations held by group companies We use Cookies By using this website, you consent to our cookies policy don't show again