with Guy Waites. Sailing solo round the world.

Written By Emily Anderson

First broadcast 3 January 2024

⁠Guy Waites⁠ talks about his experience sailing solo round the world, spending months alone at sea as part of the Golden Globe Race.

Over the course of the race, Guy and the other entrants faced huge storms, enormous waves, and of course the immense psychological challenge of being alone for months and months.

But, incredibly, it wasn’t any of those challenges that prevented Guy from finishing his circumnavigation in one go. It was: barnacles. So many barnacles attached themselves to Guy’s boat that he was forced to stop to remove them.

Somewhat brilliantly, though, and despite having been excluded from the race, Guy decided to continue with his journey. He completed his circumnavigation after 287 days at sea – and also having run out of food for the last few of those days.

Links of interest

Find out more about Guy here: ⁠https://guywaitessailing.com/⁠

Read about the Golden Globe Race here: ⁠https://goldengloberace.com/skippers/guy-waites/⁠

Read about the Jester Challenge here: ⁠https://jesterchallenge.wordpress.com/what-is-the-jester-challenge/

Emily Anderson
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