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Les Sables d’Olonne, France (May 12, 2023) – Michael Guggenberger (AUT) started the 2022-23 Golden Globe Race with a few impediments compared to other entrants in the GGR.
First, he is coming from land-locked Austria when most of the other entrants grew up on the seaside. Second, he started sailing only 12 years ago when most other GGR competitors started sailing at an early age from dinghies, going into keelboats later, some raking up significant mileage on the way.
He did, however, compensate for his relative inexperience with inextinguishable passion and dedication to make it to the GGR start line, and complete his race on his Biscay 36 Nuri in 249 days. He was welcomed at the finish by winner Kirsten Neuschäfer (ZAF), second place Abhilash Tomy (IND), and Chichester Class winner Simon Curwen (GBR) (GBR) as well as hundreds of enthusiasts on the channel and the stage.
Originally planning to enter the 2018 GGR on an Endurance 35, he later switched rides and bought a ketch-rigged Biscay 36 from Antoine Cousot (FRA), who raced later rebuilding and preparing it with his Team Manager Stefan Weigel, turning the graceful cruiser into a bullet-proof yacht that could weather the worst conditions…
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