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9 Nov 2026, 12:57
Damage
Golden Globe Race: Mara Løvenskiold Kveseth retires after suspended disqualification penalties
Mara Løvenskiold Kveseth retired from the 2026 Golden Globe Race on Showgirl after receiving two disqualification penalties, both suspended, over unauthorised footage and banned Starlink use. Meanwhile injured Andrea Lodolo is sailing BiBi to Cape Town, and Guy deBoer was evacuated from Spirit to the Brazilian corvette Barroso.
9 Nov 2026, 10:55
Damage
Guy deBoer airlifted from Spirit by Brazilian Navy as Beccaria and Beyou divert to the Azores
Golden Globe Race skipper Guy deBoer was winched off Spirit on 8 November by the Brazilian Navy, about 870 miles east of Rio, after a fall aboard on 2 November worsened his condition. He had withdrawn on medical advice. In the Route du Rhum, IMOCA skippers Ambrogio Beccaria and Jérémie Beyou both diverted to the Azores after injuries, Beccaria with suspected broken ribs and Beyou with multiple fractures.
9 Nov 2026, 07:36 · Updated 18:49
Race report
A tropical low slows the Route du Rhum fleet and reopens the fight in the Ocean Fifty and Class40
On the Route du Rhum, a powerful tropical low is slowing the boats and reshuffling the cards. In the Ultim class, Tom Laperche won, Thomas Coville took second and Guirec Soudée finished 4th on Monday. In the IMOCA, Corentin Horeau holds a 320-mile lead and is expected on Tuesday afternoon.

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