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These races have given rise to some of the biggest British names in ocean sailing. Ocean Planet is a proven boat – let’s see what she can do.'ĬSM and Chalk have their backgrounds rooted firmly in amateur round the world yacht races like the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race and the BT Global Challenge. Safety and reliability will underpin my campaign. This is a great opportunity to extend my ocean experience, take on a new challenge and compete against some of the world’s best sailors. He said: 'I am delighted to be taking part in the Velux 5 Oceans. His first ever trip on a yacht saw him sail from Brazil to New Zealand via the Southern Ocean, rounding the infamous Cape Horn in the process.Ī keen adventurer, Chalk hit the headlines in 2003 when he became the first Briton to row solo across the Indian Ocean, and holds nine Guinness World Records in ocean rowing. Sir Robin is still the only Briton to have won a solo round the world yacht race - surely 41 years is long enough for any record to stand!'Ĭhalk, from Leicester, got his first taste of sailing in 1996, when, aged 24, he took part in the BT Global Challenge. 'Everything comes down to the individual and if something goes wrong there is nowhere to hide – it’s just me, the boat and the ocean. Solo sailing is certainly new territory but that is the challenge.'

The crazy sleep patterns and relentless work now seem normal. 'It's a big step up for me and a quick turnaround from the Clipper Round the World Race,' he said, 'but it's what I have wanted to be involved in for a long time and I am still in race mode. The Velux 5 Oceans will be CSM's first major single-handed race and he is keenly aware of the challenge ahead. Stanmore-Major – known as CSM – and Chalk are experienced and talented yachtsmen and are each capable of becoming the first British skipper to win a solo round the world yacht race in 41 years.ĬSM, from Cowes on the Isle of Wight, has only just got back from ten months at sea skippering the Qingdao entry in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race but already has his sights firmly set on his next adventure. But that could all be about to change as Sir Robin himself today announced not one but two British sailors who will compete in The Ultimate Solo Challenge.Ĭhris Stanmore-Major, 32, and Simon Chalk, 37, will both go head to head with an international fleet of skippers in the gruelling 30,000-mile solo yacht race, which starts from La Rochelle in France on October 17. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates.Velux 5 Oceans: Not since Sir Robin-Knox Johnston sailed into the record books as the victor of the Golden Globe back in 1969 has a British skipper won a single-handed round the world race. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Year should not be greater than current year

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