The 50 year old Australian skipper has been dealing with problems with his windvane self steering which left him hand steering. This has led to severe fatigue, with Farebrother reporting to race control that he was hallucinating while trying to continue in his Tradewind 35, Sagarmatha.
17 sailors from 12 countries will set out from Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday, on a 9 – 10 month solo odyssey, to re-create the original Sunday Times Golden Globe race in 1968/69.
The 17 starters (1 female, 16 male) are:
Abhilash Tomy (IND) Suhaili replica Thuriya
Antoine Cousot (FRA) Biscay 36 Métier Intérim
Are Wiig (DEN) OE 32 Olleanna
Ertan Beskardes (GBR) Rustler 36 Lazy Otter
Gregor McGuckin (IRE) Biscay 36 Hanley Energy Endurance
