Portimão Global Ocean Race

The Portimão Global Ocean Race ( PGOR ) is an international sailing race around the world that was 2008/2009, held for the first time.

The race was created for solo solo sailors (Category Solo / Open 40) and two crews (Category Double Handed / Open 40) with small budgets. The initiators were the two former professional sailor Josh Hall and Brian Hancock.

The six yachts ( two solo, four crews ) started on 12 October 2008 at Portimão, Portugal and there should mooring again on 21 June 2009.

  • 2.1 Stage 1: Portimão (Portugal ) - Cape Town, South Africa
  • 2.2 Stage 2: Cape Town - Wellington, New Zealand
  • 2.3 Stage 3: Wellington - Ihabela, Brazil
  • 2.4 Stage 4: Ihabela - Charleston, United States
  • 2.5 Stage 5: Charleston - Portimão

Regatta participants

Solo Open 40

  • Roaring Forty, Belgium, Skipper: Michel Kleinjans
  • Hayai, Netherlands Netherlands, skipper Nico Budel

Double Handed Open 40

  • Kazimir Partners, South Africa South Africa Team: Lenjohn Van Der Wel and Peter Van Der Wel
  • Mowgli, United Kingdom United Kingdom Team: Jeremy Salvesen and David Thomson
  • Desafio Cabo de Hornos, Chile Chile Team: Felipe Cubillos and José Muñoz ( sailors )
  • Beluga Racer, Germany Germany, Team: Boris Herrmann and Felix Oehme

Regattastrecke

The race was split into five stages with a total length of approximately 30,000 nautical miles ( 55,560 km ). With the Portimão Global Ocean Race for the first time an Open 40 racing through the Southern Ocean ( Stage 2 ) and around Cape Horn ( Stage 3 ) was organized.

Stage 1: Portimão (Portugal ) - Cape Town, South Africa

  • Start: October 12, 2008
  • Results: Solo: Winner: Belgium Roaring Forty, target passage for: 36 days, 23 hours, 40 minutes, 1 seconds
  • Second: The Netherlands Hayai, target passage after: 42 days, 21 hours, 37 minutes, 31 seconds
  • Double Handed:
  • Winner: Germany Beluga Racer, target passage for: 34 days, 21 hours, 58 minutes, 14 seconds
  • Second: Desafio Cabo de Hornos Chile, target passage for: 35 days, 1 hour, 6 minutes, 23 seconds

Stage 2: Cape Town - Wellington, New Zealand

  • Start: December 13, 2008
  • Results: Solo: Winner: Belgium Roaring Forty, target passage for: 36 days, 3 hours, 24 minutes, 55 seconds
  • Second: The Netherlands Hayai (task and rescue)
  • Double Handed:
  • Winner: Germany Beluga Racer, target passage on 15 January 2009 after 32 days 3 hours 31 minutes 37 seconds, average speed 8.93 knots
  • Second: Desafio Cabo de Hornos Chile, target passage for: 32 days, 7 hours, 2 minutes 20 seconds

Stage 3: Wellington - Ihabela, Brazil

  • Start: February 15, 2009
  • Results: Solo: Winner: Roaring Forty Belgium, aiming passage after 41 days, 2 hours, 50 minutes, 30 seconds
  • Double Handed:
  • Winner: Desafio Cabo de Hornos Chile, target passage for: 40 days, 11 hours, 47 minutes, 54 seconds
  • Second: Germany Beluga Racer, target passage for: 40 days, 12 hours, 39 minutes, 54 seconds

Stage 4: Ihabela - Charleston, United States

  • Start: April 5th, 2009
  • Results: Solo: Winner: Belgium Roaring Forty, target passage for: 23 days, 6 hours, 44 minutes, 55 seconds
  • Double Handed:
  • Winner: Germany Beluga Racer, target passage for: 21 days, 8 hours, 49 minutes, 47 seconds
  • Second: Desafio Cabo de Hornos Chile, target passage for: 22 days, 1 hour, 55 minutes, 3 seconds

Stage 5: Charleston - Portimão

  • Start: May 31, 2009
  • Results: Solo: Winner: Belgium Roaring Forty, target passage for: 20 days, 22 hours, 51 minutes, 28 seconds
  • Double Handed:
  • Winner: Desafio Cabo de Hornos Chile, target passage for: 15 days, 21 hours, 7 minutes 5 seconds
  • Second: Germany Beluga Racer, target passage for: 16 days, 17 hours, 34 minutes, 42 seconds

Overall winner

  • Solo: Belgium Roaring Forty, Michel Kleinjans
  • Double Handed: Germany Beluga Racer, Boris Herrmann and Felix Oehme
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