Damien Guillou leads the Golden Globe Race by 1,285 nautical miles at the 20:00 UTC tracker update on Wednesday 11 November 2026, Day 67 of the race. His Solarem has 17,561 miles to go against 18,846 for Ertan Beskardes in Miss Beagle, so the gap is up three miles on Tuesday's 1,282. The closer contest is for third, where Henry Wootton's Privateer has moved 12 miles ahead of Etienne Messikommer's Bernard on the published figures, although the tracker now flags an old position for Bernard. Next is the Cape of Good Hope longitude, which Messikommer expects to cross overnight.
The chart below shows each skipper's distance sailed since Les Sables d'Olonne:
Golden Globe Race 2026: distance sailed
Tracker snapshots, start to Day 67
Source: Golden Globe Race live tracker (Yellow Brick)
Who is leading the Golden Globe Race?
Guillou is first, Beskardes second on 18,846 miles to go, Wootton third on 19,193, Messikommer fourth on 19,205 and Daniel Pinsky fifth on 19,319. Between our two snapshots Guillou sailed about 175 miles to Beskardes's 130, which is the biggest run in the fleet, although his distance to go fell by only 124 miles as the route bends round the waypoints. The wind layer on PredictWind's tracking map shows Solarem far to the east in 25 to 30 knots of breeze, close to a deep low of 978 hectopascals. We reported when Guillou crossed the Cape of Good Hope longitude in Golden Globe Race: Guillou slips past the Cape of Good Hope.
Can Wootton hold third from Messikommer?
On Tuesday Wootton was 34 miles behind, so Wednesday's figures are a swing of 46 miles. Wootton sailed about 144 miles in Privateer between our snapshots. Bernard's comparable figure of 107 miles stops at his last reported position, which the tracker flags as old, so the comparison is not like for like. A fresh fix from Bernard should give a clearer picture of whether Wootton has genuinely moved into third. We followed the duel in Golden Globe Race: Messikommer won't be an easy overtake.
The overlay on Messikommer's feed at 14:01 UTC on Wednesday put Bernard at 39.55 south, 17.22 east, sailing at 6.8 knots under a big blue sky. His own recording says it was a busy night, with a sail change in the rain, and that the sun has now come out. He also spent an hour trying to dry a jacket, and concluded that nothing on board will ever be dry. He reckons 20 knots is about to become the minimum, and he expects to pass the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope during the night. Daniel Pinsky made 152 miles in Exodus and is 126 miles behind Wootton. Wootton's run began in Wootton's 156 miles tighten the Golden Globe Race chase.
What is life like aboard Pompoen?
Gunnar Christensen made 141 miles in Pompoen. The overlay on his feed at 13:03 UTC on Wednesday put him at 38.88 south, 1.72 west, making 6.0 knots in a lumpy grey sea. He says Pompoen is doing pretty well for an old pumpkin, and he was thrilled by the wildlife: albatrosses, and a humpback that breached, slapped a flipper and lobtailed while he checked the sighting against his whale book.
Less glamorous was the sun-sight practice. One sight went wrong because he had not written down the altitude, and he apologised to listeners that life at sea can be boring. He was hungry well before noon, and lunch was a favourite expedition-foods spaghetti carbonara. We last followed his sextant work in Golden Globe Race: Bernard flies, Pompoen hunts for sun.
Across the fleet
Beskardes made 130 miles in Miss Beagle, around 41 degrees south, in a windy sea with a dozen or more albatrosses and other dark seabirds wheeling behind him. A zip tie came to the rescue again on the backstay rope, earning the title of best invention ever, and dinner was salmon tagliatelle with a slightly burnt flatbread, which he marked seven out of ten. We met his birdlife earlier in Golden Globe Race: Beskardes counts birds after the storm.
Guido Cantini is sixth on 19,540 miles to go after 147 miles in Hannah of Cowes, with Pär Nyman seventh on 19,625 after 151 in Lazy Otter. Isa Rosli's Olleanna managed 79 and is eighth on 19,875, Christensen is ninth on 20,001, and Matt Woodside's Tipi Haere logged 137 to hold tenth on 20,097. Andrea Lodolo has retired and is making for Cape Town aboard BiBi, so he does not count in the standings.
What to watch next in the Golden Globe Race
The wind layer on PredictWind's tracking map at about 20:25 UTC on Wednesday shows the pack near the Cape in roughly 15 to 20 knots, including a reading of 17 knots from 260 degrees at 39.9 south, 16.2 east. Stronger breeze of 25 to 35 knots shows to the south and south-west of the pack, and the strongest wind on the map is around the low near Guillou.
This is a snapshot of the current wind, not a forecast, and entrants are not allowed weather routing, so sail and reefing calls stay with each skipper on deck. Next we will be watching Messikommer's fresh tracker fix, his Cape longitude crossing, and whether Wootton keeps third.
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