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Extraordinary Boats: Globe 5.80

Summary by Scuttlebutt Sailing News

In their Extraordinary Boats series, Yachting World profiles the Globe 5.80, a 19-footer designed specifically for the Mini Globe Race. “Go small, go cheap, go now,” famously said Lin and Larry Pardy, who sailed for decades aboard small engineless yachts they built themselves. For Don McIntyre, the restless mind behind the Globe 5.80, his newest race is an idea with simplicity and accessibility at its core. And while his previous events – the Go…

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Extraordinary Boats: Globe 5.80

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Extraordinary boats: The Mini Globe Race Globe 5.80

The Mini Globe Race is a single-handed around the world race in home-built plywood yachts, for a new class designed specifically for the race: the Globe 5.80. Additional reporting by David Harding“Go small, go cheap, go now,” famously said Lin and Larry Pardy, who sailed for decades aboard small engineless yachts they built themselves. For Don McIntyre, the restless mind behind the Globe 5.80, his newest race is an idea with simplicity and acces…

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