🌊⛵ GUIDO ROUNDS TRINIDAD – NOW PREPARING FOR THE TOUGH SOUTHERN OCEAN! 🇮🇹 | GGR 2026 Week 7
As the 2026 Golden Globe Race fleet pushes further south, Italian skipper Guido checks in with GGR’s Georgie Vintner for his Week 7 satellite phone call, sharing fascinating insights into life alone at sea, his preparations for the challenging waters ahead, and the realities of sailing around the world without modern navigation technology.
🌍 Another milestone reached! Guido has just rounded Trinidad Island, describing the excitement and uncertainty of spotting the island’s lights in the darkness.
⚓ Preparing for the Southern Ocean!
Guido is already getting his boat ready for the much tougher conditions ahead. He’s moving weight further aft, redistributing water supplies, checking rigging and sails, and carrying out essential maintenance.
He knows what lies ahead and isn’t taking any chances!
💬 "I’m going to sail conservatively. I’m not going to look for big turns of speed."
🌪️ ROUGH WEATHER AHEAD?
Guido expects difficult conditions as he heads south in the early Southern Hemisphere spring. He explains the delicate balance between heading too far south into potentially dangerous weather and staying too far north, where calms or headwinds could slow him down.
📻 RADIO PROBLEMS & ISOLATION
Although Guido can hear fellow competitors talking on HF radio, his makeshift antenna isn’t allowing him to transmit back!
He has only a general idea of his position in the fleet and hopes to make contact with another skipper by VHF.
⭐ THE REAL CHALLENGE OF THE GOLDEN GLOBE RACE
Without modern electronic instruments, Guido explains how he is rediscovering traditional seamanship — estimating boat speed, reading wind conditions, navigating by the stars and relying on experience rather than screens.
💧 90 LITRES OF PRECIOUS RAINWATER!
After enduring a miserable day of relentless squalls in the Doldrums, Guido managed to collect an incredible 90 litres of rainwater! He’s hoping to collect more before the long journey towards Cape Horn.
😴 And surprisingly, he’s even managing some excellent sleep, including nights of eight or nine hours when conditions allow!
❤️ A SPECIAL FAMILY MESSAGE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN!
The conversation ends on a lovely personal note as Guido sends greetings home in Italian, including a special birthday message to his son.
A wonderful reminder that behind every skipper is a family following their extraordinary journey.
🎧 Listen to Guido’s full Week 7 satellite phone conversation!
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 – Guido checks in with Georgie
00:38 – Rounding Trinidad Island in the darkness
01:31 – Preparing the boat for Southern Ocean conditions
03:05 – Guido’s strategy for sailing south
04:55 – Weather forecasts and the uncertainty ahead
05:42 – HF radio problems and losing contact with the fleet
07:28 – The challenges of sailing without modern electronics
09:32 – Rediscovering celestial navigation
10:24 – Collecting 90 litres of rainwater
11:49 – Sleeping alone in the middle of the ocean
13:00 – A special birthday message to his son in Italian ❤️
14:21 – Final greetings and farewell
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