🚨 “I WAS KNOCKED OUT!” – GUY deBOER REPORTS A FRIGHTENING ACCIDENT AT SEA
🌊 Golden Globe Race 2026 | Recorded 3 November 2026
American skipper Guy deBoer, sailing Spirit, calls GGR Race Control following a violent fall aboard his yacht the previous evening.
Thrown across the cabin, Guy lost consciousness for an unknown period and suffered injuries to his head, left elbow, right hand and lower body.
“I was knocked out,” Guy tells Georgie Vintner during this extraordinary phone conversation.
Alone at sea, injured and unable to use his arms normally, Guy explains how he managed to get into his bunk and make it through the night.
But his biggest concern is what comes next.
⚠️ With reduced strength and movement in both arms, how can he safely change sails or reef the mainsail if another storm approaches?
Georgie urges him to contact MSOS medical support immediately for an assessment, particularly because he lost consciousness and sustained a head injury.
Race Control also discusses the approaching weather, with stronger winds potentially arriving within days, and asks Guy to provide regular safety updates.
This is the raw, unedited reality of the 2026 McIntyre Golden Globe Race — thousands of miles from home, alone aboard a small yacht, where one unexpected accident can change everything.
🎧 IN THIS PHONE CALL:
00:00 – Guy reports being thrown across the boat and knocked unconscious
01:55 – How long was he unconscious?
02:29 – Race Control urges a medical assessment
03:03 – Injured arms make working on deck difficult
04:24 – Weather forecast and the risk of stronger winds
05:45 – When the accident happened
06:00 – Georgie insists on contacting MSOS
07:13 – Regular safety check-ins and concern for Guy’s wellbeing
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