Mike Golding

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding arrives in Australia on Christmqs Day Dec 25, 2008 10:52 PM

After almost 8 days and 900 miles of sailing under jury rig Mike Golding and ECOVER 3 arrived in Fremantle in the early hours of Christmas morning. ...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding talks about his keel head cracks Dec 23, 2008 9:33 PM

All things being equal, wind in the right direction, fuel reserves lasting out and even finally a bit of good luck Mike Golding should make landfall i...

Mike Golding - Australia by Christmas Day Dec 23, 2008 8:45 PM

Golding should make landfall in Fremantle, Western Australia on Christmas Day

Mike Golding speaks about his dismasting Dec 18, 2008 5:58 PM

The Solent-based British skipper of Ecover 3 went from the high of leading the Vendee Globe to the devastating low of seeing his mast come crashing do...

Mike Golding video Dec 17, 2008 12:12 AM

Shortly after securing the boat, Mike Golding recorded this video that we found on YouTube. It really brings home the disappointment. It’s a sho...

Mike Golding video Dec 17, 2008 12:12 AM

Vendee Globe: Dee Caffari shocked and saddened by Mike Golding dismasting Dec 16, 2008 10:05 PM

A shocking news day as this morning I learnt of Mike Golding's dismasting. I felt sick and the colour drained from my face. He really was doing so...

Mike Golding on Ecover 3 dismasted... Dec 16, 2008 4:34 PM

Having only just taken the overall lead in the Vendée Globe British soloskipper Mike Golding was cruelly dismasted in the Indian Ocean this morning a...

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Mike Golding on Ecover 3 dismasted...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding talks about Ecover dismasting Dec 16, 2008 3:50 PM

Mike Golding said: "The main bulk of the weather system had gone through and I was in a quieter area after that had gone through and I was under sta...

Dee Caffari devastated for Mike Golding as Ecover 3 is dealt a cruel blow Dec 16, 2008 1:48 PM

Dee Caffari reports of her devastation for fellow British skipper Mike Golding

Mike Golding is out Dec 16, 2008 11:33 AM

What a cruel way to go. You fight your way to the front of the pack in 39 gruelling days of racing, and then your mast falls off. Luckily Mike is unhu...

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Mike Golding is out

Mike Golding loses mast on Ecover 3 Dec 16, 2008 11:22 AM

The leading British skipper in the Vendee Globe had barely had time to celebrate taking the lead of the round the world race when his hopes were cruel...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding takes the lead as rudder damage slows Jean-Pierre Dick Dec 16, 2008 10:08 AM

Mike Golding, GBR, (Ecover 3) takes the lead in the Vendée Globe. He leads by 30 miles from Jean Pierre Dick (Paprec-Virbac 2) who is slowed by rudde...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding increases Ecover margin Dec 14, 2008 2:18 PM

It is that 'bungee effect' that ECOVER 3 skipper Mike Golding refers to regularly. While Jean Pierre-Dick has gained overnight to take the big...

Vendee Globe: Jean-Pierre Dick has biggest lead of the race; Mike Golding second Dec 14, 2008 10:18 AM

Overnight Jean-Pierre Dick (Paprec-Virbac 2) held a speed advantage of nearly two knots to extend his lead to 72.8 miles over Mike Golding, GBR, (Ecov...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding feels pretty good on Ecover Dec 12, 2008 9:59 PM

Mike Golding is fairly pleased with his current second place in the Vendee Globe today and his more southerly route appears to be paying off against t...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding on Ecover up to second Dec 12, 2008 12:34 PM

The gains are in the south as the leaders pass Heard Island this morning, with Jean-Pierre Dick increasing his lead by ten miles over the six hours be...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding cat-napping at the Ecover nav station Dec 11, 2008 9:30 PM

There seems no let up in the pace and intensity as the fleet leaders slant toward the gap between Heard Island in the south and the Kerguelen Islands ...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding on how this race compares with the last Dec 11, 2008 6:28 PM

It's a bit like Groundhog Day for British sailor Mike Golding who this morning finds himself in exactly the same ranking position on the Vendé...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding talks to BYM News Dec 11, 2008 10:21 AM

Mike Golding has talked to BYM News about his Vendee Globe race, starting with worries about his boat. Golding said “She gives me all sorts of c...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding and Ecover pass second ice gate Dec 8, 2008 7:57 PM

Britain's Mike Golding is amongst the front runners in the Vendée Globe Race. The Southampton based Golding currently lies in fifth place, fo...

Vendee Globe: Jeremy Clarkson keeps Mike Golding company Dec 4, 2008 9:19 PM

We all know that BBC TV Top Gear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson is a bit of speed junkie but I wonder how he would cope with rigours of the Southern Ocean...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding focuses on rest and repairs Dec 2, 2008 8:35 PM

Arriving at the latitude 40 degrees south is generally regarded as the beginning of the Southern Ocean, the temperature drops and you start to see dep...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding in constant standby mode Nov 28, 2008 11:21 PM

ECOVER 3 along with the rest of the leading pack are having to try and avoid the windless blocks of sea as they continue along the South Atlantic. Spe...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding still stressed about the boat Nov 26, 2008 7:49 PM

One thing that really strikes you when you chat to Mike Golding this time round is his seemingly calm approach. Even before the start and during hi...

Newswire : Mike Golding analyses the current state of play Nov 26, 2008 2:11 PM

Mike Golding (Ecover 3) is currently in 6th place, 62.4 miles from the leader and under 10 miles from Vincent Riou (PRB), the winner of the 2004-2005 ...

Newswire : Jean-Pierre watching Mike Golding closely Nov 25, 2008 12:33 PM

Jean-Pierre Dick (Paprec-Virbac 2) sent this message to his shore team this morning: "The wind shifted earlier for Loïck and Sébasti...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding sets his sights on leader Loick Peyron Nov 24, 2008 9:56 PM

Mike Golding on ECOVER 3 has moved up to sixth place putting a six mile cushion between him and seventh placed Yann Elies (GÉNÉRALI). 21 miles ...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding up to sixth and threatening Nov 24, 2008 3:19 PM

Mike Golding is back up to sixth place in the Vendée Globe after making consistent gains from his westerly position in the leading pack, as well as t...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding a growing threat to Jean-Pierre Dick and Sebastien Josse Nov 24, 2008 10:55 AM

The ascent of Mike Golding, GBR (Ecover 3) up the Vendée Globe leader board continues as he moves up to sixth place, less than two miles adrift of fi...

The ascent of Mike Golding - Vendee Globe Nov 24, 2008 9:51 AM

Golding's position slightly west of the leading pack and speed him to within two miles of Armel Le Cleac'h (Brit Air).

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding passes Yann Elies to take sixth place Nov 23, 2008 12:53 PM

On the 1000hrs ranking Loïck Peyron has gained two more miles ahead of Seb Josse as the breeze continues to lift very slowly. Since last night the co...

Vendee Globe: Loick Peyron first at the equator, Mike Golding climbs up to 8th Nov 22, 2008 10:15 AM

Loïck Peyron lead the fleet into the Southern Hemisphere last night about 21h GMT. The skipper of Gitana Eighty is still 21.1 miles ahead of Seb Joss...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding talks of mast climbing, marmite & boxer shorts Nov 20, 2008 8:53 PM

Scaling the mast to retrieve a broken masthead wind unit was not what Golding had envisaged he'd be doing just 10 days into the race. In fact, as ...

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding now very much back in touch with Peyron, Le Cam & Josse Nov 18, 2008 12:41 PM

With memories of last year’s Transat Jacques Vabre perhaps well to the fore in his mind, Loick Peyron made his move last night to gybe back to t...

Newswire : Mike Golding, going to the top. Nov 16, 2008 9:13 PM

Mike Golding told his support team about his mast climb yesterday: "The conditions were enough to keep the boat going and I had been ...

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