Pete Goss
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Pete Goss, MBE is a British
yacht
sman who has clocked up 250000 nautical miles (463,000 km) at sea.
A former Royal Marine, he is famous for his pioneering project Team Philips
. He received a Legion d'Honneur
for saving fellow sailor Raphaël Dinelli in the 1996 Vendée Globe
solo around the world yacht race. During a severe storm in the Southern Ocean
, he turned his boat around and spent two days sailing into hurricane force winds, finally finding Dinelli in a life-raft that had been dropped by an Australian Air Force plane shortly before his own yacht had sunk. Dinelli is said to have come aboard clutching a bottle of champagne.
He trained the original set of amateur crews for the British Steel Challenge
, and competed in the race on board Hoffbräu Lager, coming 3rd overall.
Goss currently lives in Torpoint
, Cornwall
, and has three teenage children: Alex, Livvy and Eliot.
In June 2008, Goss launched a replica of a 19th century wooden lugger
called The Spirit of Mystery. Four months later, he began a voyage from Cornwall to Australia
on the boat, which has no modern electrical or navigation systems.
United Kingdom
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yacht
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
sman who has clocked up 250000 nautical miles (463,000 km) at sea.
A former Royal Marine, he is famous for his pioneering project Team Philips
Team Philips
Team Philips was a catamaran sailing vessel built to try to take Pete Goss around the world in record time.The design consisted of two thin, wave piercing hulls, each with its own sail, connected by high placed bridges between the hulls to minimise wave drag. It was built in Totnes, England to...
. He received a Legion d'Honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
for saving fellow sailor Raphaël Dinelli in the 1996 Vendée Globe
Vendée Globe
The Vendée Globe is a round-the-world single-handed yacht race, sailed non-stop and without assistance. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years....
solo around the world yacht race. During a severe storm in the Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica. It is usually regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions...
, he turned his boat around and spent two days sailing into hurricane force winds, finally finding Dinelli in a life-raft that had been dropped by an Australian Air Force plane shortly before his own yacht had sunk. Dinelli is said to have come aboard clutching a bottle of champagne.
He trained the original set of amateur crews for the British Steel Challenge
Global Challenge
The Global Challenge was a round the world yacht race run by Challenge Business, the company started by Sir Chay Blyth in 1989...
, and competed in the race on board Hoffbräu Lager, coming 3rd overall.
Goss currently lives in Torpoint
Torpoint
Torpoint is a civil parish and town on the Rame Peninsula in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated opposite the city of Plymouth across the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary of the River Tamar....
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, and has three teenage children: Alex, Livvy and Eliot.
In June 2008, Goss launched a replica of a 19th century wooden lugger
Lugger
A lugger is a class of boats, widely used as traditional fishing boats, particularly off the coasts of France, Scotland and England. It is a small sailing vessel with lugsails set on two or more masts and perhaps lug topsails.-Defining the rig:...
called The Spirit of Mystery. Four months later, he began a voyage from Cornwall to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on the boat, which has no modern electrical or navigation systems.
External links
- www.petegoss.com - Pete Goss Home Page
- Solar Navigator - Pete Goss MBE