Golden Globe Race: Uku Randmaa Finished Third

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Golden Globe Race: Uku Randmaa Finished Third
Golden Globe Race: Uku Randmaa Finished Third

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Video: Uku Randmaa crossed the finish line 10/03/2019 2024, March
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The 56-year-old Estonian Uku Randmah reached the finish line in front of Les Sables d'Olonne in third place in the Golden Globe Race on Sunday. Sailing fans lined the bank of the harbor entrance to greet and celebrate the circumnavigator after 252 days at sea - without modern navigation aids.

Photo gallery: Uku Randma reaches Les Sables d'Olonne

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One of the first to welcome Randmaan Land was Golden Globe winner Jean-Luc Van Den Heede. But Uku Randmaa's wife and his twins, who were born shortly before the start of the regatta in July 2018, were also there.

Too much vegetation, not enough provisions

Randmaist, like Van Den Heede and runner-up Mark Slats, started the globe on a Rustler 36 for this extraordinary regattum. Two of the biggest problems that the now two-time solo circumnavigator had to struggle with on the mammoth trip were heavy growth on the underwater hull and too little food on board.

"I think I've lost at least 20 kilograms," Randma said on Sunday. "When I got to Hobart, I knew food was going to be running out. So I divided what I had by two … and then I divided it again by two. I ate two meals a day: a freeze-dried dish and a cup of soup. If I did physical work, I got tired early, but that wasn't a big problem."

Most of all he enjoyed sailing in the Southern Ocean, the waves there and the solitude.

"That was the biggest dream of my life, and I am very, very happy that I realized it," commented Randmas on his successful non-stop circumnavigation. "I have to thank my wife for that."

Still on the road

Only two other participants are currently sailing around the world as part of the Golden Globe Race. 17 had started in May, but most of them had to break off due to loneliness or defects with equipment or capsized in a storm.

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