Solo McIntyre Mini Globe Race
- Pirates, Squalls, and Paradise Found – an exciting life within a huge adventure.
- Leaders depart Tahiti bound for Tonga (1500 miles) for an 8 day pitstop, then onto Fiji (500 miles) and the finish of Leg 2 at VUDA MARINA and a four week regroup before the start of Leg 3 to Cape Town, South Africa, on 26th July 2025.
- Not so long ago, racing 10,000 miles solo across oceans in a 19ft/5.8mtr plywood box to Tahiti would demand headlines! But these “Mighty ALMA Globe 580 Mini’s” make it look too easy, but it ain’t! And there are 18,000 miles still to go!
South Pacific Shenanigans: MGR Fleet Battles Storms, Sharks, and the Allure of Tahiti
The McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR) 2025 fleet has officially fallen under the spell of the South Pacific—a place where dreams of palm-fringed beaches collide with the reality of torrential rain, viscous squalls, Loud lightening, questionable dinghy landings, and the occasional shark encounter. As Leg 2 (Panama to Fiji) enters its eighth week, the skippers have traded open-ocean solitude for the chaotic charm of French Polynesia, proving once again that adventure sailing and intense racing is equal parts euphoria and exhaustion.
From the mystical Marquesas to the treacherous Tuamotus and finally the long-awaited shores of Tahiti, this leg has delivered everything from 60-knot squalls to impromptu beach BBQs with locals. The fleet is now scattered across the South Pacific, with leaders like Renaud Stitelmann (CAPUCINETTE) well rested in Papeete now bound for TONGA , while the indomitable John and Mike Blenkinsop (DELJA 99 & 100) continue their slow but steady charge westward toward the Marqueseas.
