Neptune: Visit of the yacht after its thorough refit for the Ocean Globe Race

A veteran of the 1977-78 Whitbread, Neptune is gearing up for the start of the Ocean Globe Race in autumn 2023. We visited her during a technical stopover, just as the crew had finished qualifying. We take a look at the boat as it prepares to sail around the world with an old-fashioned crew.

Briag Merlet Published on June 27, 2023

After taking part in the Whitbread in 1977-78, a crewed round-the-world yacht race with stopovers, the Neptune, designed by architect André Mauric, has had several lives. She is about to return to round-the-world competition, lining up on the starting line of the Ocean Globe Race or OGR, an old-fashioned race in the wake of its famous ancestor . For this, he underwent major works during the autumn of 2022 and winter of 2023, the objectives of which we presented to you earlier. Here are the results in pictures, taken during a technical stopover. Indeed, there are still a few tweaks and surprises left on the boat, prompting the team to continue its search for sponsors and funding.