The Voyage of Madmen

In 1968, The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race was the first ever around-the-world solo yacht race. Known at the time as a voyage for madmen, the race forever left its mark on the lives of the men who partook - and only one man finished -- Sir Robin Knox-Johnston became the first person ever to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the globe. No race like it has occurred in half a century. The Voyage of Madmen is the story of Don McIntyre's 50 year anniversary recreation of the infamous race. It follows his quest to attract amateur sailors to compete in small boats, taking on the perils of the sea entirely against the odds in a race without modern technological aids, where actually surviving a non-stop lap of the world is the achievement. Of the 18 solo sailors to depart France, five solitary skippers cross the finish line -- the final finisher spending 322 days alone at sea. This is the story of the longest sporting event in history. A display of brutal individualism by characters longing for a by-gone era as they recreate the longest, loneliest and most gruelling sports event on the planet.