Work with the Global Solo Challenge
As preparations for the 2027–2028 Global Solo Challenge continue, we are expanding the international network of professionals and collaborators working with the event. We are currently particularly interested in connecting with sponsorship, commercial partnerships and business development professionals who can leverage their experience, networks and professional relationships to help identify and develop new partnership opportunities […]
Preparation and safety for the solo trip around the world!
⛵️Solo sailing around the world: the wake-up call!⏰ With this, I challenge anyone not to wake up😁 Watch the video to find out how I implemented safety to avoid collisions at sea🌊 Follow me to track the preparation of my journey! Follow Marcello Queirolo on Instagram 👉 @elan37iaiai
“Sailing to Success: IT Regatta 2026 Highlights”
⛵ IT Regatta 2026 Great event and surprisingly a lot of fun! Along with a lot of determination, fighting spirit, and teamwork, which we ultimately turned into a great placement with the Check Point AI team. 💪⛵🏆 Thanks to the whole team for their commitment until the last moment and to @yfa_sailors for the great […]
Smooth Sailing Preparations for Nor’Easter Adventure
Great delivery/ training conditions from Newport to Connecticut to get Koloa Maoli tucked up from this incoming Nor’Easter. Stoked to connect with campaign sponsors @wichardgroupe_na @facnor @wichard_marine @ronstansailing while at the @thenewportboatshow and try out these great new machined pad eyes that are perfect for floating jib leads. Thanks to Wichard Group and @marlowropes for […]
Let’s Sail Together on an Inclusive Boat: Two Opportunities to Get on Board in Valencia
Would you like us to sail together? ⛵️ Leave me a comment and you’ll have two opportunities to get on board with me: one during the sixth edition of Barco Inclusivo, in Valencia, and another chance to share the sea again. A simple way to share the sea, learn and live a few different hours […]
Sailing Solo Around the World with Shamwari: My 2027 Global Solo Challenge Journey
Meet Shamwari 😍 She’s my 20-year-old Class 40 race boat and honestly she’s the love of my life (sorry Kara). Her name means “friend” in Shona and it fits her perfectly – she’s carried me through more than I can put into a caption, and next year she’s going to carry me solo around the […]
Journey to Awareness: Sailing Around the World for Parkinson’s Cure
How did we get here? #oneraceonecure #parkinsonsawareness #sailingaroundtheworld Follow Karl Smith on Instagram 👉 @smithoceanprojects
First Solo Voyage on Stella Nova: A 134-Mile Prelude to the Global Solo Challenge
First time alone on Stella Nova. 20 hours, 134 nautical miles. Out of Port-Camargue, around the Gulf of Lion and back. Steady breeze, clear skies, deep blue water — and nobody on board to take the next watch. No drama, no repairs. Just the boat, the autopilot and me. 134 miles on SUI-134. Some coincidences […]
Empowering Mindsets for Modern Career Paths
I will be serving as an instructor for two weeks at Waseda Jitsugyo School (Senior High School) in the “Career Design Seminar” (BizReach’s program). In today’s world, career development has become more liberal. It’s a challenging era. I would like to share insights on the mindset of carving out one’s own life. I hope it […]
Engaged, Injured, and Setting Sail: My Eventful Week
One – I got engaged to Kara 💍 (still doesn’t feel real to say that out loud)!! Two – I sliced my hand open on the boat with a Stanley knife about a week later, so she’s now driving me to A&E as my brand new fiancée-slash-medical-taxi. Not exactly how I pictured our first week […]
