Golding at last gets honour he deserves

The Sunday Telegraph London | December 31, 2006| | Copyright

SINCE 1994, when he set a new record for sailing solo round the world East to West, British yachtsman Mike Golding has watched honours being handed out for services to Olympic and offshore sailing but remained conspicuously gong-free himself.

Yesterday, the 46-year-old skipper, who is one of the world's leading solo sailors, finally earned a much-deserved OBE. His 15- year racing career has featured five major circumnavigations and a string of podium places in the top short-handed events, but it has also been plagued by mishap and rotten luck: running aground while leading the Around Alone in ...

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