Sam Goodchild

Sam Goodchild
Start of 2024 Vendee
Born (1989-11-19) 19 November 1989 (age 35)
Bristol
NationalityBritish
OccupationOffshore Sailor

Sam Goodchild, is a professional British offshore sailor born in Bristol, England on the 19th November 1989. He has competed in Vendee Globe, The Ocean Race and also been involvement with high-profile Multi 50 and Class 40 campaignes.

Early life

He lived on a sailing boat for the first 11 years of his life so a life ocean racing wasn't a surprise.[1] He was a member of the Artemist Offshore Academy an initiative to get young sailors into offshore sailing.[2]

Racing results

Pos Year Race Class Boat Name Notes Ref
Round the World Races
2024/25 2024-2025 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Vunerable [3]
2020 The Ocean Race IMOCA 60 Holcom-PRB
2014 Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Ocean 65 MAPFRE
Transatlantic Races
DNF 2024 Transat New York Vendée IMOCA 60 Vunerable Dismasted [4]
2023 Retour à la Base (Transat B to B) IMOCA 60 Vunerable
3 / 2023 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 For the Ocean with  Antoine Koch (FRA)
DNF 2018 2018 Route du Rhum Multi 50 Leyton Injured in Pre start
3 / 7 2021 2019 Transat Jacques Vabre Multi 50 Leyton with  Aymeric Chappellier (FRA)
2 2019 2019 Transat Jacques Vabre Class 40 FRA 156 - Leyton with  Fabien Delahaye (FRA)
DNF 2018 2018 Route du Rhum Class 40 GBR 137 - Narcos:Mexico Dismasted
7 / 20 2015 2015 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Comme un seul homme with  Antoine Koch (FRA)
DNF 2013 2013 Transat Jacques Vabre Class 40 GBR 123 - Concise 8 with  Ned Collier Wakefield (GBR)
12 / 16 2012 Transat AG2R Figaro 2 Artemis with Nick Cherry
DNF 2011 2011 Transat Jacques Vabre Class 40 GBR 93 - Concise 2 with  Ned Collier Wakefield (GBR)
Other Races

References

  1. ^ Race, The Ocean. "Sam Goodchild". The Ocean Race 2022-23.
  2. ^ Artemis Racing (7 April 2011). "First Artemis solo scholarship awarded to Sam Goodchild".
  3. ^ "Sam Goodchild | Vendée Globe 2024". www.vendeeglobe.org.
  4. ^ "Sam Goodchild". www.imoca.org.