The Loneliest Race

Sixteen sailors set out alone on a 300-day race around the planet — battling towering seas, failing ships, and their own breaking points in a brutal ocean race so extreme only three will survive the journey. It follows participants in the 2022 edition of the Golden Globe, a solo non-stop round-the-world sailing race.

The Golden Globe Race is the world’s most challenging competition: amateur sailors complete a solo, non-stop, round-the-world yacht race, without assistance or the use of modern technology. Only six sailors have ever successfully completed the GGR.

Starting and finishing in France, they navigate the Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern Oceans with nine months' worth of food, rainwater for drinking, and only the stars for navigation. Mostly amateur sailors, the documentary gets intimate access to participants, including Kirsten Neuschäfer, the race's sole woman, who has navigated the Southern Ocean countless times; Abhilash Tomy, a former Indian Naval Commander who nearly lost his life in the 2018 race; and Ian Herbert-Jones, a sailing hobbyist who ends up risking his life in pursuit of a personal dream. The skippers must rely on ingenuity and luck to survive 300 days adrift at sea - alone.