Guirec Soudée: Sailing Around the World in Reverse | Solo Sailor Challenge

Regularly, Maé and Manec, aged 4 and 2, fall asleep to their dad’s stories. Funny adventures involving oceans, icebergs, albatrosses, bears in Greenland… And even a chicken. In 2013 and 2014, “Momo”, a red-haired casserole, accompanied Guirec Soudée, who left for five years, on a 45,000-mile world tour, on a 10 m sailboat, (almost) solo and in perfect autonomy, from the North Pole to the South Pole, notably spending 130 days on the ice of Greenland. It must be said that Guirec Soudée has a “frosty” side. And he’s not really the type to keep both feet on the ground.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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