Are Wiig (56)
A sailor for more than 40 years, Wilg finished 2nd in class with his 30ft yacht Granada in the 1988 OSTAR. He later covered more than 30,000 miles in that boat before buying a sistership to the 56ft multihull Umupro Jardin, winner of the 1984 OSTAR. He has used her to win several shorthanded and fully crewed races in his native Norway. A professional seaman, engineer, and yacht surveyor, he says: "The Golden Globe is a dream come true."