2018 Golden Globe solo round the world yacht race: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede and his Rustler 36 MATMUT crossed the finish line at 10:12 to win the 2018 Golden Globe Race, off les Sables d'Olonne France today The 73-year old Frenchman and his yacht MATMUT completed the 27,000 mile race in 211 days 23 hours 12 mins 19 seconds - 100 days faster than Knox-Johnston's SUHAILI IN 1969