Sam
GOODCHILD

He was only 18 years old when the British sailor sailed down the famous channel in Les Sables d'Olonne with Mike Golding, who set off for his first Vendée Globe. It was then that he decided that one day he too would sail around the world single-handed on an IMOCA boat.

Trained alongside Alex Thomson and Mike Golding, then at the Artemis Offshore Academy in the Figaro, the British sailor has raced on many different boats and won the 2021 Pro Sailing Tour in Ocean Fifty.

In 2023, Kevin Escoffier called on him to join The Ocean Race aboard Holcim-PRB. Just a few days after returning from Brazil, he launched his own IMOCA, “FOR THE PLANET”, formerly LinkedOut, and began his first double-handed season alongside Antoine Koch. He delivered a remarkable performance and won the 2023 IMOCA Globe Series, becoming the circuit champion.

In early 2024, TR Racing, which supports the projects of Thomas Ruyant and Sam Goodchild, launched a committed campaign with a powerful message: “We are all vulnerable”. To support this social and environmental cause, both IMOCAs took on the name “Vulnerable”.

In 2025, Sam Goodchild was called upon to replace Charlie Dalin aboard MACIF Santé Prévoyance for the Course des Caps. He then won The Ocean Race Europe with Biotherm and claimed a second IMOCA champion title. He becomes MACIF’s skipper for 2026, with a new IMOCA under construction for the 2028 Vendée Globe.

Le Vendée Globe 2024 (9e place) n’apparaît plus dans cette version : il manque entre 2024 et 2025, ce serait dommage de ne pas le mentionner pour son premier tour du monde.