Israeli sailor Daniel Pinsky has officially launched his solo Golden Globe Race around the world, navigating without modern technology and becoming the first Israeli to compete in the grueling race.
Daniel Pinsky drops the lines, Israeli flag proudly flying from Exodus’s halyards, and sets sail from the Global Globe Race starting port of Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, where he will also finish the race after 30,000 non-stop miles and 8-9 months at sea. pic.twitter.com/QfUEajGDQc
— Jerusalem News Syndicate (@JNS_org) September 9, 2026