Classglobe 5.80 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · bulb

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

19.03' · 5.8 m

Disp.

1,543 lbs · 700 kg

First year

2020

The ClassGlobe 5.80 was conceived by Australian adventurer and Golden Globe Race founder Don McIntyre, who collaborated with Polish yacht designer Janusz Maderski to create a standardized, amateurbuilt ocean racer. Launched in 2020, the design was explicitly engineered as an antidote to the runaway commercialization and skyrocketing costs of modern offshore racing, particularly exemplified by the carbonfiber Class Mini 6.50. By providing a highly regulated, plywoodepoxy onedesign framework, the ClassGlobe 5.80 brings bluewater racing back to its grassroots—putting the emphasis squarely on seamanship, endurance, and selfreliance. This tiny, 19foot voyager has already proven its mettle in grueling conditions, including the inaugural Globe 5.80 Transat in 2021 and the multileg, singlehanded Mini Globe Race starting in 2025.