Pete Goss,

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(born 22 December 1961) is a British

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sman who has sailed more than . A former Royal Marine, he is famous for his pioneering project Team Philips. He was invested in the

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for saving fellow sailor Raphaël Dinelli in the 1996

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solo around the world yacht race. During a severe storm in the

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, he turned his boat around and spent two days sailing into hurricane-force winds, finally finding Dinelli in a life-raft that had been dropped by an Australian Air Force plane shortly before the yacht had sunk. Dinelli is said to have come aboard clutching a bottle of champagne. He trained the original set of amateur crews for the British Steel Challenge, and competed in the race on board '' Hoffbräu Lager'', coming 3rd overall. Goss lives in

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, and has three children: Alex, Livvy and Eliot. In June 2008, Goss launched a replica of a 19th-century wooden

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called '' Spirit of Mystery''. Four months later, he began a voyage from Cornwall to Australia on the boat, which has no modern electrical or navigation systems.

Creative works

* ''Close to the Wind'' (1999)

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* 1960s births Living people English male sailors (sport) ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male) Recipients of the Legion of Honour Royal Marines ranks Members of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Plymouth College People from Torpoint IMOCA 50 class sailors Vendée Globe finishers 1996 Vendee Globe sailors British Vendee Globe sailors {{England-yachtracing-bio-stub