Glashütte Original and Boris Herrmann, partners in sailing's most challenging race

Glashütte Original announced a partnership with offshore sailor Boris Herrmann that is participating to Le Vendée Globe, the greatest sailing race

Glashütte Original announced a partnership with Boris Herrmann, the German offshore sailor that is participating to Le Vendée Globe, the greatest sailing race round the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance.

The race starts and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne, in the Département of Vendée, in France. The course is essentially a circumnavigation along the clipper route: from Les Sables d’Olonne, down the Atlantic Ocean to the Cape of Good Hope; then clockwise around Antarctica and back to Les Sables d’Olonne. The race generally covers approximately 24,000 nautical miles (44,000 km) and runs from November to February.

Taking place every four years, the famous regatta is also known as the “Everest of the oceans”. The current race record is just over 74 days, with some boats reaching speeds of over 70 km per hour. 

Since it was founded in 1989, the race has seen some of the greatest sailors in the world take part, each aiming to be the fastest person to sail non-stop alone around the world, a challenging feat that fewer than 100 people have completed so far.

The first German to participate in this race across the world’s oceans, Boris Herrmann set sail on November 8, 2020 and is competing aboard his 60-foot (18-metre) yacht, Seaexplorer - Yacht Club de Monaco. 

For Boris Herrmann and Team Malizia this race is more than just an extreme challenge in sailing. During the race, Boris Herrmann will take measurements and gather important oceanographic data that will help scientists with evidence to further the understanding and mitigation of climate change. 

During the Vendée Globe 2020, Boris Herrmann is wearing the robust yet stylish SeaQ Panorama Date, the exclusive diver's watch of Glashütte Original that is part of the Spezialist Collection.

Having already passed rigorous in-house lab tests, this model will accompany Boris Herrmann on the Seaexplorer in a very tough stress test.

The SeaQ Panorama Date is water-resistant up to 30 bar and equipped with  screw-down crown, centrally-screwed sapphire crystal case back and a unidirectional counter-clockwise rotating bezel with a scratch-proof ceramic inlay. 

The movement is shock-resistant and offers a running time of 100 hours. Thanks to its silicon balance spring, it remains unaffected by changes in temperature and magnetic fields, guaranteeing the highest rate precision. 

You can read our hands-on review of this diver's watch model here. glashuette-original.com