Rolex Fastnet Race 2025 | Linda Goddard Interview - Bedouin

Bedouin, a Swan 53 owned and co-skippered by Linda Goddard has one of the more unusual crew lists – three of her four children are on board as well as an ‘adopted daughter’ of old family friends. The team includes co-skipper Guigelmo Girdano (Italy), navigator Alice Parker (Australia) and a broad mix of crew hailing from Sydney, London, Naples, Majorca and Genoa. Having dabbled in regattas including the Swan Cup in 1922 and the Les Voiles de Saint Tropez regatta in 2022 they then stepped up to the Agean 600 in 2023 as well as the Rolex Middle Sea Race in 2024 which served as the qualifier for the Rolex Fastnet Race. Linda’s eldest daughter Indy is not racing this time due to work commitments and their ‘old family friend and adopted daughter’ Zoe Lay from Germany has joined the team. In this interview, recorded the day before the start of the Fastnet Race, Linda talks about life on the boat, her delight at having Alice Parker as her Navigator, changes they make when racing as well as the bond between her and all the children. At time of writing Bedouin Iying first in IRC1 and third in IRC Overall behind Tshuss 2 & Pyewacket 70.