Golding spoke to Vendee Globe race headquarters on Friday for the first time in several days.
Britain's Ellen MacArthur won in 2000 before finishing second behind Desjoyeaux in that year's Vendee Globe.
BBC: Desjoyeaux crossed the Atlantic in eight days eight hours
The 38-year-old's most recent attempt at the Vendee earlier this year lasted just six days, after her mast collapsed.
The Vendee, which is run every four years, catapulted Dame Ellen MacArthur to fame in 2001 when she came second.
The 2001 Vendee Globe winner, onboard the 60ft trimaran Geant, sailed the 2, 800 miles at an average of 13.61 knots.
BBC: Desjoyeaux crossed the Atlantic in eight days eight hours
Hundreds of supporters turned out to greet Hampshire sailor Alex Thomson when he returned home to Gosport after finishing third in the Vendee Globe.
The experienced French sailor's personal website shows that he was following the route taken by the Vendee Globe race, but was not a registered competitor.
Mr Goodchild, 22, is taking part in the race as part of his build-up to the next Vendee Globe solo round the world yacht race in 2016.
BBC: Sam Goodchild prepares for Solitaire du Figaro solo race
Among them is Briton Sam Davies, who in 2008 finished fourth in the Vendee Globe -- a non-stop, solo circumnavigation renowned as the toughest sailing competition on the planet.
The Vendee Globe, which is a non-stop race covering an average of 27, 000 miles (43, 452km), got under way on 9 November 2008 from the French port of Les Sables d'Olonne.
The Vendee Globe race, seen as one of the ultimate challenges for offshore skippers, involves sailing around the world from west to east via the three major capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin and the Horn.
BBC: Sam Goodchild prepares for Solitaire du Figaro solo race
The former Royal Marine won international fame in 1997 when he was rescued after surviving on "sheer determination, a little water and a little chocolate" for five days in the upturned hull of his boat in the Southern Ocean during the Vendee Globe race.
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