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| x 1973-74 Whitbread Round the World Race |
The first race started off from Portsmouth, England on September 8, 1973. Seventeen yachts of various sizes and shapes took part. During the race three sailors were swept over board and died: Paul Waterhouse, Dominique Guillet and Bernie Hosking....
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| x 1977-78 Whitbread Round the World Race |
On August 27, 1977, 15 boats started out from Southampton under gale force winds and driving rain.
Final Standings:
Flieer a Sparkman & Stephens designed yacht skippered by Cornelius van Rietschoten won the race. All 15 boats finished the 26,780...
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| x 1981-82 Whitbread Round the World Race |
On August 8, 1981, 29 boats started out from Southampton.
Final Standings:
Flyer, a German Frers designed maxi skippered by Cornelius van Rietschoten (a.k.a Conny van Rietschoten), winner of the 1977 to 1978 race, won the race. Unusually, Flyer won...
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| x America's Cup |
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The America’s Cup is the most prestigious regatta and match race in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the Modern Olympics by 45 years. The sport attracts top sailors and yacht designers because of...
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| x Figawi |
The Figawi or Figawi Race Weekend is an annual sailing race from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket on the Memorial Day weekend. It is a relatively prominent race and attracts boats from all around New England, not just Cape Cod. While it is a race, its...
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| x Volvo Ocean Race |
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The Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race) is a yacht race around the world, held every three years. It is named after its current sponsor, Volvo.
Though the route is changed to accommodate various ports of call, the race...
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| x 2001-02 Volvo Ocean Race |
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For the 2001 to 2002 race the sponsorship of the race was taken over by Volvo and Volvo Cars. The race was renamed the Volvo Ocean Race. Stopovers were added in Germany, France, and Sweden being the Volvo's three biggest car markets in Europe. In...
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| x 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race |
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The 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race was held between 2005-11-05 and 2006-06-17. Seven boats took part in the race and made ten stops in nine countries.
The 2006-2006 race was the first to not begin in the United Kingdom. The course of 31,000 nautical miles...
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| x 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race |
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The 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race was a yacht race held between October 4, 2008, and June 27, 2009—the 10th edition of the round the world Volvo Ocean Race.
The eight participating boats made ten stops in nine countries around the world. The first...
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| x 1985-86 Whitbread Round the World Race |
On September 28, 1985, 15 boats started out from Southampton.
Final Standings:
L'Esprit d'Equipe skippered by Lionel Péan won the race in a corrected time of 111 days 23 hours. Phillips Innovator was second, and Fazer Finland third. (UBS Switzerland...
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| x 1997-98 Whitbread Round the World Race |
Race run for the first time with all W60 boats and to a "points vs time" (instead of aggregate leg time) scoring system to enhance the value of the shorter race legs. Also, in an effort to attract additional media coverage, the Whitbread race...
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| x 1989-90 Whitbread Round the World Race |
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The race was run with several classes (for size of boat). This race featured the first all-woman crew on Tracy Edwards' Maiden. Although in a much smaller boat than many of their male counterparts the ladies fared well—claiming two...
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| x 1993-94 Whitbread Round the World Race |
The 1993 to 1994 Whitbread was run to "mixed class" rules (as with prior races). New for the 93/4 race was a purpose built Whitbread boat—the W60. As with previous years a handicap was applied to different boats based on their race rating. The...
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| x Transat Jacques Vabre |
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The Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil.
The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of the clippers transporting coffee from Brazil to France. The Transat...
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| x Hamilton Island Race Week |
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Set against the backdrop of the Whitsunday Islands, on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef - Hamilton Island Race Week has evolved to become Australia's premier keelboat regatta.
Race Week was conceived by David Hutchen in 1983, after he had moved to...
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| x Long Beach Race Week |
Long Beach Race Week (LBRW) is an annual sailing regatta for keelboats and ocean racing catamarans conducted annually at the end of June. Organized by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club and Long Beach Yacht Club Racing it is organized on multiple courses in...
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| x The Tall Ships' Races |
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The Tall Ships' Races are races for sail training "tall ships" (sailing ships). The races are designed to encourage international friendship and training for young people in the art of sailing. The races are held annually in European waters and...
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| x Bermuda Race |
The Bermuda Race, or Newport Bermuda Race, is a biennial yacht race from Newport, Rhode Island to the island of Bermuda, a distance of 635 nautical miles (1175 km) across open ocean. The first Bermuda Race started in 1906 from Gravesend Bay, N.Y....
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| x Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race |
The Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race (MHOR) is a biennial sailing race which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005. It runs between Marblehead, Massachusetts and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The race began in 1905 as an informal competition among...
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| x Portimão Global Ocean Race |
The Portimão Global Ocean Race (PGOR) is a yachting race which was held in 2008/2009 for the first time.
The race was created for single- and doublehanded yachts (Category "Singlehand/Class 40" and “Doublehanded/Class 40") and small budgets. The two...
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| x Mini Transat 6.50 |
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Mini Transat 6.50 also known as Transat 650 is a solo transatlantic yacht race. The length of the yachts are limited to 6.50 metres.
An Englishman Bob Salmon, from Plymouth, originally came up with the idea of the mini transatlantic race in the late...
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| x Sail Melbourne |
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Sail Melbourne is an annual sailing Regatta run by Yachting Victoria at various yacht clubs around Port Phillip Bay. Sail Melbourne is a Grade 1 ISAF (International Sailing Federation) event.
The annual Asia Pacific Regatta as a part of Sail...
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| x Fastnet International Schools Regatta |
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The Fastnet International Schools Regatta is a Regatta that takes place each year in the County Cork village of Schull, Ireland.
The regatta consists of three different fleets which experience and ability separate the Bronze and Silver Fleets from...
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| x President's cup regatta |
The President's Cup Regatta (Philippines) is one of the highly anticipated sports tourism event in the Philippines. It is an annual yacht race which attracts competitors from all over the world.
In 1993 a local sailing event was organized called The...
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| x St.Maarten Heineken Regatta |
From March 6th ￢ﾀﾓ March 9th Heineken St. Maarten, in cooperation with the Sint Maarten Yacht Club, organized the 28th edition of the famous St. Maarten Heineken Regatta.
The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, whose motto is ￢ﾀﾜSerious Fun￢ﾀﾝ, is...
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| x Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race |
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The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (sometimes referred to as the 'Bluewater Classic' in the Australian media) is hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, Australia on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart. The race distance is...
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| x Fastnet race |
The Fastnet Race is a famous offshore yachting race. It is considered one of the classic offshore races. It takes place every two years over a course of 608 nautical miles. The race starts off Cowes 50°45′34″N 1°18′1″W / 50.75944°N 1.30028°W / 50...
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| x Cowes Week |
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Cowes Week is the longest-running regular regatta in the world. Having started in 1826, the Event is held on the Solent (the area of water between southern England and the Isle of Wight made tricky by strong double tides), and is run by Cowes Week...
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| x Louis Vuitton Cup |
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The Louis Vuitton Cup is one of the most famous and prestigious competitions in the sport of yachting because of its relationship to the America's Cup. The Louis Vuitton Cup was used as the selection series to select the team to sail as the...
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| x Chicago to Mackinac Boat Race |
The Chicago to Mackinac Sailboat Race is run by the Chicago Yacht Club. It is one of the longest fresh-water races in the world, with hundreds of boats entering the race each year. It starts off the mouth of the Chicago River in Chicago, crosses...
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| x Lüderitz Speed Challenge |
The Lüderitz Speed Challenge is an annual speed sailing event, held since 2007 in Lüderitz, Namibia, in the southern hemisphere spring. The event is organised by ESF Events, managed and owned by Frederic Dasse and French kitesurfer Sebastien...
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| x Admiral's Cup |
The Admiral's Cup is an international yachting regatta. For many years it was known as the unofficial world championship of offshore racing.
The Admiral's Cup regatta was started in 1957 and was normally a biennial event (occurring in odd-numbered...
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| x National Offshore One Design |
National Offshore One-Design, or NOOD, is a 9 city sailboat racing circuit held in the U.S.. The series is organized by Sailing World Magazine, and takes place in St. Petersburg, Florida, San Diego, California, Annapolis, Maryland, Detroit, Michigan...
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| x West Highland Yachting Week |
West Highland Yachting Week is a sailing regatta that moves from centre to centre, providing an ever-changing scene for competitors, both afloat and ashore. It is based in Oban, Tobermory (Isle of Mull) and Croabh on the west coast of Scotland. It...
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| x Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race |
The Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race is run by the Bayview Yacht Club of Detroit, Michigan. It is one of the longest fresh-water races in the world with over two hundred boats entering the race each year.
There have been at least three changes to...
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| x Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston |
The Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston (CORK) is an annual multi-class sailing regatta held off the shores of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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| x Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta |
The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is a yacht race on the island of Sint Maarten, held every year. The Regatta is both named after its location and sponsor, the island of Sint Maarten and Heineken. Which its slogan of 'Serious Fun' it represent the...
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| x Barcolana regatta |
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The Barcolana regatta is an annual sailing race in the Gulf of Trieste near northern Italy. It is one of the largest sailing races in the world with over 2000 participants. It takes place annually on the second Sunday in October and began in 1969....
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