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The Golden Globe Race has returned since 2018 as a retro sailing race without the use of modern technology for navigation. Former races including: The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, held in 1968-1969, the first round-the-world yacht race. The BT Global Challenge, was a race held every four years and followed the westward route. The Race, was a ...
In 1970–1971 he sailed a sponsored boat, British Steel, single-handedly around the world "the wrong way", against the prevailing winds. He subsequently took part in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race and founded the Global Challenge race, which allows amateurs to race around the world. His old rowing partner, John Ridgway, followed a ...
Race participants in Baltimore Inner Harbor, 2006. The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, [1] in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Race after Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo took up the sponsorship, [1] and in 2019 it was ...
It is a single-handed race around the world, originally with 4 legs but now with 3. Global Challenge – this race was established in 1992/93 by Scottish sailing icon Sir Chay Blythe, the first person to sail around the world alone against the prevailing winds and currents. This is what makes this race unique, participants “beat” their way ...
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race was conceived in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston [1] and together with William Ward (CEO), founded Clipper Ventures, a company that would run the race. The race takes paying amateur crews on one or more legs of a circumnavigation of the globe in specially designed yachts owned by Clipper Ventures.
The race set off from London's St. Katherine Docks in September 2013. [49] The 2015–16 race set sail on Sunday 30 August 2015, once again from London's St Katharine Docks. The race was once again sponsored by a mixture of cities and companies. The 2015–2016 race saw the first fatalities in the history of the Clipper race, both on the same ...
World portal; Single-handed sailing; Circumnavigation; List of circumnavigations; Notable around the world races. The Vendée Globe, a non-stop solo race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class. The Ocean Race, a stopping fully crewed race, currently using the Volvo Ocean 65 and IMOCA 60 class. Previously known as the Whitbread Round The World ...
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race (7 P) G. ... Pages in category "Round-the-world sailing competitions" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.