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The Antarctica Cup Yacht Race is an annual non-stop race of about 14,000 nautical miles which circumnavigates Antarctica. [1]The course starts and ends at Albany, Western Australia, a historic port 150 nautical miles east of Cape Leeuwin.
Jon Sanders was the first man to circumnavigate Antarctica solo, circling the continent twice in 1981 – 1982. For this accomplishment, Gate 17 of the new Antarctica Cup Racetrack has been named after him, with sector 17 named after the S&S 34 monohull Perie Banou, the yacht he had used during the circumnavigation. [3]
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 race held in 2000, involving multihulls. The Oryx Quest, held in 2005, starting from Qatar. Other speed sailing records. Speed sailing record
Each offers different styles of race boats, crew sizes and new technologies. 4 World-Class Yacht Races That’ll Put Your Sailing Skills to the Ultimate Test Skip to main content
'Ganesha' took prizes for both its class and in the race overall. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race (7 P) G. Golden Globe Race (5 P) T. The Ocean Race (4 C, 19 P) V. ... Antarctica Cup Yacht Race; Arkéa Ultim Challenge; B ...
The 2024 America's Cup was the 37th staging of the America's Cup yacht race. It was contested from 12 October 2024 as a first-to-seven-wins match-race series in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, between Taihoro, representing the defender, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron; [2] and Britannia, representing the Royal Yacht Squadron of the United Kingdom, which won the Louis Vuitton Challenger ...
Law Connect sails down the Derwent River to win line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Hobart, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Salty Dingo via AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS.