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  2. Antarctica Cup Yacht Race - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Lisa Blair - Wikipedia

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    As of 2022, the fastest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around Antarctica with a time of 92 days, 18 hours, and 21 minutes. [10] As of April 2024, the first women, and fastest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted from Sydney to Auckland with a time of 8 days, 3 hours and 19 minutes. [28] [29]

  4. Vendée Globe - Wikipedia

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    Additional waypoints may be set in the sailing instructions for a particular race, in order to ensure safety relative to ice conditions, weather, etc. [14] There is also an exclusion zone set around Antarctica where competitors are prohibited to sail due to risk of icebergs. [15]

  5. Around the world sailing record - Wikipedia

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    The Race, was a race held in 2000, involving multihulls. The Oryx Quest, held in 2005, starting from Qatar. The Velux 5 Oceans Race, a stopping solo race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class previously known as the BOC Challenge, later as Around Alone. The Barcelona World Race, a non-stop two-handed race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class.

  6. Global Solo Challenge - Wikipedia

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    The Race, was a race held in 2000, involving multihulls. The Oryx Quest, held in 2005, starting from Qatar. The Velux 5 Oceans Race, a stopping solo race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class previously known as the BOC Challenge, later as Around Alone. The Barcelona World Race, a non-stop two handed race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class.

  7. ‘Like going to the moon’: Why this is the world’s most ...

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    At around 600 miles wide and up to 6,000 meters (nearly four miles) deep, the Drake is objectively a vast body of water. To us, that is. To the planet as a whole, less so.

  8. Jon Sanders - Wikipedia

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    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]

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