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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 .
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
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 ...
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]
<p>Chances are you make it through most days without sparing a thought for Antarctica. At just over 5.4 million square miles, it's a massive chunk of land that is nearly twice the size of ...
Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k ultra race; Antarctica Cup Yacht Race; Antarctica Marathon; F. Football in Antarctica This page was last edited on 21 November 2024, at ...
Comanche took an eight nautical-mile lead over defending line honors champion and fellow 100-foot super maxi LawConnect early in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Thursday. LawConnect, which led ...
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