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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
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 ...
Here's where you can see boats before they take off for the 100th Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat Race. Gannett. McKenna Golat, Port Huron Times Herald. July 17, 2024 at 12:45 PM.
Blair was 25 years old when she got a job as a hostess on a boat in the Whitsundays. [1] She completed her first ocean passage as a crew member delivering a yacht to Hawaii in 2008. [1] In 2011 she crewed in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race as a watch leader, bowman, rigger and helmsman. [1]
The 46th annual Regatta and Festival kicks off this morning with kayak rides and a 5K run/walk and, of course, the sailboat race as well as many other events. A total of 46 boats in three ...
Solo is an Australian ex-ocean racing yacht, winning over 80 races during her eight-year racing career, all on the east coast of Australia. Solo has circumnavigated the world three times, circumnavigated Australia twice and was charted for two Antarctic expeditions. All of these achievements plus many more have earned her the title "The lady of ...
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