The Race (yachting race)

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The Race was a round-the-world sailing race starting in Barcelona, Spain on December 31, 2000. It was the first ever non-stop, no-rules, no-limits, round-the-world sailing event, with a $2 million US prize. It was organized by Bruno Peyron.

The stated objectives of this race were:

to unite the different maritime cultures of the world

to gather together the world's premiere yachtsmen and women in a common event

to promote creativity in ocean sailing

to ally high technology and the environment

to create the most spectacular and most prestigious fleet of offshore racers that sailing has ever seen

A second race was planned for 2004, but was cancelled amid controversy that Tracy Edwards had organized a competing event called Oryx Quest.

Results

The 2000–01 race was won by Club Med, skippered by Grant Dalton in 62d 6h 56' 33".

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start;

References

The Race (yachting race) Wikipedia

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