The Race (yachting race)

The Race was a round-the-world sailing race that started in Barcelona, Spain, on December 31, 2000.

The race was created by Bruno Peyron, and it was the first ever non-stop, no-rules, no-limits, round-the-world sailing event, with a $2 million US prize.

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 organised a competing event called Oryx Quest.

Results

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

Pos Boat name Crew Country Time
1 Club Med Grant Dalton   New Zealand 62d 6h 56m 33s
2 Innovation Explorer Loick Peyron & Skip Novak   France 64d 22h 32m 38s
3 Team Adventure Cam Lewis   United States 82d 20h 21m 02s
4 Warta Polpharma Roman Paszke   Poland 99d 12h 31m
5 Team Legato Tony Bullimore   Great Britain 104d 20h 52m
PlayStation Steve Fossett   United States DNF[a]
Team Philips Pete Goss   Great Britain DNS
  1. ^ Damaged and forced to withdraw on day 16

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

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