The Race was a round-the-world
sailing
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race that started in
Barcelona
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,
Spain
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, on December 31, 2000.
The race was created by
Bruno Peyron
Bruno Tristan Peyron (born 10 November 1955) is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran '' Orange II'', broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005. He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in ...
, 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
Oryx Quest was the name of the first round-the-world yacht race to start and finish in the Middle East and was held in February 2005 in Qatar.
The race, organised by British sailor Tracy Edwards, was regarded as a follow-up to The Race of 2000 ...
.
Results
The 2000–01 race was won by ''
Club Med
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'', skippered by
Grant Dalton in 62d 6h 56' 33".
See also
*
Jules Verne Trophy
The Jules Verne Trophy is a prize for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by any type of yacht with no restrictions on the size of the crew provided the vessel has registered with the organization and paid an entry fee. A vessel holding t ...
References
External links
The Race coverage at cat-alist
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2000 in sailing
Round-the-world sailing competitions
Sailing competitions in Spain