The Race (yachting race)
Encyclopedia
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
.
A second race was planned for 2004, but was cancelled amid controversy that Tracy Edwards
had organized a competing event called Oryx Quest
.
The stated objectives of this race were:
in 62d 6h 56' 33".
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
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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
Bruno Peyron
Bruno Tristan Peyron 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 1994, for completing a round-the-world trip in under 80 days...
.
A second race was planned for 2004, but was cancelled amid controversy that Tracy Edwards
Tracy Edwards
Tracy Edwards MBE is a British sailor. In 1989 she skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, becoming the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy and was awarded the Order of the British Empire.-Bibliography:Maiden. Simon & Schuster, 13...
had organized a competing event called Oryx Quest
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 2005 in Qatar.The race, organised by British sailor Tracy Edwards, was regarded as a follow-up to The Race of 2000 and was designed to complement existing Multihull races...
.
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
Results
The 2000 race was won by Club Med, skippered by Grant DaltonGrant Dalton
-Background:Grant Dalton is a professional sailor who started sailing at the age 8 in the P Class and soon started racing as a member of Maraeti Beach Boating Club...
in 62d 6h 56' 33".
| Yacht | Skipper | Rank | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Club MedDoha 2006 (yacht) Doha 2006 is a maxi-catamaran, that participated in many offshore races.It had several names :* Club Med, skippered by Grant Dalton, for The Race,* Maiden 2, skippered by Tracy Edwards and Brian Thompson,... |
Grant Dalton Grant Dalton -Background:Grant Dalton is a professional sailor who started sailing at the age 8 in the P Class and soon started racing as a member of Maraeti Beach Boating Club... |
1 | 62d 6h 56' 33" | |
 Innovation Explorer |
Loick Peyron Loïck Peyron Loïck Peyron, born 1 December 1959 in Nantes, is a French yachtsman, younger brother of the yachtsman Bruno Peyron.He is particularly famous for winning many races in the 1990s on board his trimaran Fujicolor... and Skip Novak |
2 | 64d 22h 32' 38" | |
 Team Adventure |
Cam Lewis | 3 | 82d 20h 21' 02" | |
 Warta PolpharmaWarta Polpharma Warta Polpharma is a maxi-catamaran, that participated to many major races offshore.Its different names were :* Jet Service V, skippered by Serge Madec* Commodore Explorer, skippered by Bruno Peyron* Explorer, skippered by Bruno Peyron... |
Roman Paszke | 4 | 99d 12h 31' | |
 Team Legato |
Tony Bullimore Tony Bullimore Tony Bullimore is a British sailor from Bristol.He is most famous for being rescued during the 1996 Vendee Globe single handed around the world race. The race was marked by a number of incidents including the death of another contestant, Gerry Roufs... |
5 | 104d 20h 52' | |
| PlayStation Playstation (yacht) PlayStation is one of several large catamarans created for the 2000 around the world race known as The Race. Like its competitors, PlayStation was created for sheer speed, pushing the state of the art in materials, construction, and operation... |
Steve Fossett Steve Fossett James Stephen Fossett was an American commodities trader, businessman, and adventurer. Fossett is the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon... |
6 | DNF | Damaged and forced to withdraw on day 16 http://www.cat-alist.com/billboard/day16.htm |
| Team Philips Team Philips Team Philips was a catamaran sailing vessel built to try to take Pete Goss around the world in record time.The design consisted of two thin, wave piercing hulls, each with its own sail, connected by high placed bridges between the hulls to minimise wave drag. It was built in Totnes, England to... |
Pete Goss Pete Goss Pete Goss, MBE is a British yachtsman who has clocked up at sea.A former Royal Marine, he is famous for his pioneering project Team Philips. He received a Legion d'Honneur for saving fellow sailor Raphaël Dinelli in the 1996 Vendée Globe solo around the world yacht race... |
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| DNS | Withdrew before the start of the race |