The Velux 5 Oceans Race was a round-the-world single-handed yacht race, sailed in stages, managed by Clipper Ventures since 2000. Its most recent name...
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known for their stages of one day each, whereas the boat sailing Velux 5 Oceans Race is broken down in usually four stages of several weeks duration each...
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Robin Knox-Johnston (category Volvo Ocean Race sailors)
oldest yachtsman to complete a round the world solo voyage in the Velux 5 Oceans Race. Knox-Johnston was born in Putney, London. His birth was registered...
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Several prominent ocean yacht races, notably the Volvo Ocean Race, Velux 5 Oceans Race, and the solo Vendée Globe and Golden Globe Race, sail around the...
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has been the route for several prominent yacht races, such as the Velux 5 Oceans Race and the Vendée Globe. The clipper route from England to Australia...
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Kamakura. He raced his first around the globe race in 2002 during the Around Alone where he finished 4th (Class40), then in the Velux 5 Oceans Race in 2006...
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first edition of the BOC Challenge (now known as the Velux 5 Oceans Race) in 1982; he won the race, and broke the previous record for a single-handed circumnavigation...
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Yacht racing (redirect from Yacht race)
professionally crewed. Originally a four leg race constituting 27,930 miles, it is now a nine leg race. Velux 5 Oceans Race – formerly known as the BOC Challenge...
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Boat racing (redirect from Boat race)
in 4 classes and 500 participants. The Velux 5 Oceans Race – a round-the-world, staged, single-handed yacht race; originally known as the 'BOC Challenge'...
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Vendée Globe (redirect from Vendee Yacht Race)
currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class. Route du Rhum The Velux 5 Oceans Race, a stopping solo race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class previously known...
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Irish Times. Retrieved 20 February 2021. "Golding to retire from Velux 5 Oceans race". Sail-World. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2008. "Ecover...
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IMOCA 60 (redirect from IMOCA 60 Maitre Coq 5)
World Race 2013: one design mast and keel fin. Introduction of foils. 2018: creation of IMOCA Globe series 2023: First edition of The Ocean Race with IMOCA...
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human gene BOC Challenge, now renamed the Velux 5 Oceans Race, a round-the-world single-handed sailing yacht race named after its then main sponsor BOC Body...
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Global Solo Challenge (section The race)
Race, was a race held in 2000, involving multihulls. The Oryx Quest, held in 2005, starting from Qatar. The Velux 5 Oceans Race, a stopping solo race...
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America’s Daring Solo Circumnavigator. (March 5, 2013) Roger Martin Design Retrieved March 27, 2013 VELUX 5 Oceans Race (BOC Challenge) Official Website Archived...
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The boat was lost in 2006 Velux 5 Ocean Race, when he was rescued by fellow competitor Mike Golding deep in the Southern Ocean. The written off hull was...
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new reality series about the Velux 5 Oceans Race. Keoghan told TMZ in 2010 that during the 10th season of The Amazing Race he was detained in Ukraine for...
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Around the world sailing record (section Indian Ocean)
Race, was a race held in 2000, involving multihulls. The Oryx Quest, held in 2005, starting from Qatar. The Velux 5 Oceans Race, a stopping solo race...
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the vessel, and it was lost. In the 2006/2007 Velux 5 Oceans Race (a single-handed, round the world race), the Open 60 yacht Hugo Boss, skippered by Alex...
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Bruce Schwab (section OceanPlanet)
Schwab to race the 2002–2003 Around Alone race (formerly the BOC Challenge and now the Velux 5 Oceans Race) upon the boats completion. OceanPlanet had...
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web}}: Check |url= value (help) "Derek Hatfield takes third in the Velux 5 Oceans race". "Rich Wilson takes thirteenth place in the 8th Vendée Globe". v...
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113 (5). Retrieved 19 January 2024. The Museum of Yachting Archived 2014-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 27, 2013 VELUX 5 Oceans Race (BOC...
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Sailing (sport) (section Common race formats)
also a single-handed race with the only winner, Robin Knox-Johnston on Suhaili; this inspired the present-day Velux 5 Oceans Race (formerly the BOC Challenge...
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single-handed Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. Two modern round-the-world races descended from this event are the Velux 5 Oceans Race (Around Alone), which is run...
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round-the-world yacht race, which he completed in 133 days. Fireball (dinghy) championships BOC Challenge 1994-95 (now the Velux 5 Oceans Race) 1989–1990 Vendée...
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Alex Thomson (sailor) (category Clipper Round the World Yacht Race)
World Race". 15 January 2015. "Dramatic account of how Mike Golding rescued Alex Thomson in the Southern Ocean". 22 February 2016. "Clipper Race welcome...
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Sir Robin's campaign to sail solo around the world as part of the Velux 5 Oceans Race in Sep 2006 Executive officer (First mate) of INS Tarangini during...
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IMOCA 60 Super Bigou (section Pip Hare Ocean Racing)
Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org. "News - Ysbrand Endt (Holland), Pip Hare Ocean Racing (IMOCA) - Transat Jacques Vabre 2021 - Official website". www.transatjacquesvabre...
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category on Pakea Bizkaia 2003 with Gonzalo Gandarias 3rd of the Velux 5 Oceans Race onboard IMOCA 60 - Pakea-Bizkaia 2008 RET 2008-2009 Vendée Globe...
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At the age of 57, in 2010 he placed third in the VELUX 5-Oceans single-handed around the world race. You have to feel so secure in what you're doing on...
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