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...

are 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...

the 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...

of this historic point). Several prominent ocean yacht races, notably the Volvo Ocean Race, Velux 5 Oceans Race, and the solo Vendée Globe and Golden...

and 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...

1931 to 1935 BOC (gene), human gene BOC Challenge, now renamed the Velux 5 Oceans Race, a round-the-world single-handed sailing yacht race named after...

multihulls. The Oryx Quest, held in 2005, starting from Qatar. The Velux 5 Oceans Race, a stopping solo race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class previously...

that Keoghan would host and produce a new reality series about the Velux 5 Oceans Race. Keoghan told TMZ in 2010 that during the 10th season of The Amazing...

Two modern round-the-world races descended from this event are the Velux 5 Oceans Race (Around Alone), which is run in several stages with stops in between...

handed 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...

(Class40), then in the Velux 5 Oceans Race in 2006 where he finished 2nd (IMOCA). In 2005, he participated in the Velux 5 Oceans Race in his boat, Spirit...

he entered the 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...

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...

The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 February 2021. "Golding to retire from Velux 5 Oceans race". Sail-World. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2008. "Ecover...

yachting event in Croatia. 50 boats in 4 classes and 500 participants. The Velux 5 Oceans Race – a round-the-world, staged, single-handed yacht race; originally...

America’s Daring Solo Circumnavigator. (March 5, 2013) Roger Martin Design Retrieved March 27, 2013 VELUX 5 Oceans Race (BOC Challenge) Official Website Archived...

search failed to find 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...

multihulls. The Oryx Quest, held in 2005, starting from Qatar. The Velux 5 Oceans Race, a stopping solo race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class previously...

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"...

winner, Robin Knox-Johnston on Suhaili; this inspired the present-day Velux 5 Oceans Race (formerly the BOC Challenge / Around Alone) and the Vendée Globe...

Solitaire du Figaro in 1986. "Christophe Auguin Joins Velux 5 Oceans Skippers". Velux 5 Oceans. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 April...

four leg race constituting 27,930 miles, it is now a nine leg race. Velux 5 Oceans Race – formerly known as the BOC Challenge and later the Around Alone...

by spring of 2007. 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...

Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum and the Vendée Globe and this has been...

for 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...

In October 2006, he started the Velux 5 Oceans yacht race. He rescued fellow sailor Alex Thomson in the Southern Ocean, then the yacht Ecover had a mast...

Retrieved 20 January 2017. "Cape of Good Hope record tumbles as southern ocean beckons". Vendée Globe. Retrieved 20 January 2017. "Thomson suffers damage...

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...

Alone race (formerly the BOC Challenge and now the Velux 5 Oceans Race) upon the boats completion. OceanPlanet had a narrow beam, seawater ballast, and an...

originally called the BOC Challenge, then Around Alone, and renamed the Velux 5 Oceans Race which commenced in 2006. The races are run in legs, with stop-overs...