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The Race (yachting race)'''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 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:
- 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 (yacht)|Club Med, skippered by Grant Dalton in 62d 6h 56' 33".
See also
- Jules Verne Trophy
External links
- The Race coverage at cat-alist
Category:Round-the-world yachting races
Category:2000 in sailing
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