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#	Nationality	Male	Female	Total	C	I
	Total	1739	387	2126	2002	697
1	United Kingdom	1017	221	1238	1172	358
2	United States	143	39	182	159	70
3	France	128	19	147	144	69
4	Ireland	63	10	73	59	31
5	Australia	37	11	48	38	17
6	Netherlands	27	18	45	57	10
7	South Africa	33	4	37	33	11
8	Canada	23	10	33	25	18
9	Switzerland	23	8	31	32	2
10	New Zealand	23	4	27	29	9
11	Germany	16	8	24	19	7
12	Denmark	18	6	24	31	4
13	Norway	16	6	22	22	2
14	Belgium	20	0	20	14	7
15	Spain	18	1	19	16	4
16	Antigua And Barbuda	11	5	16	19	0
17	Sweden	12	2	14	13	7
18	Russia	13	0	13	10	10
19	Guyana	9	0	9	10	3
20	China	3	4	7	8	5
21	Hungary	5	1	6	6	3
22	Romania	5	0	5	4	1
23	Poland	5	0	5	6	1
24	Iceland	5	0	5	7	4
25	Brazil	4	1	5	2	1
26	Faroe Islands	4	0	4	3	3
27	Finland	4	0	4	3	1
28	Austria	2	2	4	5	1
29	Jersey	0	4	4	4	0
30	Bulgaria	3	0	3	3	2
31	Portugal	3	0	3	2	3
32	Ukraine	3	0	3	4	2
33	Italy	3	0	3	3	2
34	United Arab Emirates	3	0	3	2	1
35	India	2	0	2	2	2
36	Barbados	2	0	2	3	0
37	Bahrain	2	0	2	0	2
38	Serbia	1	1	2	2	0
39	Japan	2	0	2	2	1
40	Egypt	2	0	2	0	2
41	Latvia	2	0	2	4	1
42	Croatia	2	0	2	2	2
43	Zimbabwe	2	0	2	1	1
44	Lithuania	2	0	2	2	2
45	French Guiana	2	0	2	3	0
46	Slovenia	1	1	2	1	0
47	Gibraltar	2	0	2	0	3
48	Malta	2	0	2	2	0
49	Lebanon	1	0	1	1	0
50	Turkey	1	0	1	6	5
51	Greece	1	0	1	1	0
52	Uruguay	0	1	1	1	0
53	Georgia	1	0	1	1	0
54	Hong Kong	1	0	1	0	1
55	Guatemala	1	0	1	1	0
56	Argentina	1	0	1	0	2
57	Oman	1	0	1	1	0
58	Mexico	1	0	1	1	0
59	Korea	1	0	1	1	0
60	Kyrgyzstan	1	0	1	0	4

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Stuart

Boreham

1966-05-04

Expedition Number	Status	Race / Ind	Depart	Arrival	From	To	Duration	Distance [NM]	Avg. S [kt]	Age at start
217	C	I	15 Nov 2003 00:00	03 Mar 2004 12:09	Playa Santiago (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	109d 12h 9m	2529	0.96	37y 195d

Disability: Cerebral palsy;

Andrew

Veal

0001-01-01

145

07 Oct 2001 00:00

26 Jan 2002 05:38

111d 5h 38m

0y 0d

Related: Debra Veal (wife);

Tom

McClean

1943-02-10

11	C H	I	17 May 1969 00:00	27 Jul 1969 00:00	St. John’s (CA)	Blacksod Bay (IE)	71d 0h 0m	1641	0.96	26y 96d
46	C	I	16 Jun 1987 00:00	10 Aug 1987 00:00	St. John’s (CA)	Bishops Light (IE)	55d 0h 0m	1675	1.27	44y 126d

Links: wiki;

Chris

Martin

1981-01-27

430	C	I	08 May 2009 00:00	13 Nov 2009 10:39	Choshi (JP)	Golden Gate Bridge (US)	189d 10h 39m	4415	0.97	28y 101d
264	C	R	30 Nov 2005 00:00	06 Feb 2006 15:19	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	68d 15h 19m	2554	1.55	24y 307d

Links: wiki;

Bernie

Hollywood

0001-01-01

1116

C
U

12 Dec 2022 12:40

01 Apr 2023 03:56

109d 15h 16m

0y 0d

Charlie

Smith

0001-01-01

769

03 Jan 2017 00:00

21 Mar 2017 00:00

77d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Ben

Martell

1969-06-01

154

07 Oct 2001 00:00

23 Jan 2002 14:46

108d 14h 46m

32y 128d

Malcolm

Atkinson

1970-09-13

154

07 Oct 2001 00:00

23 Jan 2002 14:46

108d 14h 46m

31y 24d

Chay

Blyth

1940-05-14

C
H

04 Jun 1966 00:00

03 Sep 1966 00:00

91d 0h 0m

26y 21d

Links: wiki;

Christophe

Sepot

0001-01-01

476

26 Jan 2010 00:00

15 May 2010 04:15

109d 4h 15m

0y 0d

Fergus

Farrell

1979-06-30

1069

14 Jun 2022 02:12

04 Oct 2022 00:00

111d 21h 48m

42y 349d

Bart

Verboven

0001-01-01

476

26 Jan 2010 00:00

15 May 2010 04:15

109d 4h 15m

0y 0d

John

Ridgway

1938-07-08

C
H

04 Jun 1966 00:00

03 Sep 1966 00:00

91d 0h 0m

27y 331d

Links: wiki;

Damian

Browne

1980-05-17

1069	C	I	14 Jun 2022 02:12	04 Oct 2022 00:00	Chelsea Piers, Manhattan (US)	Galway (IE)	111d 21h 48m	2665	0.99	42y 28d
802	C	R	14 Dec 2017 00:00	15 Feb 2018 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	63d 0h 0m	2554	1.69	37y 211d

Lia

Ditton

1980-04-13

953	C	I	17 Jun 2020 23:02	12 Sep 2020 09:07	Tiburon, San Francisco Bay (US)	Waikiki (US)	86d 10h 5m	2081	1	40y 65d
466	C	R	04 Jan 2010 00:00	17 Mar 2010 23:29	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	72d 23h 29m	2554	1.46	29y 266d

Links: wiki;

David

Bell

1972-06-12

992

31 May 2021 06:55

26 Sep 2021 11:50

118d 4h 55m

48y 353d

Jerome

Caudoux

1994-04-06

1210	I	I	14 Feb 2024 08:00	14 Mar 2024 08:00	Lagos (PT)	Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES)	29d 0h 0m	707	1.02	29y 314d
1136	C U	I	30 Jan 2023 13:18	25 Mar 2023 12:49	Restinga Del Hierro (ES)	Guadeloupe (GP)	53d 23h 31m	2507	1.94	28y 299d

Patrick

Favre

1966-07-25

1210	I	I	14 Feb 2024 08:00	14 Mar 2024 08:00	Lagos (PT)	Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES)	29d 0h 0m	707	1.02	57y 204d
1136	C U	I	30 Jan 2023 13:18	25 Mar 2023 12:49	Restinga Del Hierro (ES)	Guadeloupe (GP)	53d 23h 31m	2507	1.94	56y 189d
304	C M	R	19 Nov 2006 00:00	04 Jan 2007 18:22	Saint Louis (SN)	Saint Laurent (GF)	46d 18h 22m	2172	1.94	40y 117d
1055	C	I	31 Jan 2022 08:15	25 Mar 2022 11:45	Restinga Del Hierro (ES)	Ilet du Gosier (GP)	53d 3h 30m	2505	1.96	55y 190d
396	C M	R	08 Mar 2009 00:00	21 Apr 2009 14:01	Saint Louis (SN)	Saint Laurent (GF)	44d 14h 1m	2297	2.15	42y 226d
726	C	I	26 Jan 2016 10:25	15 Mar 2016 08:22	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Guadeloupe (GP)	48d 21h 57m	2625	2.24	49y 185d
897	C	I	22 Nov 2019 15:37	07 Jan 2020 18:45	El Hierro (ES)	Ilet du Gosier (GP)	46d 3h 8m	2510	2.27	53y 120d
569	C	I	08 Jan 2013 10:00	26 Feb 2013 12:59	Tarfaya (MA)	Martinique (MQ)	49d 2h 59m	2791	2.37	46y 167d
559	C	I	26 Feb 2012 06:59	31 Mar 2012 22:30	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	34d 15h 31m	2601	3.13	45y 216d

Sarah

Kettle

1958-12-08

225

20 Jan 2004 00:00

04 May 2004 16:28

105d 16h 28m

45y 43d

Related: Sally Kettle (daughter);

Leo

Foster

0001-01-01

778

27 May 2017 14:42

26 Jul 2017 02:44

59d 12h 2m

0y 0d

Related: Dan Foster (brother);

Dan

Foster

0001-01-01

778

27 May 2017 14:42

26 Jul 2017 02:44

59d 12h 2m

0y 0d

Related: Leo Foster (brother);

Luke

s Taster

0001-01-01

778

27 May 2017 14:42

26 Jul 2017 02:44

59d 12h 2m

0y 0d

Louise

Graff

0000-01-01

81	Rs	R	12 Oct 1997 00:00	13 Oct 1997 00:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Los Gigantes (ES)	1d 0h 0m	25	1.04	0y 0d
107	I	R	22 Oct 1997 00:00	24 Oct 1997 00:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Los Gigantes (ES)	2d 0h 0m	52	1.08	0y 0d
492	C	I	15 Jan 2011 00:00	03 Mar 2011 18:00	Tarfaya (MA)	Port St. Charles (BB)	47d 18h 0m	2752	2.4	0y 0d

Tori

Murden

1963-03-06

81	Rs	R	12 Oct 1997 00:00	13 Oct 1997 00:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Los Gigantes (ES)	1d 0h 0m	25	1.04	34y 220d
107	I	R	22 Oct 1997 00:00	24 Oct 1997 00:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Los Gigantes (ES)	2d 0h 0m	52	1.08	34y 230d
110	I	I	14 Jun 1998 00:00	07 Sep 1998 00:00	Nag's Head (US)	Nag's Head (US)	85d 0h 0m	2650	1.3	35y 100d
120	C	I	13 Sep 1999 00:00	03 Dec 1999 07:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Guadeloupe (GP)	81d 7h 0m	2896	1.48	36y 191d

Oli

Buck

0001-01-01

778

27 May 2017 14:42

26 Jul 2017 02:44

59d 12h 2m

0y 0d

Steve

Sparks

1961-10-01

839

07 Jun 2018 01:00

28 Aug 2018 14:54

82d 13h 54m

56y 249d

Disability: Blind;

Jan

Female

1944-12-14

12 Oct 1997 00:00

21 Jan 1998 00:00

101d 0h 0m

52y 302d

Related: Daniel Byles (son);

Daniel

Byles

1974-06-24

12 Oct 1997 00:00

21 Jan 1998 00:00

101d 0h 0m

23y 110d

Related: Jan Female (mother);

Chris

Howard

1985-04-08

509	C	I	25 Nov 2011 00:00	07 Mar 2012 06:00	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Barbados (BB)	103d 6h 0m	2604	1.05	26y 231d
1068	T I	R	12 Jun 2022 12:00	05 Jul 2022 00:00	Tower Bridge (UK)	Tower Bridge (UK)	22d 12h 0m	775	1.44	37y 65d

Guirec

Soudée

0001-01-01

1003	C U M	I	15 Jun 2021 19:00	01 Oct 2021 13:00	Cape Cod (US)	Brest (FR)	107d 18h 0m	2720	1.05	0y 0d
982	C U	I	15 Dec 2020 00:00	26 Feb 2021 21:00	Restinga Del Hierro (ES)	Gustavia (BL)	73d 21h 0m	2538	1.43	0y 0d

Tom

Dignum

0001-01-01

509

25 Nov 2011 00:00

07 Mar 2012 06:00

103d 6h 0m

0y 0d

Vladimir

Maximov

1964-08-15

669

16 Nov 2014 09:30

15 Mar 2015 13:47

119d 4h 17m

50y 93d

Lara

Vafiadis

0001-01-01

1117

C
U

12 Dec 2022 12:45

21 Mar 2023 12:07

98d 23h 22m

0y 0d

Peter

Haining

1962-04-03

12 Oct 1997 00:00

14 Oct 1997 00:00

2d 0h 0m

35y 192d

Links: wiki;

Nigel

Garbett

0000-01-01

12 Oct 1997 00:00

13 Oct 1997 00:00

1d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Warren

Rowe

1992-02-16

1123

23 Dec 2022 15:29

27 Dec 2022 20:33

4d 5h 4m

30y 310d

Shareeda

Aldosseri

1999-09-12

1123

23 Dec 2022 15:29

27 Dec 2022 20:33

4d 5h 4m

23y 102d

David

Riches

0000-01-01

12 Oct 1997 00:00

14 Oct 1997 00:00

2d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Boris

Renzelmann

0000-01-01

12 Oct 1997 00:00

22 Oct 1997 00:00

10d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Ian

Chater

1953-10-16

80	I	R	12 Oct 1997 00:00	13 Oct 1997 00:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Los Gigantes (ES)	1d 0h 0m	26	1.08	43y 361d
149	C	R	07 Oct 2001 00:00	30 Dec 2001 18:56	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	84d 18h 56m	2554	1.26	47y 356d

Robert

Driscoll

1976-05-09

1123

23 Dec 2022 15:29

27 Dec 2022 20:33

4d 5h 4m

46y 228d

Saad

Musameh

1996-07-17

1123

23 Dec 2022 15:29

27 Dec 2022 20:33

4d 5h 4m

26y 159d

Nikolai

Wedemeye

0000-01-01

12 Oct 1997 00:00

22 Oct 1997 00:00

10d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Marie Christine

Meunier

0000-01-01

12 Oct 1997 00:00

29 Oct 1997 00:00

17d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Related: Jean Marc Meunier (husband);

John

Williams

0001-01-01

335	C	I	24 Mar 2007 00:00	09 Jul 2007 21:30	Fremantle (AU)	Longitude of Rodriguez (MU)	107d 21h 30m	2818	1.09	0y 0d
198	C	R	19 Oct 2003 00:00	29 Dec 2003 03:09	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	71d 3h 9m	2534	1.48	0y 0d

Joseph

Le Guen

1947-03-29

127	I	I	03 Feb 2000 00:00	02 Apr 2000 00:00	Wellington (NZ)	Wellington (NZ)	59d 0h 0m	1538	1.09	52y 311d
68	C	I	13 Jun 1995 00:00	24 Sep 1995 00:00	Cape Cod (US)	Ile Molene (FR)	103d 0h 0m	2721	1.1	48y 76d
95	C	R	12 Oct 1997 00:00	30 Nov 1997 07:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	49d 7h 0m	2550	2.16	50y 197d

Andrea

Palos

1983-04-07

327	C	I	27 Nov 2006 00:00	23 Dec 2006 07:30	Rota (ES)	Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES)	26d 7h 30m	685	1.09	23y 234d
327	C	I	09 Jan 2007 05:30	01 Mar 2007 11:40	Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	51d 6h 10m	2631	2.14	23y 277d

Glenn

Edwards

0001-01-01

335

24 Mar 2007 00:00

09 Jul 2007 21:30

107d 21h 30m

0y 0d

Dominic

Pichon

0001-01-01

126

23 Jan 2000 00:00

09 Feb 2000 00:00

17d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Jean Marc

Meunier

0000-01-01

12 Oct 1997 00:00

29 Oct 1997 00:00

17d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Related: Marie Christine Meunier (wife);

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