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#	Nationality	Male	Female	Total	C	I
	Total	1959	468	2427	2326	735
1	United Kingdom	1151	276	1427	1384	365
2	United States	159	47	206	180	78
3	France	130	19	149	147	69
4	Ireland	73	10	83	68	32
5	Australia	42	13	55	41	21
6	Netherlands	34	18	52	66	10
7	Switzerland	32	10	42	49	7
8	South Africa	37	4	41	38	13
9	Canada	25	12	37	27	19
10	Germany	23	12	35	27	9
11	New Zealand	24	5	29	32	9
12	Denmark	20	6	26	34	4
13	Belgium	25	1	26	19	8
14	Norway	16	6	22	22	2
15	Spain	18	1	19	16	4
16	Antigua And Barbuda	11	5	16	19	0
17	Sweden	12	3	15	14	7
18	Russia	13	0	13	10	11
19	Guyana	9	0	9	10	3
20	Hungary	6	1	7	6	5
21	China	3	4	7	9	5
22	Estonia	6	0	6	6	0
23	Ukraine	6	0	6	6	5
24	Brazil	5	1	6	3	1
25	Romania	5	0	5	4	1
26	Mexico	1	4	5	5	0
27	Iceland	5	0	5	7	4
28	Poland	5	0	5	6	1
29	Austria	2	3	5	6	1
30	Jersey	0	4	4	4	0
31	Italy	4	0	4	3	2
32	Faroe Islands	4	0	4	3	3
33	Finland	4	0	4	3	1
34	Bulgaria	3	0	3	6	3
35	United Arab Emirates	3	0	3	2	1
36	Lithuania	3	0	3	3	2
37	Zimbabwe	3	0	3	2	1
38	Portugal	3	0	3	2	3
39	Japan	2	0	2	2	1
40	Serbia	1	1	2	2	0
41	Egypt	2	0	2	0	2
42	Malta	2	0	2	3	0
43	Croatia	2	0	2	2	2
44	India	2	0	2	2	2
45	Latvia	2	0	2	4	1
46	Barbados	2	0	2	3	0
47	French Guiana	2	0	2	3	0
48	Slovenia	1	1	2	1	0
49	Gibraltar	2	0	2	0	3
50	Bahrain	2	0	2	0	2
51	Costa Rica	1	0	1	1	0
52	Greece	1	0	1	1	0
53	Hong Kong	1	0	1	0	1
54	Uruguay	0	1	1	1	0
55	Georgia	1	0	1	1	0
56	Argentina	1	0	1	0	2
57	Turkey	1	0	1	6	5
58	Guatemala	1	0	1	1	0
59	Korea	1	0	1	1	0
60	Kyrgyzstan	1	0	1	0	4
61	Lebanon	1	0	1	1	0
62	Oman	1	0	1	1	0
63	Botswana	1	0	1	1	0

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Steve

Issacs

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Expedition Number	Status	Race / Ind	Depart	Arrival	From	To	Duration	Distance [NM]	Avg. S [kt]	Age at start
101	C	R	12 Oct 1997 12:00	09 Dec 1997 23:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	58d 11h 0m	2550	1.82

Mike

Palmer

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595	I	I	12 Nov 2013 00:00	15 Nov 2013 00:00	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	3d 0h 0m	0	0
493	C	I	31 Jan 2011 00:00	14 Mar 2011 17:54	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	42d 17h 54m	2601	2.54

Louis

Ginglo

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224

20 Jan 2004 00:00

19 May 2004 00:00

120d 0h 0m

Matthew

Ponsonby

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1161

22 Jun 2023 14:00

29 Jul 2023 00:00

36d 10h 0m

Links: https://instagram.com/mattandgiles?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ;

Franck

Bruno

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285

30 Nov 2005 00:00

23 Jan 2006 03:31

54d 3h 31m

Disability: Single leg amputee;

Neels

Terblanche Neels Terblanche

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1305	P	I	23 Oct 2025 08:00		Cape Town (ZA)
1210	I	I	12 Jan 2024 00:00	12 Jan 2025 00:00	Cape Town (ZA)	Cape Town (ZA)	366d 0h 0m	0	0

Robert

Barton

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1142

25 Apr 2023 23:30

20 Jul 2023 11:39

85d 12h 9m

Janette

Benaddi

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720

20 Dec 2015 09:00

25 Feb 2016 14:02

67d 5h 2m

Dominic

Marsh

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457	C	R	04 Jan 2010 00:00	19 Mar 2010 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	74d 0h 0m	2554	1.44
164	C	R	07 Oct 2001 00:00	09 Dec 2001 05:52	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	63d 5h 52m	2554	1.68

George

Harboe

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C
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06 Jun 1896 22:00

01 Aug 1896 11:00

55d 13h 0m

Links: wiki;

Norman

Butler

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177

08 Oct 2001 00:00

29 Dec 2001 12:40

82d 12h 40m

Katherine

Crosby

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1303

I
co

09 Jul 2025 08:00

26 Jul 2025 20:00

17d 12h 0m

Alison

Barr

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1303

I
co

09 Jul 2025 08:00

26 Jul 2025 20:00

17d 12h 0m

Xabier

Agote

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168	C	R	22 Oct 2001 00:00	11 Jan 2002 00:00	El Hierro (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	81d 0h 0m	2489	1.28
168	C	R	07 Oct 2001 00:00	10 Oct 2001 00:00	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	El Hierro (ES)	3d 0h 0m	65	0.9

Jason

Howard-Ady Jason Howard-Ady

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529

14 Dec 2011 00:00

17 Feb 2012 03:03

65d 3h 3m

Vladimir

Maximov

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670

16 Nov 2014 09:30

15 Mar 2015 13:47

119d 4h 17m

Ken

Maynard

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529	C	I	14 Dec 2011 00:00	17 Feb 2012 03:03	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Barbados (BB)	65d 3h 3m	2604	1.67
386	I	I	12 Dec 2008 00:00	06 Jan 2009 04:00	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	25d 4h 0m	0	0

Mick

Dawson

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840	C	R	07 Jun 2018 01:00	28 Aug 2018 14:54	Monterey, California (US)	Waikiki (US)	82d 13h 54m	2084	1.05
431	C	I	08 May 2009 00:00	13 Nov 2009 10:39	Choshi (JP)	Golden Gate Bridge (US)	189d 10h 39m	4415	0.97
288	C	R	06 Dec 2005 00:00	05 Feb 2006 02:50	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	61d 2h 50m	2554	1.74
234	I	I	06 May 2004 00:00	23 Aug 2004 04:00	Choshi (JP)	Choshi (JP)	109d 4h 0m	0	0
193	I	I	02 Jun 2003 00:00	14 Jun 2003 18:35	Choshi (JP)	Choshi (JP)	12d 18h 35m	619	2.02
172	C	R	07 Oct 2001 00:00	16 Dec 2001 09:12	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	70d 9h 12m	2554	1.51

Links: wiki; Related: Steve Dawson (brother);

Andrew

Morris

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367	I	I	05 Dec 2007 00:00	06 Dec 2007 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	El Hierro (ES)	1d 0h 0m	46	1.92
288	C	R	06 Dec 2005 00:00	05 Feb 2006 02:50	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	61d 2h 50m	2554	1.74
262	I	R	30 Nov 2005 00:00	01 Dec 2005 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	1d 0h 0m	0	0

Hamish

Stewart

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709	C	R	20 Dec 2015 09:00	24 Feb 2016 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	English Harbour (AG)	65d 15h 0m	2549	1.62
613	I	R	04 Dec 2013 13:00	04 Dec 2013 13:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	English Harbour (AG)	0d 0h 0m	1	0

Mark

Stubbs

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237	I	I	30 Jun 2004 15:17	07 Aug 2004 15:17	St. John’s (CA)	St. John’s (CA)	38d 0h 0m	0	0
182	I	I	11 Jun 2002 00:00	02 Jul 2002 00:00	St. John’s (CA)	St. John’s (CA)	21d 0h 0m	904	1.79
101	C	R	12 Oct 1997 12:00	09 Dec 1997 23:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	58d 11h 0m	2550	1.82

Colin

Hiscock

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1162

07 Jul 2023 11:48

22 Jul 2023 17:20

15d 5h 32m

Rob

Hamill

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12 Oct 1997 00:00

22 Nov 1997 02:55

41d 2h 55m

Mark

Sealey

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1162	C	I	07 Jul 2023 11:48	22 Jul 2023 17:20	Tromso (NO)	Longyearbyen (NO)	15d 5h 32m	518	1.42
972	C U	R	12 Dec 2020 11:12	01 Feb 2021 10:28	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	English Harbour (AG)	50d 23h 16m	2549	2.08

Michael

Ryan

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169

07 Oct 2001 00:00

23 Dec 2001 21:02

77d 21h 2m

Simon

van der Hoek

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1060	C ms	I	03 May 2022 13:23	30 May 2022 04:21	Mindelo (CV)	Kourou (GF)	26d 14h 58m	1771	2.78
1060	C ms	I	06 Apr 2022 11:56	02 May 2022 08:58	Portimao (PT)	Mindelo (CV)	25d 21h 2m	1496	2.41

Mike

Nestor

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30 Jan 1986 00:00

13 Apr 1986 00:00

73d 0h 0m

Elaine

Theaker

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1159	C U	R	12 Jun 2023 14:39	02 Aug 2023 20:23	Monterey, California (US)	Hanalei, Kauai (US)	51d 5h 44m	2131	1.73
798	C	R	14 Dec 2017 00:00	12 Feb 2018 18:34	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	60d 18h 34m	2554	1.75

Geoff

Gavey

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12 Oct 1997 00:00

15 Dec 1997 07:00

64d 7h 0m

Nigel

Morris

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251	C	I	31 May 2005 00:00	09 Jul 2005 22:10	St. John’s (CA)	Bishops Light (IE)	39d 22h 10m	1675	1.75
182	I	I	11 Jun 2002 00:00	02 Jul 2002 00:00	St. John’s (CA)	St. John’s (CA)	21d 0h 0m	904	1.79

Related: Steve Dawson (brother-in-law), Robert Munslow (brother-in-law), George Rock (brother-in-law);

Pascal

Blond

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12 Oct 1997 00:00

30 Nov 1997 07:00

49d 7h 0m

Nick

Southwood

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1281

01 Feb 2025 10:00

26 Mar 2025 14:59

53d 4h 59m

Tori

Murden

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120	C	I	13 Sep 1999 00:00	03 Dec 1999 07:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Guadeloupe (GP)	81d 7h 0m	2896	1.48
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
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
93	Rs	R	12 Oct 1997 00:00	13 Oct 1997 00:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Los Gigantes (ES)	1d 0h 0m	25	1.04

Aldo

Diana

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529	C	I	14 Dec 2011 00:00	17 Feb 2012 03:03	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Barbados (BB)	65d 3h 3m	2604	1.67
386	I	I	12 Dec 2008 00:00	06 Jan 2009 04:00	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	25d 4h 0m	0	0

Neil

Glover

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1281

01 Feb 2025 10:00

26 Mar 2025 14:59

53d 4h 59m

Peter

Ross

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1281

01 Feb 2025 10:00

26 Mar 2025 14:59

53d 4h 59m

Christopher

Morgan

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231

20 Jan 2004 00:00

08 Mar 2004 06:36

48d 6h 36m

Dominique

Pape

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1137

30 Jan 2023 13:18

25 Mar 2023 12:49

53d 23h 31m

Paul

Lore

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1361	P	I	30 Jun 2026 08:00		St. John’s (CA)
1357	P co	I	10 Feb 2026 08:00		English Harbour (AG)
1339	C	R	14 Dec 2025 12:00	25 Jan 2026 16:19	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	English Harbour (AG)	42d 4h 19m	2549	2.52
1153	C U	R	12 Jun 2023 14:21	18 Jul 2023 18:10	Monterey, California (US)	Hanalei, Kauai (US)	36d 3h 49m	2131	2.46
1028	C U	R	12 Dec 2021 11:37	02 Feb 2022 00:29	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	English Harbour (AG)	51d 12h 52m	2549	2.06

Giles

Johnson

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1161

22 Jun 2023 14:00

29 Jul 2023 00:00

36d 10h 0m

Links: https://instagram.com/mattandgiles?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ;

Sean

Crowley

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53	C	I	17 Jun 1988 00:00	17 Sep 1988 00:00	Halifax (CA)	Galway (IE)	92d 0h 0m	1876	0.85
43	C B	I	30 Jan 1986 00:00	13 Apr 1986 00:00	Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES)	Georgetown (GY)	73d 0h 0m	2719	1.55

Kathy

Tracey

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268

30 Nov 2005 00:00

05 Feb 2006 07:20

67d 7h 20m

George

Rock

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251	C	I	31 May 2005 00:00	09 Jul 2005 22:10	St. John’s (CA)	Bishops Light (IE)	39d 22h 10m	1675	1.75
182	I	I	11 Jun 2002 00:00	02 Jul 2002 00:00	St. John’s (CA)	St. John’s (CA)	21d 0h 0m	904	1.79
90	C	R	12 Oct 1997 00:00	15 Dec 1997 03:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	64d 3h 0m	2550	1.66

Related: Steve Dawson (brother-in-law), Nigel Morris (brother-in-law), Robert Munslow (brother-in-law);

Andrew

Chapple

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149

07 Oct 2001 00:00

26 Nov 2001 15:12

50d 15h 12m

Henry

Dale

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222

20 Jan 2004 00:00

17 May 2004 00:00

118d 0h 0m

Peter

Haining

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12 Oct 1997 00:00

14 Oct 1997 00:00

2d 0h 0m

Links: wiki;

Adrian

Tyrrell

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1130

C
U

03 Jan 2023 10:00

05 Mar 2023 21:00

61d 11h 0m

John

Searson

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102

12 Oct 1997 12:00

11 Dec 1997 05:00

59d 17h 0m

Pete

Beatty

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1168

13 Dec 2023 07:25

26 Jan 2024 10:00

44d 2h 35m

John

Beeden

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852	C	I	30 Nov 2018 08:00	01 Mar 2019 12:00	Portimao (PT)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	91d 4h 0m	3050	1.39
689	C M	I	01 Jun 2015 05:50	27 Dec 2015 03:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Cairns (AU)	208d 21h 10m	6104	1.22
628	I	I	01 Jun 2014 10:13	09 Jun 2014 06:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	7d 19h 47m	0	0
507	C	I	23 Nov 2011 00:00	15 Jan 2012 03:52	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Barbados (BB)	53d 3h 52m	2604	2.04

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