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#	Nationality	Male	Female	Total	C	I
	Total	1836	414	2250	2101	745
1	United Kingdom	1076	240	1316	1242	376
2	United States	148	41	189	160	77
3	France	130	19	149	147	69
4	Ireland	64	10	74	59	32
5	Australia	42	11	53	39	21
6	Netherlands	31	18	49	61	11
7	South Africa	33	4	37	33	12
8	Canada	24	12	36	26	19
9	Switzerland	23	10	33	37	1
10	New Zealand	24	5	29	31	9
11	Germany	20	8	28	21	9
12	Denmark	18	6	24	31	4
13	Belgium	23	1	24	18	7
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	2	14	13	7
18	Russia	13	0	13	10	11
19	Guyana	9	0	9	10	3
20	China	3	4	7	8	6
21	Hungary	6	1	7	6	5
22	Ukraine	6	0	6	4	7
23	Brazil	5	1	6	3	1
24	Romania	5	0	5	4	1
25	Poland	5	0	5	6	1
26	Iceland	5	0	5	7	4
27	Jersey	0	4	4	4	0
28	Faroe Islands	4	0	4	3	3
29	Italy	4	0	4	3	2
30	Finland	4	0	4	3	1
31	Austria	2	2	4	5	1
32	Bulgaria	3	0	3	5	4
33	United Arab Emirates	3	0	3	2	1
34	Lithuania	3	0	3	2	3
35	Zimbabwe	3	0	3	2	1
36	Portugal	3	0	3	2	3
37	Malta	2	0	2	2	0
38	Gibraltar	2	0	2	0	3
39	Estonia	2	0	2	0	2
40	Bahrain	2	0	2	0	2
41	Serbia	1	1	2	2	0
42	Japan	2	0	2	2	1
43	Barbados	2	0	2	3	0
44	Egypt	2	0	2	0	2
45	Latvia	2	0	2	4	1
46	Croatia	2	0	2	2	2
47	French Guiana	2	0	2	3	0
48	India	2	0	2	2	2
49	Slovenia	1	1	2	1	0
50	Oman	1	0	1	1	0
51	Georgia	1	0	1	1	0
52	Costa Rica	1	0	1	1	0
53	Hong Kong	1	0	1	0	1
54	Kyrgyzstan	1	0	1	0	4
55	Greece	1	0	1	1	0
56	Turkey	1	0	1	6	5
57	Uruguay	0	1	1	1	0
58	Mexico	1	0	1	1	0
59	Argentina	1	0	1	0	2
60	Lebanon	1	0	1	1	0
61	Guatemala	1	0	1	1	0
62	Korea	1	0	1	1	0
63	Botswana	1	0	1	1	0

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Derek

King

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Expedition Number	Status	Race / Ind	Depart	Arrival	From	To	Duration	Distance [NM]	Avg. S [kt]	Age at start
29	C H	I	24 Mar 1974 00:00	25 Jun 1974 07:00	Gibraltar (ES)	St. Lucia (LC)	93d 7h 0m	3080	1.38

Anders

Svedlund

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28	C H	I	27 Feb 1974 00:00	06 Sep 1974 00:00	Huasco (CL)	Papeete (WS)	191d 0h 0m	5615	1.22
20	C H	I	21 Apr 1971 00:00	24 Jun 1971 00:00	Kalbarri (AU)	Antisiranana (MG)	64d 0h 0m	3747	2.44
15	H I	I	15 Sep 1970 00:00	18 Sep 1970 00:00	Perth (AU)	Perth (AU)	3d 0h 0m	112	1.56
10	I	I	17 Mar 1969 00:00	22 Mar 1969 00:00	Auckland (NZ)	Auckland (NZ)	5d 0h 0m	0	0

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John

Martineau

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H
I

03 Oct 1972 00:00

04 Jan 1973 00:00

93d 0h 0m

Steve

Ewbanks

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Rs

28 Aug 1972 00:00

03 Sep 1972 00:00

6d 0h 0m

Peter

Doorish

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24	H Ic	I	02 Jun 1972 00:00	03 Jul 1972 00:00	Depoe Bay (US)	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	31d 0h 0m	686	0.92
23	H Rs	I	18 May 1972 00:00	25 May 1972 00:00	La Push (US)	Depoe Bay (US)	7d 0h 0m	199	1.18

Arthur

Hornby

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22	H I	I	16 Mar 1972 00:00	19 Mar 1972 00:00	Kamaishi (JP)	Kamaishi (JP)	3d 0h 0m	0	0
14	H I	I	01 May 1970 00:00	31 May 1970 00:00	Kamaishi (JP)	Kamaishi (JP)	30d 0h 0m	0	0

Sylvia

Cook

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21	C H T	I	07 Feb 1972 00:00	22 Apr 1972 00:00	Tarawa (KI)	Hayman Island (AU)	75d 0h 0m	1933	1.07
21	C H T	I	11 Jan 1972 00:00	13 Jan 1972 00:00	Gilbert Islands (KI)	Tarawa (KI)	2d 0h 0m	0	0
21	C H T	I	12 Nov 1971 00:00	09 Jan 1972 00:00	Tangkore (KI)	Gilbert Islands (KI)	58d 0h 0m	1496	1.07
21	C H T	I	17 Jun 1971 00:00	06 Oct 1971 00:00	Ensenada (MX)	Tangkore (KI)	111d 0h 0m	2948	1.11
21	C H T	I	26 Apr 1971 00:00	03 Jun 1971 00:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Ensenada (MX)	38d 0h 0m		0
19	H Rs	I	20 Apr 1971 00:00	20 Apr 1971 00:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	0d 0h 0m	0	0
18	H Rs	I	15 Apr 1971 00:00	15 Apr 1971 00:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	0d 0h 0m	0	0
17	H Rs	I	10 Apr 1971 00:00	10 Apr 1971 00:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	0d 0h 0m	0	0

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John

Fairfax

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21	C H T	I	07 Feb 1972 00:00	22 Apr 1972 00:00	Tarawa (KI)	Hayman Island (AU)	75d 0h 0m	1933	1.07
21	C H T	I	11 Jan 1972 00:00	13 Jan 1972 00:00	Gilbert Islands (KI)	Tarawa (KI)	2d 0h 0m	0	0
21	C H T	I	12 Nov 1971 00:00	09 Jan 1972 00:00	Tangkore (KI)	Gilbert Islands (KI)	58d 0h 0m	1496	1.07
21	C H T	I	17 Jun 1971 00:00	06 Oct 1971 00:00	Ensenada (MX)	Tangkore (KI)	111d 0h 0m	2948	1.11
21	C H T	I	26 Apr 1971 00:00	03 Jun 1971 00:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Ensenada (MX)	38d 0h 0m		0
19	H Rs	I	20 Apr 1971 00:00	20 Apr 1971 00:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	0d 0h 0m	0	0
18	H Rs	I	15 Apr 1971 00:00	15 Apr 1971 00:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	0d 0h 0m	0	0
17	H Rs	I	10 Apr 1971 00:00	10 Apr 1971 00:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	0d 0h 0m	0	0
9	C H B	I	20 Jan 1969 00:00	19 Jul 1969 00:00	San Agustin, Gran Canaria (ES)	Hollywood Beach (US)	180d 0h 0m	3773	0.87

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Sidney

Genders

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13	C H W ms	I	08 Mar 1970 08:00	02 Apr 1970 08:00	English Harbour (AG)	Miami (US)	25d 0h 0m	1155	1.93
13	C H W ms	I	25 Dec 1969 00:00	08 Mar 1970 08:00	Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)	English Harbour (AG)	73d 8h 0m	2639	1.5
13	C H W ms	I	11 Sep 1969 00:00	18 Nov 1969 00:00	Sennen Cove (UK)	Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)	68d 0h 0m	1477	0.91
12	H I	I	28 May 1969 00:00	15 Jun 1969 00:00	Fort Wrath (UK)	Fort Wrath (UK)	18d 0h 0m	104	0.24

Lewis Jnr

Mills

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H
I

17 Mar 1967 12:00

19 Mar 1967 00:00

1d 12h 0m

Lewis

Mills

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H
I

17 Mar 1967 12:00

19 Mar 1967 00:00

1d 12h 0m

Chay

Blyth

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C
H

04 Jun 1966 00:00

03 Sep 1966 00:00

91d 0h 0m

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John

Ridgway

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C
H

04 Jun 1966 00:00

03 Sep 1966 00:00

91d 0h 0m

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John

Hoare

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H
L
I

21 May 1966 00:00

03 Sep 1966 00:00

105d 0h 0m

David

Johnstone

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H
L
I

21 May 1966 00:00

03 Sep 1966 00:00

105d 0h 0m

Hannes

Lindermann Hannes Lindermann

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5	C W K	I	20 Oct 1956 00:01	30 Dec 1956 00:01	Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)	Nassau (BS)	71d 0h 0m	3293	1.93
4	C W K	I	01 Oct 1956 00:00	05 Dec 1956 00:00	Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)	Saint Martin (MF)	65d 0h 0m	2684	1.72

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Franz

Romer

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3	H L I W K	I	11 Sep 1928 00:01	15 Sep 1928 00:01	San Juan (PR)	Battery Park, New York (US)	4d 0h 0m		0
2	C H W K ms	I	15 Aug 1928 00:01	01 Sep 1928 00:01	St. Thomas (VG)	San Juan (PR)	17d 0h 0m	68	0.17
2	C H W K ms	I	04 Jun 1928 00:01	01 Aug 1928 00:01	Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)	St. Thomas (VG)	58d 0h 0m	2775	1.99
2	C H W K ms	I	31 Mar 1928 00:01	31 May 1928 00:00	Lisbon (PT)	Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)	60d 23h 59m	706	0.48

George

Harboe

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C
H
sd

06 Jun 1896 22:00

01 Aug 1896 11:00

55d 13h 0m

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Frank

Samuelsen

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C
H
sd

06 Jun 1896 22:00

01 Aug 1896 11:00

55d 13h 0m

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