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#	Nationality	Male	Female	Total	C	I
	Total	1510	299	1809	1686	633
1	United Kingdom	886	169	1055	992	334
2	United States	117	32	149	134	57
3	France	121	19	140	137	62
4	Ireland	43	8	51	40	29
5	Australia	34	9	43	32	16
6	Netherlands	24	11	35	44	10
7	South Africa	29	3	32	30	7
8	Canada	23	7	30	22	18
9	New Zealand	21	4	25	27	8
10	Switzerland	17	5	22	22	0
11	Belgium	20	0	20	14	7
12	Germany	12	8	20	14	7
13	Norway	13	5	18	18	2
14	Antigua And Barbuda	11	5	16	16	0
15	Denmark	13	3	16	17	2
16	Spain	13	1	14	12	2
17	Sweden	12	2	14	13	7
18	Russia	13	0	13	9	11
19	Guyana	9	0	9	10	3
20	Hungary	5	1	6	6	3
21	China	2	4	6	7	5
22	Romania	5	0	5	4	1
23	Iceland	5	0	5	6	4
24	Brazil	4	1	5	2	1
25	Faroe Islands	4	0	4	3	1
26	Finland	4	0	4	3	1
27	Italy	3	0	3	3	2
28	Poland	3	0	3	4	1
29	Ukraine	3	0	3	4	2
30	Austria	2	1	3	3	1
31	Croatia	2	0	2	2	2
32	French Guiana	2	0	2	3	0
33	Latvia	2	0	2	3	0
34	United Arab Emirates	2	0	2	1	1
35	Egypt	2	0	2	0	2
36	Barbados	2	0	2	2	0
37	Malta	2	0	2	2	0
38	Gibraltar	2	0	2	0	3
39	Portugal	2	0	2	1	3
40	Bulgaria	2	0	2	2	0
41	Zimbabwe	2	0	2	1	1
42	India	2	0	2	2	2
43	Japan	1	0	1	1	1
44	Uruguay	0	1	1	1	0
45	Serbia	1	0	1	1	0
46	Mexico	1	0	1	1	0
47	Slovenia	1	0	1	1	0
48	Korea	1	0	1	1	0
49	Lebanon	1	0	1	1	0
50	Argentina	1	0	1	0	2
51	Oman	1	0	1	1	0
52	Hong Kong	1	0	1	0	1
53	Georgia	1	0	1	1	0
54	Lithuania	1	0	1	1	2
55	Kyrgyzstan	1	0	1	0	4
56	Guatemala	1	0	1	1	0
57	Turkey	1	0	1	7	5
58	Greece	1	0	1	1	0

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Sylvia

Cook

0001-01-01

Expedition Number	Status	Race / Ind	Depart	Arrival	From	To	Duration	Distance [NM]	Avg. S [kt]	Age at start
20	C H T	I	17 Jun 1971 00:00	06 Oct 1971 00:00	Ensenada (MX)	Tangkore (KI)	111d 0h 0m	2948	1.11	0y 0d
20	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	0y 0d
20	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	0y 0d
20	C H T	I	11 Jan 1972 00:00	13 Jan 1972 00:00	Gilbert Islands (KI)	Tarawa (KI)	2d 0h 0m	0	0	0y 0d
20	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	0y 0d
18	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	0y 0d
17	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	0y 0d
16	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	0y 0d

Links: wiki;

Chris

McCaffrey

1999-12-06

1006	I	I	10 Jul 2021 20:30	29 Aug 2021 00:00	Chatham (US)	Galway (IE)	49d 3h 30m	1300	1.1	21y 216d
1002	Rs	I	15 Jun 2021 17:00	24 Jun 2021 02:54	Arverne, Rockaway beach, New York (US)	Galway (IE)	8d 9h 54m	155	0.77	21y 191d

Réamonn

Byrne

1981-06-16

1006	I	I	10 Jul 2021 20:30	29 Aug 2021 00:00	Chatham (US)	Galway (IE)	49d 3h 30m	1300	1.1	40y 24d
1002	Rs	I	15 Jun 2021 17:00	24 Jun 2021 02:54	Arverne, Rockaway beach, New York (US)	Galway (IE)	8d 9h 54m	155	0.77	39y 364d

Brian

Heron

0001-01-01

456

04 Jan 2010 00:00

11 Apr 2010 00:00

97d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Ryen

Cosgro

1995-05-17

1006	I	I	10 Jul 2021 20:30	29 Aug 2021 00:00	Chatham (US)	Galway (IE)	49d 3h 30m	1300	1.1	26y 54d
1002	Rs	I	15 Jun 2021 17:00	24 Jun 2021 02:54	Arverne, Rockaway beach, New York (US)	Galway (IE)	8d 9h 54m	155	0.77	26y 29d

Daryl

Farmer

1974-11-01

756	C	R	14 Dec 2016 00:00	20 Mar 2017 13:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	English Harbour (AG)	96d 13h 0m	2549	1.1	42y 43d
645	I	R	18 Jun 2014 00:00	21 Jun 2014 00:00	Monterey (US)	Monterey (US)	3d 0h 0m	26	0.36	39y 229d
640	I	R	10 Jun 2014 00:00	12 Jun 2014 00:00	Monterey (US)	Monterey (US)	2d 0h 0m	8	0.17	39y 221d

Dominic

Pichon

0001-01-01

125

23 Jan 2000 00:00

09 Feb 2000 00:00

17d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Glenn

Edwards

0001-01-01

333

24 Mar 2007 00:00

09 Jul 2007 21:30

107d 21h 30m

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);

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);

Boris

Renzelmann

0000-01-01

12 Oct 1997 00:00

22 Oct 1997 00:00

10d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Kenneth

Kerr

0000-01-01

32	H I	I	01 May 1979 00:00	26 Jun 1979 00:00	St. John’s (CA)	Bishops Light (IE)	56d 0h 0m	1450	1.08	0y 0d
33	H L I	I	21 May 1980 00:00	25 Oct 1980 00:00	Corner Brook (CA)	Bishops Light (IE)	157d 0h 0m		0	0y 0d

David

Riches

0000-01-01

12 Oct 1997 00:00

14 Oct 1997 00:00

2d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Nigel

Garbett

0000-01-01

12 Oct 1997 00:00

13 Oct 1997 00:00

1d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Leo

Rossette

0001-01-01

461	C	R	04 Jan 2010 00:00	15 Apr 2010 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Les Saintes (GP)	101d 0h 0m	2606	1.08	0y 0d
386	I	I	01 Jan 2009 00:00	02 Jan 2009 17:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	1d 17h 0m	0	0	0y 0d

Peter

Haining

1962-04-03

12 Oct 1997 00:00

14 Oct 1997 00:00

2d 0h 0m

35y 192d

Links: wiki;

Guy

Lemonier

0000-01-01

45	Rs	I	16 Jun 1987 00:00	17 Jun 1987 00:00	Cape Cod (US)	Cape Cod (US)	1d 0h 0m	26	1.08	0y 0d
47	I	I	21 Jun 1987 00:00	21 Aug 1987 00:00	Cape Cod (US)	Cape Cod (US)	61d 0h 0m	0	0	0y 0d

Nikolai

Wedemeye

0000-01-01

12 Oct 1997 00:00

22 Oct 1997 00:00

10d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Richard

Wood

1956-03-22

225	C	R	20 Jan 2004 00:00	30 Apr 2004 19:30	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	101d 19h 30m	2606	1.07	47y 304d
140	I	R	07 Oct 2001 00:00	13 Oct 2001 00:00	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	6d 0h 0m	60	0.42	45y 199d

Vladimir

Maximov

1964-08-15

669

16 Nov 2014 09:30

15 Mar 2015 13:47

119d 4h 17m

50y 93d

Sarah

Outen

1985-05-26

416	C	I	01 Apr 2009 00:00	03 Aug 2009 14:09	Fremantle (AU)	Mauritius (MU)	124d 14h 9m	3183	1.06	23y 310d
579	C	I	27 Apr 2013 07:33	23 Sep 2013 20:34	Choshi (JP)	Adak (US)	149d 13h 1m	2041	0.57	27y 336d
684	I	I	14 May 2015 13:45	03 Oct 2015 13:45	Chatham (US)	Chatham (US)	142d 0h 0m	0	0	29y 353d
578	Rs	I	27 Apr 2013 01:47	27 Apr 2013 01:47	Choshi (JP)	Choshi (JP)	0d 0h 0m	0	0	27y 336d
562	I	I	12 May 2012 00:00	07 Jun 2012 00:00	Choshi (JP)	Choshi (JP)	26d 0h 0m	0	0	26y 352d
415	I	I	13 Mar 2009 00:00	23 Mar 2009 00:00	Fremantle (AU)	Fremantle (AU)	10d 0h 0m	0	0	23y 291d

Links: wiki;

Daniel

Byles

1974-06-24

12 Oct 1997 00:00

21 Jan 1998 00:00

101d 0h 0m

23y 110d

Related: Jan Female (mother);

Michael

Tuijn

1968-11-16

178	C	R	09 Oct 2001 00:00	18 Jan 2002 00:00	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	101d 0h 0m	2554	1.05	32y 327d
176	Rs	R	08 Oct 2001 00:00	09 Oct 2001 00:00	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	1d 0h 0m	13	0.54	32y 326d
143	I	R	07 Oct 2001 00:00	08 Oct 2001 00:00	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	1d 0h 0m	8	0.33	32y 325d

Jan

Female

1944-12-14

12 Oct 1997 00:00

21 Jan 1998 00:00

101d 0h 0m

52y 302d

Related: Daniel Byles (son);

Tom

Dignum

0001-01-01

509

25 Nov 2011 00:00

07 Mar 2012 06:00

103d 6h 0m

0y 0d

Steve

Sparks

1961-10-01

840

07 Jun 2018 01:00

28 Aug 2018 14:54

82d 13h 54m

56y 249d

Disability: Blind;

Rik

Knoop

1967-08-11

178	C	R	09 Oct 2001 00:00	18 Jan 2002 00:00	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	101d 0h 0m	2554	1.05	34y 59d
176	Rs	R	08 Oct 2001 00:00	09 Oct 2001 00:00	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	1d 0h 0m	13	0.54	34y 58d
143	I	R	07 Oct 2001 00:00	08 Oct 2001 00:00	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	1d 0h 0m	8	0.33	34y 57d

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);

Oli

Buck

0001-01-01

778

27 May 2017 14:42

26 Jul 2017 02:44

59d 12h 2m

0y 0d

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);

Luke

s Taster

0001-01-01

778

27 May 2017 14:42

26 Jul 2017 02:44

59d 12h 2m

0y 0d

Sarah

Kettle

1958-12-08

226

20 Jan 2004 00:00

04 May 2004 16:28

105d 16h 28m

45y 43d

Related: Sally Kettle (daughter);

Alex

Bellini

1978-09-15

376	C T	I	21 Feb 2008 00:00	11 Dec 2008 07:20	Callao (PE)	The Coral Sea (AU)	294d 7h 20m	7101	1.01	29y 159d
257	C M	I	18 Sep 2005 00:00	30 Apr 2006 00:00	Genoa (IT)	Fortaleza (BR)	224d 0h 0m	3848	0.72	27y 3d
239	I	I	21 Oct 2004 00:00	12 Nov 2004 00:00	Genoa (IT)	Genoa (IT)	22d 0h 0m	0	0	26y 36d

Links: wiki;

Richard

Jones

1943-07-07

132	C	I	10 Oct 2000 00:00	20 Feb 2001 00:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Ragged Island (BS)	133d 0h 0m	3193	1	57y 95d
111	I	I	24 Sep 1998 00:00	27 Sep 1998 00:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Los Gigantes (ES)	3d 0h 0m	0	0	55y 79d

David

Bell

1972-06-12

992

31 May 2021 06:55

26 Sep 2021 11:50

118d 4h 55m

48y 353d

Christophe

Sepot

0001-01-01

475

26 Jan 2010 00:00

15 May 2010 04:15

109d 4h 15m

0y 0d

Bart

Verboven

0001-01-01

475

26 Jan 2010 00:00

15 May 2010 04:15

109d 4h 15m

0y 0d

Chay

Blyth

1940-05-14

C
H

04 Jun 1966 00:00

03 Sep 1966 00:00

91d 0h 0m

26y 21d

Links: wiki;

John

Ridgway

1938-07-08

C
H

04 Jun 1966 00:00

03 Sep 1966 00:00

91d 0h 0m

27y 331d

Links: wiki;

Bhavik

Gandhi

0001-01-01

331	C	I	28 Feb 2007 00:00	14 Jun 2007 09:30	El Hierro (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	106d 9h 30m	2510	0.98	0y 0d
330	Rs	I	12 Feb 2007 00:00	18 Feb 2007 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	6d 0h 0m	0	0	0y 0d
293	I	I	11 Apr 2006 00:00	15 Apr 2006 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	4d 0h 0m	0	0	0y 0d

Ben

Martell

1969-06-01

163

07 Oct 2001 00:00

23 Jan 2002 14:46

108d 14h 46m

32y 128d

Grant

Rawlinson

0001-01-01

769	C	I	03 Jan 2017 00:00	21 Mar 2017 00:00	Singapore (SG)	Darwin (AU)	77d 0h 0m	1809	0.98	0y 0d
848	I	I	10 Nov 2018 09:40	18 Nov 2018 00:00	Eden (AU)	New Plymouth (NZ)	7d 14h 20m	0	0	0y 0d
847	I	I	30 Aug 2018 00:00	23 Sep 2018 00:00	Eden (AU)	New Plymouth (NZ)	24d 0h 0m	0	0	0y 0d
788	I	I	18 Oct 2017 00:00	11 Nov 2017 00:00	Coffs Harbour (AU)	New Plymouth (NZ)	24d 0h 0m	0	0	0y 0d

Malcolm

Atkinson

1970-09-13

163

07 Oct 2001 00:00

23 Jan 2002 14:46

108d 14h 46m

31y 24d

Charlie

Smith

0001-01-01

769

03 Jan 2017 00:00

21 Mar 2017 00:00

77d 0h 0m

0y 0d

James

Ketchell

1982-01-11

458	C	R	04 Jan 2010 00:00	24 Apr 2010 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	110d 0h 0m	2554	0.97	27y 358d
750	I	I	25 Jun 2016 18:00	01 Jul 2016 18:00	Tower Bridge (UK)	Tower Bridge (UK)	6d 0h 0m	0	0	34y 166d
729	I W K	I	01 Feb 2016 00:00	09 Feb 2016 00:00	Gran Canaria (ES)	Barbados (BB)	8d 0h 0m	0	0	34y 21d
691	I	I	03 Jul 2015 00:00	07 Jul 2015 23:00	Geraldton (AU)	Geraldton (AU)	4d 23h 0m	0	0	33y 173d
685	Rs	I	18 May 2015 04:33	19 May 2015 04:33	Geraldton (AU)	Geraldton (AU)	1d 0h 0m	0	0	33y 127d

Andrew

Veal

0001-01-01

142

07 Oct 2001 00:00

26 Jan 2002 05:38

111d 5h 38m

0y 0d

Related: Debra Veal (wife);

Stuart

Boreham

1966-05-04

216

15 Nov 2003 00:00

03 Mar 2004 12:09

109d 12h 9m

37y 195d

Disability: Cerebral palsy;

Debra

Veal

1975-07-08

142

07 Oct 2001 00:00

26 Jan 2002 05:38

111d 5h 38m

26y 91d

Related: Andrew Veal (husband);

Edward

Boreham

0001-01-01

12 Oct 1997 00:00

13 Nov 1997 00:00

32d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Related: Matthew Boreham (brother);

Tim

Bradbury

1951-08-07

287

29 Jan 2006 00:00

21 May 2006 00:00

112d 0h 0m

54y 175d

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