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#	Nationality	Male	Female	Total	C	I
	Total	1541	302	1843	1706	664
1	United Kingdom	897	171	1068	998	343
2	United States	123	32	155	137	63
3	France	126	19	145	138	67
4	Ireland	45	8	53	43	27
5	Australia	35	9	44	33	18
6	Netherlands	24	11	35	45	10
7	South Africa	30	3	33	30	10
8	Canada	23	7	30	22	18
9	New Zealand	21	4	25	27	9
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	12	3	15	17	1
16	Spain	13	1	14	12	3
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	7	6
21	Hungary	5	1	6	6	3
22	Romania	5	0	5	4	1
23	Iceland	5	0	5	7	4
24	Brazil	4	1	5	2	1
25	Faroe Islands	4	0	4	3	3
26	Austria	2	2	4	4	1
27	Finland	4	0	4	3	1
28	Poland	4	0	4	4	2
29	Italy	3	0	3	3	2
30	Ukraine	3	0	3	4	2
31	Bulgaria	2	0	2	3	0
32	Egypt	2	0	2	0	2
33	Japan	2	0	2	2	1
34	Croatia	2	0	2	2	2
35	French Guiana	2	0	2	3	0
36	United Arab Emirates	2	0	2	1	1
37	Latvia	2	0	2	4	1
38	Bahrain	2	0	2	0	2
39	Malta	2	0	2	2	0
40	Gibraltar	2	0	2	0	3
41	Portugal	2	0	2	1	3
42	Lithuania	2	0	2	1	3
43	Barbados	2	0	2	2	0
44	Zimbabwe	2	0	2	1	1
45	India	2	0	2	2	2
46	Georgia	1	0	1	1	0
47	Argentina	1	0	1	0	2
48	Greece	1	0	1	1	0
49	Serbia	1	0	1	1	0
50	Uruguay	0	1	1	1	0
51	Kyrgyzstan	1	0	1	0	4
52	Turkey	1	0	1	6	5
53	Guatemala	1	0	1	1	0
54	Hong Kong	1	0	1	0	1
55	Mexico	1	0	1	1	0
56	Korea	1	0	1	1	0
57	Lebanon	1	0	1	1	0
58	Slovenia	1	0	1	1	0
59	Oman	1	0	1	1	0

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Brian

Heron

0001-01-01

Expedition Number	Status	Race / Ind	Depart	Arrival	From	To	Duration	Distance [NM]	Avg. S [kt]	Age at start
443	C	R	04 Jan 2010 00:00	11 Apr 2010 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	97d 0h 0m	2554	1.1	0y 0d

Ole

Elmer

1948-01-11

578	I	I	07 Feb 2013 12:30	13 Feb 2013 12:30	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	6d 0h 0m	0	0	65y 27d
528	I	R	05 Dec 2011 00:00	08 Dec 2011 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	3d 0h 0m	0	0	63y 328d
496	C	I	02 Feb 2011 00:00	05 Apr 2011 05:42	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	62d 5h 42m	2606	1.75	63y 22d
443	C	R	04 Jan 2010 00:00	11 Apr 2010 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	97d 0h 0m	2554	1.1	61y 358d

Francois

Lamy

0001-01-01

442

04 Jan 2010 00:00

08 Mar 2010 00:00

63d 0h 0m

0y 0d

James

Ketchell

1982-01-11

752	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
731	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
693	I	I	03 Jul 2015 00:00	07 Jul 2015 23:00	Geraldton (AU)	Geraldton (AU)	4d 23h 0m	0	0	33y 173d
687	Rs	I	18 May 2015 04:33	19 May 2015 04:33	Geraldton (AU)	Geraldton (AU)	1d 0h 0m	0	0	33y 127d
441	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

Sean

McGowan

0001-01-01

440

04 Jan 2010 00:00

02 May 2010 00:00

118d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Katie

Spotz

0001-01-01

439

03 Jan 2010 00:00

14 Mar 2010 05:22

70d 5h 22m

0y 0d

Paul

Cannon

0001-01-01

430

28 Apr 2009 00:00

25 Jun 2009 15:08

58d 15h 8m

0y 0d

Brian

Flick

0001-01-01

430

28 Apr 2009 00:00

25 Jun 2009 15:08

58d 15h 8m

0y 0d

Doug

Tumminello

0001-01-01

430

28 Apr 2009 00:00

25 Jun 2009 15:08

58d 15h 8m

0y 0d

Bernard

Fissett

0001-01-01

430

28 Apr 2009 00:00

25 Jun 2009 15:08

58d 15h 8m

0y 0d

Helen

Taylor

0001-01-01

430

28 Apr 2009 00:00

25 Jun 2009 15:08

58d 15h 8m

0y 0d

Jackson

1981-02-09

429

19 Apr 2009 00:00

06 Jul 2009 00:00

78d 0h 0m

28y 69d

Andrew

Delaney

0001-01-01

428

19 Apr 2009 00:00

30 Jul 2009 13:40

102d 13h 40m

0y 0d

Guy

Watts

0001-01-01

428

19 Apr 2009 00:00

30 Jul 2009 13:40

102d 13h 40m

0y 0d

James

Facer-Childs James Facer-Childs

1987-07-11

427

19 Apr 2009 00:00

31 Jul 2009 09:26

103d 9h 26m

21y 282d

James

Thysse

1986-12-08

427

19 Apr 2009 00:00

31 Jul 2009 09:26

103d 9h 26m

22y 132d

Pete

Staples

0001-01-01

422

19 Apr 2009 00:00

09 Jul 2009 00:00

81d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Mat

Hampel

0001-01-01

422

19 Apr 2009 00:00

09 Jul 2009 00:00

81d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Billy

Gammon

0001-01-01

507	Ic	I	28 Jul 2011 00:00	06 Sep 2011 00:00	Nunavut (CA)	Magnetic North Pole '96 (CA)	40d 0h 0m	202	0.21	0y 0d
422	C	R	19 Apr 2009 00:00	09 Jul 2009 00:00	Geraldton (AU)	Port Louis (MU)	81d 0h 0m	3135	1.61	0y 0d

Tom

Wigram

0001-01-01

422

19 Apr 2009 00:00

09 Jul 2009 00:00

81d 0h 0m

0y 0d

Ian

Allen

0001-01-01

421

19 Apr 2009 00:00

26 Jun 2009 19:40

68d 19h 40m

0y 0d

Matt

Hellier

0001-01-01

421

19 Apr 2009 00:00

26 Jun 2009 19:40

68d 19h 40m

0y 0d

Nick

Mc Corry

1984-03-18

421

19 Apr 2009 00:00

26 Jun 2009 19:40

68d 19h 40m

25y 32d

Related: Phil McCorry (brother);

Phil

Mc Corry

1985-05-19

421

19 Apr 2009 00:00

26 Jun 2009 19:40

68d 19h 40m

23y 335d

Sarah

Outen

1985-05-26

686	I	I	14 May 2015 13:45	03 Oct 2015 13:45	Chatham (US)	Chatham (US)	142d 0h 0m	0	0	29y 353d
581	C	I	27 Apr 2013 07:33	23 Sep 2013 20:34	Choshi (JP)	Adak (US)	149d 13h 1m	2041	0.57	27y 336d
580	Rs	I	27 Apr 2013 01:47	27 Apr 2013 01:47	Choshi (JP)	Choshi (JP)	0d 0h 0m	0	0	27y 336d
564	I	I	12 May 2012 00:00	07 Jun 2012 00:00	Choshi (JP)	Choshi (JP)	26d 0h 0m	0	0	26y 352d
418	C	I	01 Apr 2009 00:00	03 Aug 2009 14:09	Fremantle (AU)	Mauritius (MU)	124d 14h 9m	3183	1.06	23y 310d
417	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;

Eric

Lainé

0001-01-01

542	C M	R	29 Jan 2012 10:00	10 Mar 2012 12:30	Dakar (SN)	Cayenne (GY)	41d 2h 30m	2144	2.17	0y 0d
414	C M	R	08 Mar 2009 00:00	22 Apr 2009 01:39	Saint Louis (SN)	Saint Laurent (GF)	45d 1h 39m	2297	2.12	0y 0d

Gilles

Ponthieux

1957-11-23

822	C	I	14 Dec 2017 17:00	04 Feb 2018 17:30	Gran Canaria (ES)	Martinique (MQ)	52d 0h 30m	2662	2.13	60y 21d
412	C M	R	08 Mar 2009 00:00	24 Apr 2009 03:35	Saint Louis (SN)	Saint Laurent (GF)	47d 3h 35m	2297	2.03	51y 105d

Patrick

Hoyau

0001-01-01

408

C
M

08 Mar 2009 00:00

19 Apr 2009 11:27

42d 11h 27m

0y 0d

Mathieu

Bonnier

0001-01-01

565	I	I	20 Jun 2012 00:00	01 Jul 2012 15:00	Chatham (US)	Chatham (US)	11d 15h 0m	0	0	0y 0d
488	C T NP	I	23 Aug 2010 00:01	07 Sep 2010 00:01	Nunavut (CA)	Victoria Island (CA)	15d 0h 0m	385	1.07	0y 0d
488	C T NP	I	10 Jul 2010 00:01	11 Aug 2010 00:01	Baffin Island (GL)	Nunavut (CA)	32d 0h 0m	401	0.52	0y 0d
405	C M	R	08 Mar 2009 00:00	20 Apr 2009 06:19	Saint Louis (SN)	Saint Laurent (GF)	43d 6h 19m	2297	2.21	0y 0d

Patrick

Deixonne

0001-01-01

404	C M	R	08 Mar 2009 00:00	23 Apr 2009 12:23	Saint Louis (SN)	Saint Laurent (GF)	46d 12h 23m	2297	2.06	0y 0d
319	Rs	R	21 Nov 2006 00:00	25 Nov 2006 00:00	Saint Louis (SN)	Saint Louis (SN)	4d 0h 0m	0	0	0y 0d
309	I	R	19 Nov 2006 00:00	19 Nov 2006 00:00	Saint Louis (SN)	Saint Louis (SN)	0d 0h 0m	0	0	0y 0d

Pascal

Vaude

1969-10-25

556	C M	R	29 Jan 2012 10:00	06 Mar 2012 10:10	Dakar (SN)	Cayenne (GY)	37d 0h 10m	2144	2.41	42y 96d
403	C M	R	08 Mar 2009 00:00	24 Apr 2009 10:01	Saint Louis (SN)	Saint Laurent (GF)	47d 10h 1m	2297	2.02	39y 134d

Charles

Bergere

0001-01-01

402

C
M

08 Mar 2009 00:00

20 Apr 2009 13:22

43d 13h 22m

0y 0d

Jean Pierre

Habold

0001-01-01

397

C
M

08 Mar 2009 00:00

29 Apr 2009 21:31

52d 21h 31m

0y 0d

Karl

Barranco

0001-01-01

396

C
M

08 Mar 2009 00:00

02 May 2009 08:46

55d 8h 46m

0y 0d

Pierre

Katz

0001-01-01

395

C
M

08 Mar 2009 00:00

29 Apr 2009 06:45

52d 6h 45m

0y 0d

Jean Luc

Torre

0001-01-01

394

C
M

08 Mar 2009 00:00

23 Apr 2009 12:27

46d 12h 27m

0y 0d

Paul

Ridley

1983-05-25

569	C	I	17 Jul 2012 19:39	26 Aug 2012 22:46	Inuvik (CA)	Point Hope (US)	40d 3h 7m	725	0.75	29y 53d
387	C	I	01 Jan 2009 00:00	29 Mar 2009 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	87d 0h 0m	2554	1.22	25y 221d

Didier

Bovard

0001-01-01

385	C K	I	01 Jan 2009 00:01	30 Mar 2009 00:01	Las Gallatas, Tenerife (ES)	Martinique (MQ)	88d 0h 0m	2595	1.23	0y 0d
385	C K	I	01 Dec 2008 00:01	28 Dec 2008 00:01	Lagos (PT)	Arrecife, Lanzarote (ES)	27d 0h 0m	546	0.84	0y 0d

Jean-Gabriel

Chelala

0001-01-01

379	C K ms	I	12 Jul 2008 00:01	12 Sep 2008 00:01	Saint Martin (MF)	Fort Lauderdale (US)	62d 0h 0m	1061	0.71	0y 0d
379	C K ms	I	27 Apr 2008 00:01	02 Jul 2008 00:01	Arrecife, Lanzarote (ES)	Saint Martin (MF)	66d 0h 0m	2785	1.76	0y 0d
379	C K ms	I	12 Apr 2008 00:01	21 Apr 2008 00:01	Safi (MA)	Arrecife, Lanzarote (ES)	9d 0h 0m	298	1.38	0y 0d
379	C K ms	I	08 Mar 2008 00:01	20 Mar 2008 00:01	Lagos (PT)	Safi (MA)	12d 0h 0m	289	1	0y 0d

Sam

Williams

1983-12-02

376

12 Jan 2008 00:00

27 Mar 2008 04:43

75d 4h 43m

24y 41d

Anthony

Taylor

0001-01-01

375

12 Jan 2008 00:00

27 Mar 2008 06:11

75d 6h 11m

0y 0d

David

Clarke

0001-01-01

374

12 Jan 2008 00:00

02 Apr 2008 11:30

81d 11h 30m

0y 0d

Matt

Boreham

1968-10-14

373

11 Jan 2008 00:00

04 Apr 2008 23:32

84d 23h 32m

39y 89d

Alan

Lock

1980-02-01

373

11 Jan 2008 00:00

04 Apr 2008 23:32

84d 23h 32m

27y 344d

Disability: Blind;

Ian

Couch

0001-01-01

465	C	R	04 Jan 2010 00:00	11 Feb 2010 11:07	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	38d 11h 7m	2534	2.75	0y 0d
430	C	R	28 Apr 2009 00:00	25 Jun 2009 15:08	Geraldton (AU)	Port Louis (MU)	58d 15h 8m	3135	2.23	0y 0d
372	C	I	23 Dec 2007 00:00	29 Jan 2008 05:50	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	37d 5h 50m	2554	2.86	0y 0d
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	0y 0d

George

Oliver

0001-01-01

372	C	I	23 Dec 2007 00:00	29 Jan 2008 05:50	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	37d 5h 50m	2554	2.86	0y 0d
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	0y 0d

Mike

Martin

0001-01-01

372	C	I	23 Dec 2007 00:00	29 Jan 2008 05:50	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	37d 5h 50m	2554	2.86	0y 0d
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	0y 0d

Ben

Thackwray

0001-01-01

372	C	I	23 Dec 2007 00:00	29 Jan 2008 05:50	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	37d 5h 50m	2554	2.86	0y 0d
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	0y 0d

Liam

Hughes

0001-01-01

371

C
B
D

15 Dec 2007 00:00

17 Jan 2008 07:30

33d 7h 30m

0y 0d

Lesage

0001-01-01

473	I	I	10 Jan 2010 00:00	20 Jan 2010 00:00	Restinga Del Hierro (ES)	Restinga Del Hierro (ES)	10d 0h 0m	0	0	0y 0d
390	Ic	I	14 Jan 2009 00:00	19 Jan 2009 00:00	Puerto Colon (ES)	El Hierro (ES)	5d 0h 0m	64	0.53	0y 0d

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