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#	Nationality	Male	Female	Total	C	I
	Total	1880	432	2312	2202	728
1	United Kingdom	1102	253	1355	1305	365
2	United States	156	44	200	175	77
3	France	130	19	149	147	69
4	Ireland	72	10	82	67	32
5	Australia	42	12	54	40	21
6	Netherlands	31	18	49	62	10
7	South Africa	33	4	37	34	13
8	Canada	24	12	36	26	19
9	Switzerland	24	10	34	41	1
10	New Zealand	24	5	29	32	9
11	Germany	21	8	29	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	3	15	14	7
18	Russia	13	0	13	10	11
19	Guyana	9	0	9	10	3
20	China	3	4	7	9	5
21	Hungary	6	1	7	6	5
22	Ukraine	6	0	6	6	5
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	6	3
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	2	0
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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Jay

Morrison

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Expedition Number	Status	Race / Ind	Depart	Arrival	From	To	Duration	Distance [NM]	Avg. S [kt]	Age at start
51	C W	I	22 Feb 1988 03:00	06 Mar 1988 07:35	Paso Pratt (CL)	Nelson Island (AQ)	13d 4h 35m	601	1.9

Mark

Eichenberger Mark Eichenberger

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C
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22 Feb 1988 03:00

06 Mar 1988 07:35

13d 4h 35m

Ned

Gillette

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C
W

22 Feb 1988 03:00

06 Mar 1988 07:35

13d 4h 35m

Edward

Gillet

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C
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K

25 Jun 1987 00:01

27 Aug 1987 00:01

63d 0h 0m

Mike

Nestor

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C
B

30 Jan 1986 00:00

13 Apr 1986 00:00

73d 0h 0m

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
44	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

Amyr

Khan Klink Amyr Khan Klink

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C
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09 Jun 1984 00:00

18 Sep 1984 00:00

101d 0h 0m

King-Fretts

Hugh

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30 Jan 1984 10:00

08 May 1984 22:30

99d 12h 30m

Kathleen

Saville

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42	C ms	I	04 Jun 1985 00:00	31 Jul 1985 00:00	Efate (VU)	Kings Beach (AU)	57d 0h 0m	1002	0.73
42	C ms	I	30 May 1985 00:00	27 Jun 1985 00:00	Pago Pago (AS)	Efate (VU)	28d 0h 0m	1228	1.83
42	C ms	I	23 Mar 1985 00:00	02 May 1985 00:00	Ua Pou (PF)	Pago Pago (AS)	40d 0h 0m	1824	1.9
42	C ms	I	17 Aug 1984 00:00	23 Oct 1984 00:00	Puerto Ayora (EC)	Ua Pou (PF)	67d 0h 0m	3016	1.88
42	C ms	I	04 Jul 1984 00:00	03 Aug 1984 00:00	Callao (PE)	Puerto Ayora (EC)	30d 0h 0m	1037	1.44
38	C H	I	18 Mar 1981 00:00	15 Jun 1981 00:00	Casablanca (MA)	English Harbour (AG)	89d 0h 0m	2954	1.38

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Curtis

Saville

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42	C ms	I	04 Jun 1985 00:00	31 Jul 1985 00:00	Efate (VU)	Kings Beach (AU)	57d 0h 0m	1002	0.73
42	C ms	I	30 May 1985 00:00	27 Jun 1985 00:00	Pago Pago (AS)	Efate (VU)	28d 0h 0m	1228	1.83
42	C ms	I	23 Mar 1985 00:00	02 May 1985 00:00	Ua Pou (PF)	Pago Pago (AS)	40d 0h 0m	1824	1.9
42	C ms	I	17 Aug 1984 00:00	23 Oct 1984 00:00	Puerto Ayora (EC)	Ua Pou (PF)	67d 0h 0m	3016	1.88
42	C ms	I	04 Jul 1984 00:00	03 Aug 1984 00:00	Callao (PE)	Puerto Ayora (EC)	30d 0h 0m	1037	1.44
38	C H	I	18 Mar 1981 00:00	15 Jun 1981 00:00	Casablanca (MA)	English Harbour (AG)	89d 0h 0m	2954	1.38

Related: Kathleen Saville (wife);

Gerard

d'Aboville

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59	C	I	11 Jul 1991 08:00	22 Nov 1991 20:15	Choshi (JP)	Ilawaco (US)	134d 12h 15m	5387	1.67
36	C H	I	10 Jul 1980 01:00	20 Sep 1980 00:00	Chatham (US)	Lizard (UK)	71d 23h 0m	2668	1.54

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Colin

Quincey

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07 Feb 1977 12:00

10 Apr 1977 19:00

62d 7h 0m

Patrick

Quesnel

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30	C H	I	14 Jul 1976 00:00	02 Nov 1976 00:00	La Push (US)	Honolulu (US)	111d 0h 0m	2954	1.11
27	H I	I	03 Oct 1972 00:00	04 Jan 1973 00:00	Half Moon Bay (US)	Half Moon Bay (US)	93d 0h 0m	1216	0.54
26	H Rs	I	28 Aug 1972 00:00	03 Sep 1972 00:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Half Moon Bay (US)	6d 0h 0m	130	0.9
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

Peter

Bird

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73	L I	I	27 Mar 1996 00:00	04 Jun 1996 00:00	Nakhodka (Russian Federation)	Presido Yacht Club, San Francisco Bay (US)	69d 0h 0m		0
69	I	I	14 Jun 1995 00:00	15 Jun 1995 00:00	Nakhodka (Russian Federation)	Nakhodka (Russian Federation)	1d 0h 0m	26	1.08
67	Rs	I	12 Jun 1995 00:00	13 Jun 1995 00:00	Nakhodka (Russian Federation)	Nakhodka (Russian Federation)	1d 0h 0m	26	1.08
63	I	I	12 May 1993 00:00	12 Mar 1994 00:00	Vladivostok (Russian Federation)	Vladivostok (Russian Federation)	304d 0h 0m	5474	0.75
61	I	I	06 Jun 1992 00:00	25 Jun 1992 00:00	Vladivostok (Russian Federation)	Vladivostok (Russian Federation)	19d 0h 0m	0	0
39	C	I	23 Aug 1982 00:00	13 Jun 1983 00:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Great Barrier Reef (AU)	294d 0h 0m	5213	0.74
37	C H	I	01 Oct 1980 00:00	25 Feb 1981 00:00	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Hawaii (US)	147d 0h 0m	2039	0.58
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

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Derek

King

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24 Mar 1974 00:00

25 Jun 1974 07:00

93d 7h 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

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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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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Geoff

Allum

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571	I	I	10 Jan 2013 13:35	11 Jan 2013 13:35	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	1d 0h 0m	0	0
25	H I	I	05 Jun 1972 00:00	20 Aug 1972 00:00	St. John’s (CA)	St. John’s (CA)	76d 0h 0m	0	0
16	C H B	I	12 Jan 1971 06:00	26 Mar 1971 12:30	Beach outside Las Palmas Yacht Club, Gran Canaria (ES)	Harrison Point (BB)	73d 6h 30m	2621	1.49

Related: Don Allum (cousin);

Don

Allum

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48	C	I	21 Jun 1987 00:00	05 Sep 1987 00:00	St. John’s (CA)	Achill Island (IE)	76d 0h 0m	1638	0.9
43	C	I	30 Jan 1986 00:00	24 May 1986 00:00	Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES)	Nevis (KN)	114d 0h 0m	2676	0.98
25	H I	I	05 Jun 1972 00:00	20 Aug 1972 00:00	St. John’s (CA)	St. John’s (CA)	76d 0h 0m	0	0
16	C H B	I	12 Jan 1971 06:00	26 Mar 1971 12:30	Beach outside Las Palmas Yacht Club, Gran Canaria (ES)	Harrison Point (BB)	73d 6h 30m	2621	1.49

Links: wiki; Related: Geoff Allum (cousin);

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

Tom

McClean

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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
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

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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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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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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

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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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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Davies

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364	C	R	02 Dec 2007 00:00	22 Jan 2008 16:31	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	51d 16h 31m	2554	2.06
287	C	R	30 Nov 2005 00:00	15 Feb 2006 09:55	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	77d 9h 55m	2554	1.38

Tina

Neill

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741

05 Jun 2016 01:00

23 Jul 2016 03:40

48d 2h 40m

Ryen

Cosgro

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1006	I	I	10 Jul 2021 20:30	29 Aug 2021 00:00	Chatham (US)	Galway (IE)	49d 3h 30m	1300	1.1
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

Aoife

Luscombe

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1220

I
co

09 Jun 2024 17:11

07 Jul 2024 18:00

28d 0h 49m

Jessica

Mc Iver

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1220

I
co

09 Jun 2024 17:11

07 Jul 2024 18:00

28d 0h 49m

Christina

Durkin

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1220

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co

09 Jun 2024 17:11

07 Jul 2024 18:00

28d 0h 49m

Lorena

Nichols

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1220

I
co

09 Jun 2024 17:11

07 Jul 2024 18:00

28d 0h 49m

Nichola

Vibrans

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1303

I
co

09 Jul 2025 08:00

26 Jul 2025 20:00

17d 12h 0m

Laura

Plumb

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1303

I
co

09 Jul 2025 08:00

26 Jul 2025 20:00

17d 12h 0m

Vladimir

Tabutov

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1223

23 Jun 2024 11:00

01 Jul 2024 00:00

7d 13h 0m

Måns

Kämpe

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1050

T
Ic

28 Dec 2021 09:36

20 Jan 2022 05:54

22d 20h 18m

Richard

Barnes

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1122

U
K

17 Dec 2022 09:05

18 Feb 2023 09:37

63d 0h 32m

Greg

Wood

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719

20 Dec 2015 09:00

09 Feb 2016 17:43

51d 8h 43m

Roy

Hubbard

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1005

C
co

10 Jul 2021 09:35

22 Aug 2021 12:40

43d 3h 5m

Elizabeth

Grant

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1005

C
co

10 Jul 2021 09:35

22 Aug 2021 12:40

43d 3h 5m

Chris

McCaffrey

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1006	I	I	10 Jul 2021 20:30	29 Aug 2021 00:00	Chatham (US)	Galway (IE)	49d 3h 30m	1300	1.1
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

Shane

Usher

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641

C
E

11 Jun 2014 04:00

07 Aug 2014 14:58

57d 10h 58m

Mhairi

Ross

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1218

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co

01 Jun 2024 08:00

20 Aug 2024 20:00

80d 12h 0m

Alastair

Horton

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1180

U
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13 Dec 2023 08:37

04 Jan 2024 20:00

22d 11h 23m

Meg

Dyos

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682	C ms	I	09 Nov 2015 21:30	25 Jan 2016 00:15	Papeete (WS)	Australia (AU)	76d 2h 45m	2714	1.49
682	C ms	I	29 Jul 2015 00:00	01 Nov 2015 20:40	Waikiki (US)	Papeete (WS)	95d 20h 40m	2263	0.98
682	C ms	I	13 May 2015 04:00	20 Jul 2015 05:30	Santa Barbara (US)	Waikiki (US)	68d 1h 30m	2158	1.32
682	C ms	I	20 Apr 2015 09:45	06 May 2015 03:30	Pier 41, San Francisco (US)	Santa Barbara (US)	15d 17h 45m	243	0.64

Nicholas

Khan

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719

20 Dec 2015 09:00

09 Feb 2016 17:43

51d 8h 43m

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