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#	Nationality	Male	Female	Total	C	I
	Total	1873	430	2303	2182	729
1	United Kingdom	1102	253	1355	1300	368
2	United States	150	42	192	166	74
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	33	13
8	Canada	24	12	36	26	19
9	Switzerland	23	10	33	36	2
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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Lara

Vafiadis

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Expedition Number	Status	Race / Ind	Depart	Arrival	From	To	Duration	Distance [NM]	Avg. S [kt]	Age at start
1117	C U	R	12 Dec 2022 12:45	21 Mar 2023 12:07	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	English Harbour (AG)	98d 23h 22m	2549	1.07

Ian

Chater

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100	I	R	12 Oct 1997 00:00	13 Oct 1997 00:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Los Gigantes (ES)	1d 0h 0m	26	1.08
145	C	R	07 Oct 2001 00:00	30 Dec 2001 18:56	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	84d 18h 56m	2554	1.26

David

Riches

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12 Oct 1997 00:00

14 Oct 1997 00:00

2d 0h 0m

Robert

Driscoll

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1123

23 Dec 2022 15:29

27 Dec 2022 20:33

4d 5h 4m

Shareeda

Aldosseri

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1123

23 Dec 2022 15:29

27 Dec 2022 20:33

4d 5h 4m

Boris

Renzelmann

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12 Oct 1997 00:00

22 Oct 1997 00:00

10d 0h 0m

Warren

Rowe

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1123

23 Dec 2022 15:29

27 Dec 2022 20:33

4d 5h 4m

Nigel

Garbett

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100

12 Oct 1997 00:00

13 Oct 1997 00:00

1d 0h 0m

Saad

Musameh

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1123

23 Dec 2022 15:29

27 Dec 2022 20:33

4d 5h 4m

Peter

Haining

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12 Oct 1997 00:00

14 Oct 1997 00:00

2d 0h 0m

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Nikolai

Wedemeye

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12 Oct 1997 00:00

22 Oct 1997 00:00

10d 0h 0m

Dominic

Pichon

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126

23 Jan 2000 00:00

09 Feb 2000 00:00

17d 0h 0m

Glenn

Edwards

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335

24 Mar 2007 00:00

09 Jul 2007 21:30

107d 21h 30m

Jean Marc

Meunier

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12 Oct 1997 00:00

29 Oct 1997 00:00

17d 0h 0m

Related: Marie Christine Meunier (wife);

Joseph

Le Guen

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127	I	I	03 Feb 2000 00:00	02 Apr 2000 00:00	Wellington (NZ)	Wellington (NZ)	59d 0h 0m	1538	1.09
68	C	I	13 Jun 1995 00:00	24 Sep 1995 00:00	Cape Cod (US)	Ile Molene (FR)	103d 0h 0m	2721	1.1
79	C	R	12 Oct 1997 00:00	30 Nov 1997 07:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	49d 7h 0m	2550	2.16

Andrea

Palos

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321	C	I	27 Nov 2006 00:00	23 Dec 2006 07:30	Rota (ES)	Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES)	26d 7h 30m	685	1.09
321	C	I	09 Jan 2007 05:30	01 Mar 2007 11:40	Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	51d 6h 10m	2631	2.14

Marie Christine

Meunier

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12 Oct 1997 00:00

29 Oct 1997 00:00

17d 0h 0m

Related: Jean Marc Meunier (husband);

John

Williams

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335	C	I	24 Mar 2007 00:00	09 Jul 2007 21:30	Fremantle (AU)	Longitude of Rodriguez (MU)	107d 21h 30m	2818	1.09
210	C	R	19 Oct 2003 00:00	29 Dec 2003 03:09	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	71d 3h 9m	2534	1.48

Brian

Heron

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447

04 Jan 2010 00:00

11 Apr 2010 00:00

97d 0h 0m

Colin

Angus

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259	C	I	23 Sep 2005 00:00	19 Jan 2006 07:00	Lisbon (PT)	St. Lucia (LC)	118d 7h 0m	3109	1.1
259	C	I	01 Feb 2006 00:00	24 Feb 2006 03:00	St. Lucia (LC)	Limon (CR)	23d 3h 0m	1312	2.36

Julie

Wafaei

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259	C	I	23 Sep 2005 00:00	19 Jan 2006 07:00	Lisbon (PT)	St. Lucia (LC)	118d 7h 0m	3109	1.1
259	C	I	01 Feb 2006 00:00	24 Feb 2006 03:00	St. Lucia (LC)	Limon (CR)	23d 3h 0m	1312	2.36

Niclas

Mardfelt

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156

07 Oct 2001 00:00

10 Jan 2002 05:33

95d 5h 33m

Rune

Larsson

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156

07 Oct 2001 00:00

10 Jan 2002 05:33

95d 5h 33m

Michelle

Lee

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1076	C	I	08 Aug 2022 08:00	04 Apr 2023 23:45	Ensenada (MX)	Port Douglas (AU)	239d 15h 45m	6527	1.13
856	C	R	12 Dec 2018 13:25	19 Feb 2019 02:14	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	68d 12h 49m	2554	1.55

Ben

Stenning

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499

21 Apr 2011 00:00

14 Aug 2011 07:45

115d 7h 45m

James

Adair

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499

21 Apr 2011 00:00

14 Aug 2011 07:45

115d 7h 45m

Matthew

Pritchard

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987	T Ic	I	06 Mar 2021 07:56	07 Mar 2021 19:50	Playa Blanca, Lanzarote (ES)	Gran Tarjal (ES)	1d 11h 54m	40	1.14
988	C	I	13 Mar 2021 09:23	02 May 2021 14:35	Gran Tarjal (ES)	Falmouth Harbour (AG)	50d 5h 12m	2713	2.25

Johnny

Ward

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987	T Ic	I	06 Mar 2021 07:56	07 Mar 2021 19:50	Playa Blanca, Lanzarote (ES)	Gran Tarjal (ES)	1d 11h 54m	40	1.14
988	C	I	13 Mar 2021 09:23	02 May 2021 14:35	Gran Tarjal (ES)	Falmouth Harbour (AG)	50d 5h 12m	2713	2.25

King-Fretts

Hugh

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30 Jan 1984 10:00

08 May 1984 22:30

99d 12h 30m

Theodore

Rezvoy

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195	I	I	02 Jul 2003 00:00	10 Jul 2003 00:00	Battery Park, New York (US)	Battery Park, New York (US)	8d 0h 0m	218	1.14
180	C	I	12 Oct 2001 00:00	18 Dec 2001 06:35	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	67d 6h 35m	2534	1.57
254	I	I	03 Aug 2005 00:00	22 Aug 2005 20:00	Carnarvon (AU)	Cocos (AU)	19d 20h 0m	1223	2.57

Related: Pavel Rezvoy (father);

Leonid

Krivskiy

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1278

26 Dec 2024 08:00

31 Mar 2025 20:00

95d 12h 0m

Martin

Heseltine

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987	T Ic	I	06 Mar 2021 07:56	07 Mar 2021 19:50	Playa Blanca, Lanzarote (ES)	Gran Tarjal (ES)	1d 11h 54m	40	1.14
988	C	I	13 Mar 2021 09:23	02 May 2021 14:35	Gran Tarjal (ES)	Falmouth Harbour (AG)	50d 5h 12m	2713	2.25

Clement

Heliot

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636

09 Jun 2014 17:00

24 Aug 2014 02:25

75d 9h 25m

Christophe

Papillon

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636

09 Jun 2014 17:00

24 Aug 2014 02:25

75d 9h 25m

Jeremy

Hinton

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214

23 Oct 2003 00:00

22 Jan 2004 08:30

91d 8h 30m

Carlo

Facchino

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1074	C T	I	05 Jul 2022 15:30	15 Sep 2022 21:00	Golden Gate Bridge (US)	Hilo (US)	72d 5h 30m	2016	1.16
786	C E	I	09 Aug 2017 20:09	21 Aug 2017 18:00	79 55'500" N (NO)	Jan Mayen (NO)	11d 21h 51m	600	2.11
743	C E	R	05 Jun 2016 01:00	14 Jul 2016 10:56	Monterey, California (US)	Waikiki (US)	39d 9h 56m	2084	2.21
785	C E	I	20 Jul 2017 07:30	27 Jul 2017 14:19	Tromso (NO)	Hornsund (NO)	7d 6h 49m	445	2.56
785	C E	I	28 Jul 2017 07:30	30 Jul 2017 06:56	Hornsund (NO)	Longyearbyen (NO)	1d 23h 26m	125	2.66
786	C E	I	08 Aug 2017 00:30	09 Aug 2017 20:09	Longyearbyen (NO)	79 55'500" N (NO)	1d 19h 39m	151	3.51

Dominic

Biggs

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144

07 Oct 2001 00:00

23 Nov 2001 00:00

47d 0h 0m

Robert

Munslow

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301	C	I	27 Jun 2006 00:00	30 Aug 2006 10:48	St. John’s (CA)	Rosevear Island (UK)	64d 10h 48m	1810	1.17
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

Peder

Åström

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621

30 Jan 2014 09:12

02 May 2014 09:12

92d 0h 0m

Tim

Harvey

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261	T Ic	I	09 Nov 2005 06:31	20 Nov 2005 21:28	Lisbon (PT)	El Jadida (MA)	11d 14h 57m	328	1.18
261	T Ic	I	24 Nov 2005 07:00	26 Nov 2005 14:46	El Jadida (MA)	Safi (MA)	2d 7h 46m	68	1.24
261	T Ic	I	30 Nov 2005 07:28	11 Dec 2005 05:29	Safi (MA)	Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)	10d 22h 1m	406	1.55

Julen

Sánchez

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1008	C	I	24 Dec 2021 09:20	17 Apr 2022 16:30	Restinga Del Hierro (ES)	Fort Lauderdale (US)	114d 7h 10m	3301	1.2
1008	C	I	29 Nov 2021 11:00	16 Dec 2021 13:20	Portimao (PT)	Restinga Del Hierro (ES)	17d 2h 20m	744	1.81

Beverly

Ashton

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481

01 Jun 2010 16:30

23 Jul 2010 09:12

51d 16h 42m

Laura

Thomasson

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481

01 Jun 2010 16:30

23 Jul 2010 09:12

51d 16h 42m

Jean-Marc

Dupont

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981

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13 Dec 2020 00:01

10 Mar 2021 07:30

87d 7h 29m

Andreas

Rommel

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239

16 Jul 2004 20:30

01 Sep 2004 20:30

47d 0h 0m

Vasti

Geldenhuys Vasti Geldenhuys

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620	C	I	30 Dec 2013 00:00	07 May 2014 00:00	Agadir (MA)	Miami (US)	128d 0h 0m	3686	1.2
620	C	I	23 May 2014 00:00	20 Jun 2014 00:00	Miami (US)	Battery Park, New York (US)	28d 0h 0m	948	1.41
749	C	I	15 Jun 2016 14:21	24 Jul 2016 19:07	Monterey, California (US)	Waikiki (US)	39d 4h 46m	2084	2.22

Related: Riaan Manser (husband);

Riaan

Manser

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620	C	I	30 Dec 2013 00:00	07 May 2014 00:00	Agadir (MA)	Miami (US)	128d 0h 0m	3686	1.2
620	C	I	23 May 2014 00:00	20 Jun 2014 00:00	Miami (US)	Battery Park, New York (US)	28d 0h 0m	948	1.41
749	C	I	15 Jun 2016 14:21	24 Jul 2016 19:07	Monterey, California (US)	Waikiki (US)	39d 4h 46m	2084	2.22

Related: Vasti Geldenhuys (wife);

Belinda

Kirk

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481

01 Jun 2010 16:30

23 Jul 2010 09:12

51d 16h 42m

Keith

Oliver

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260

03 Nov 2005 10:00

14 Nov 2005 00:00

10d 14h 0m

Tom

Hudson

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686

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21 May 2015 00:47

27 Aug 2015 11:12

98d 10h 25m

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