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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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Jean-Gabriel

Chelala

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Expedition Number	Status	Race / Ind	Depart	Arrival	From	To	Duration	Distance [NM]	Avg. S [kt]
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
379	C K ms	I	08 Mar 2008 00:01	20 Mar 2008 00:01	Lagos (PT)	Safi (MA)	12d 0h 0m	289	1
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
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

Charlene

Ayres

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587

01 Jun 2013 07:16

06 Jun 2013 07:16

5d 0h 0m

Alexander

Doba

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487	C K	I	26 Oct 2010 16:30	02 Feb 2011 22:50	Dakar (SN)	Acarau (BR)	99d 6h 20m	1712	0.72
594	C K ms	I	05 Oct 2013 15:08	24 Feb 2014 11:03	Lisbon (PT)	South of Bermuda (BM)	141d 19h 55m	2697	0.79
776	C sd K	I	16 May 2017 10:47	03 Sep 2017 13:45	Bernegat Bay (US)	Le Conquet (FR)	110d 2h 58m	2931	1.11
594	C K ms	I	23 Mar 2014 16:35	19 Apr 2014 20:18	South of Bermuda (BM)	New Smyrna Beach (US)	27d 3h 43m	897	1.38

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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	23 Mar 1985 00:00	02 May 1985 00:00	Ua Pou (PF)	Pago Pago (AS)	40d 0h 0m	1824	1.9
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
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
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	17 Aug 1984 00:00	23 Oct 1984 00:00	Puerto Ayora (EC)	Ua Pou (PF)	67d 0h 0m	3016	1.88

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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	23 Mar 1985 00:00	02 May 1985 00:00	Ua Pou (PF)	Pago Pago (AS)	40d 0h 0m	1824	1.9
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
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
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	17 Aug 1984 00:00	23 Oct 1984 00:00	Puerto Ayora (EC)	Ua Pou (PF)	67d 0h 0m	3016	1.88

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Adam

Baker

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1062	sd T I	I	22 May 2022 09:00	31 Jul 2022 08:00	Tower Bridge (UK)	Tower Bridge (UK)	69d 23h 0m	1239	0.74
1035	C U	R	12 Dec 2021 11:58	01 Feb 2022 16:57	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	English Harbour (AG)	51d 4h 59m	2549	2.08

Charlotte

Fleury

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1062	sd T I	I	22 May 2022 09:00	31 Jul 2022 08:00	Tower Bridge (UK)	Tower Bridge (UK)	69d 23h 0m	1239	0.74
1035	C U	R	12 Dec 2021 11:58	01 Feb 2022 16:57	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	English Harbour (AG)	51d 4h 59m	2549	2.08

Neal

Mueller

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567

17 Jul 2012 19:39

26 Aug 2012 22:46

40d 3h 7m

Pieter

Hennipman

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377

24 Jan 2008 00:00

15 Feb 2008 00:00

22d 0h 0m

Scott

Mortensen

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567

17 Jul 2012 19:39

26 Aug 2012 22:46

40d 3h 7m

Collin

West

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567

17 Jul 2012 19:39

26 Aug 2012 22:46

40d 3h 7m

Paul

Ridley

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567	C	I	17 Jul 2012 19:39	26 Aug 2012 22:46	Inuvik (CA)	Point Hope (US)	40d 3h 7m	725	0.75
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

Jacob

Adoram

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845

C
M

07 Jul 2018 19:30

08 Jun 2019 18:00

335d 22h 30m

James

Castrission

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343

C
K

13 Nov 2007 13:30

13 Jan 2008 09:20

60d 19h 50m

Ryen

Cosgro

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

Réamonn

Byrne

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

Justin

Jones

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343

C
K

13 Nov 2007 13:30

13 Jan 2008 09:20

60d 19h 50m

Chris

McCaffrey

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

Keiichi

Iwasaki

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1133	C T	I	17 Feb 2023 08:00	20 Feb 2023 15:30	Mohammedia (MA)	El Jadida (MA)	3d 7h 30m	62	0.78
1133	C T	I	14 Jan 2023 09:27	23 Jan 2023 04:13	Lagos (PT)	Mohammedia (MA)	8d 18h 46m	213	1.01
1133	C T	I	02 Mar 2023 11:28	14 Mar 2023 10:24	El Jadida (MA)	Puerto del Rosario, Gran Canaria (ES)	11d 22h 56m	397	1.39
1133	C T	I	06 Apr 2023 08:07	23 Jun 2023 11:51	Puerto del Rosario, Gran Canaria (ES)	Paramaribo (SR)	78d 3h 44m	2711	1.45

Colin

Quincey

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07 Feb 1977 12:00

10 Apr 1977 19:00

62d 7h 0m

Mark

Mortimer

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222	I	R	20 Jan 2004 00:00	22 Feb 2004 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	33d 0h 0m	634	0.8
95	C	R	12 Oct 1997 00:00	25 Dec 1997 00:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	74d 0h 0m	2550	1.44

Shaun

Quincey

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475

20 Jan 2010 00:00

15 Mar 2010 00:00

54d 0h 0m

Ewan

Maclean

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1286	S	I	12 Apr 2025 20:00		Lima (PE)	Sydney (AU)	161d 6h 51m
907	C	R	12 Dec 2019 13:15	16 Jan 2020 22:24	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	35d 9h 9m	2554	3.01

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Lachlan

Maclean

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1286	S	I	12 Apr 2025 20:00		Lima (PE)	Sydney (AU)	161d 6h 51m
907	C	R	12 Dec 2019 13:15	16 Jan 2020 22:24	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	35d 9h 9m	2554	3.01

Related: Ewan Maclean (brother), James Maclean (brother);

James

Maclean

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1286	S	I	12 Apr 2025 20:00		Lima (PE)	Sydney (AU)	161d 6h 51m
907	C	R	12 Dec 2019 13:15	16 Jan 2020 22:24	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	35d 9h 9m	2554	3.01

Related: Ewan Maclean (brother), Lachlan Maclean (brother);

Dominique

Humeau

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1208

05 Jan 2024 08:00

08 Jan 2024 12:00

3d 4h 0m

Didier

Bovard

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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
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

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

Måns

Kämpe

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1050

T
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28 Dec 2021 09:36

20 Jan 2022 05:54

22d 20h 18m

Alexandre

Smurgis

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62	C NP	I	18 Aug 1992 00:00	30 Sep 1992 00:00	Dikson (Russian Federation)	Murmansk (RU)	43d 0h 0m	928	0.9
62	C NP	I	04 Jun 1993 00:00	31 Aug 1993 00:00	Murmansk (RU)	London (UK)	88d 0h 0m	1402	0.66

Related: Eugene Smurgis (father);

Debbie

Brown

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1077

09 Nov 2022 00:12

04 Dec 2022 09:00

25d 8h 48m

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Louis

Ginglo

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219

20 Jan 2004 00:00

19 May 2004 00:00

120d 0h 0m

Malcolm

Auchie

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1077

09 Nov 2022 00:12

04 Dec 2022 09:00

25d 8h 48m

Related: Debbie Brown (wife);

Steve

Ewbanks

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H
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28 Aug 1972 00:00

03 Sep 1972 00:00

6d 0h 0m

Xabier

Agote

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149	C	R	07 Oct 2001 00:00	10 Oct 2001 00:00	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	El Hierro (ES)	3d 0h 0m	65	0.9
149	C	R	22 Oct 2001 00:00	11 Jan 2002 00:00	El Hierro (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	81d 0h 0m	2489	1.28

Urko

Mendiburu

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149	C	R	07 Oct 2001 00:00	10 Oct 2001 00:00	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	El Hierro (ES)	3d 0h 0m	65	0.9
149	C	R	22 Oct 2001 00:00	11 Jan 2002 00:00	El Hierro (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	81d 0h 0m	2489	1.28

Sean

McGowan

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450

04 Jan 2010 00:00

02 May 2010 00:00

118d 0h 0m

Mick

Bird

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74	I	I	04 Aug 1996 00:00	14 Aug 1996 00:00	Monterey, California (US)	Ventura (US)	10d 0h 0m	217	0.9
76	C ms	I	19 Jul 1998 00:00	28 Sep 1998 00:00	Kauna (US)	Majoro Atoll (MH)	71d 0h 0m	2055	1.21
132	C	I	20 Sep 2000 00:00	24 Nov 2000 00:00	Thursday Island (AU)	Cilacap (ID)	65d 0h 0m	1976	1.27
76	C ms	I	18 May 1999 00:00	23 Jun 1999 00:00	Majoro Atoll (MH)	Solomon Islands (SB)	36d 0h 0m	1216	1.41
76	C ms	I	19 Aug 1997 00:00	22 Oct 1997 00:00	Fort Bragg (US)	Kauna (US)	64d 0h 0m	2259	1.47
76	C ms	I	11 Jul 1999 00:00	01 Aug 1999 00:00	Solomon Islands (SB)	Cairns (AU)	21d 0h 0m	942	1.87

Patrick

Quesnel

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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
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
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
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
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

Graham

Walters

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772	I	I	18 Feb 2017 00:00	20 Feb 2017 00:00	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	2d 0h 0m	43	0.9
292	Ic	I	30 Jan 2006 00:29	05 Feb 2006 00:29	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	El Hierro (ES)	6d 0h 0m	46	0.32
943	C T	I	25 Jan 2020 07:00	29 Apr 2020 15:00	Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	95d 8h 0m	2631	1.15
215	C	I	29 Oct 2003 00:00	26 Jan 2004 06:15	Playa Santiago (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	89d 6h 15m	2529	1.18
331	C	I	03 Feb 2007 00:00	13 May 2007 08:38	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	St Barts (BL)	99d 8h 38m	2842	1.19
166	C	R	07 Oct 2001 00:00	23 Dec 2001 21:02	Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	77d 21h 2m	2554	1.37
77	C	R	12 Oct 1997 00:00	13 Dec 1997 04:00	Los Gigantes (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	62d 4h 0m	2550	1.71
728	I	I	29 Jan 2016 00:00	14 Feb 2016 23:00	Puerto de Mogan (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	16d 23h 0m	1500	3.69

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Gints

Barkovskis Gints Barkovskis

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733

04 May 2016 07:00

23 Sep 2016 02:35

141d 19h 35m

Poldy van

Lynden

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847

13 Aug 2018 07:00

04 Sep 2018 10:00

22d 3h 0m

Andrew

Halsey

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118	I	I	15 Jul 1999 00:00	06 Apr 2000 00:00	San Diego (US)	San Diego (US)	266d 0h 0m	5822	0.91
75	C	I	28 Apr 1997 00:00	22 Aug 1997 00:00	Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES)	St. Lucia (LC)	116d 0h 0m	2637	0.95
187	I	I	25 Nov 2002 00:00	03 Apr 2003 02:05	Callao (PE)	Callao (PE)	129d 2h 5m	3572	1.15

Tiny

Little

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246

21 Jan 2005 00:00

17 May 2005 09:20

116d 9h 20m

Robert

McArthur

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847

13 Aug 2018 07:00

04 Sep 2018 10:00

22d 3h 0m

Jean-Jacques

Savin

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1052

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01 Jan 2022 14:00

22 Jan 2022 00:34

20d 10h 34m

Henry

Dale

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221

20 Jan 2004 00:00

17 May 2004 00:00

118d 0h 0m

Justin

Coleman

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221	C	R	20 Jan 2004 00:00	17 May 2004 00:00	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Port St. Charles (BB)	118d 0h 0m	2606	0.92
863	C	R	12 Dec 2018 13:25	01 Feb 2019 12:03	San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)	Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG)	50d 22h 38m	2554	2.09

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

Kendon

Glass

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687

23 May 2015 09:11

27 May 2015 14:43

4d 5h 32m

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