| The Global Challenge is a round the world
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| | Pause to Remember, skippered by Tom
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| yacht race run by Challenge Business, the
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| | O'Connor, suffered a snapped boom half
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| company started by Sir Chay Blyth in
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| | way between Sydney and Cape Town. There
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| 1989. Held every four years, it takes a
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| | seemed no choice but to fly their trysail
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| fleet of one-design (or matching) steel
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| | until crewmembers Graham Phelp and
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| yachts, crewed by ordinary men and women
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| | Matthew Reeves took on the challenge of
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| who have paid to take part, round Cape
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| | trying to repair it by using a cut out
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| Horn and through the Southern Ocean where
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| | section as a splint. Two days later a
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| winds can reach 70 knots. The fee for the
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| | shortened boom emerged from below decks
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| next race in 2008 was L28,750. It is
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| | and was successfully attached to the
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| unique in that it takes the westabout
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| | mast. Three weeks later and having
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| route around the world against prevailing
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| | suffered several storms with wind speeds
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| winds and currents - often referred to as
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| | in excess of 50 knots, Pause to Remember
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| the ‘wrong way’ route.
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| | sailed into Cape Town, with boom still
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| The route of the race covers a distance
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| | intact.
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| of some 29,000 nautical miles (54,000km).
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| | This race featured an extra leg to Boston
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| It has changed to accommodate different
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| | and a crew of disabled men and women took
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| ports of call, but in 2004/5 started from
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| | part on “Time & Tide”, the first to
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| Portsmouth (UK) and stopped at Buenos
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| | sail round the world.
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| Aires (ARG), Wellington (NZ), Sydney
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| | Mike Golding dominated, winning five out
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| (AUS), Cape Town (SA), Boston (USA) and
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| | of six legs in Group 4 with Andy Hindley
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| La Rochelle (FRA) before returning again
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| | winning the remaining leg in Save the
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| to Portsmouth.
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| | Children . Three skippers had graduated
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| The event claims the motto “The
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| | from being crew volunteers four years
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| World’s Toughest Race” and is the
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| | earlier: Andy Hindley; Mark Lodge; and
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| ultimate sailing adventure for amateur
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| | Simon Walker.
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| sailors.
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| | BT Global Challenge 2000/1
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| The official charity for the races is
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| | On 10 September, a new fleet of 72ft
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| Save the Children and the race patron is
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| | steel cutters made their debut in this
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| HRH The Princess Royal.
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| | race. The winner, Conrad Humphreys and
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| After failing to secure a title sponsor,
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| | crew on LG Flatron , won four of the six
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| the company went into administration on
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| | legs.
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| 9th October 2006 placing the future of
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| | Quadstone collided heavily in a port and
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| the race in doubt.
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| | starboard incident with Save the Children
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| Background
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| | in Wellington, NZ, and Quadstone retired
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| The seeds of the race were sown in Sir
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| | from this leg. Skipper Alex Philips later
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| Chay Blyth’s previous sailing exploits.
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| | resigned. Both boats had to be
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| In 1970/71 he became the first person to
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| | extensively repaired in New Zealand.
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| sail alone round the world westabout in
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| | [citation needed]
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| the yacht British Steel. The practicality
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| | For the first time the race was scored on
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| of training people who had never sailed
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| | points, with equal points for each leg,
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| before was demonstrated during the 1973
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| | though combined elapsed times are shown
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| 74 Whitbread Race, when Blyth had raced
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| | here for comparison.
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| Great Britain II with a crew from the
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| | Global Challenge 2004/5
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| Parachute Regiment. Subsequently he ran
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| | The same fleet of 72ft yachts sailed
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| charters for paying crew.
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| | again in the 2004 race, and Australian
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| The design philosophy for the identical
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| | skipper Andy Forbes won in BG SPIRIT .
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| yachts used on the Global Challenge races
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| | Once again, though the overall safety
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| was forged by Sir Chay Blyth’s longtime
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| | record of the race was very good, medical
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| associate Andrew Roberts. It was his idea
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| | emergencies did unfold, most notably
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| to start from the largest top-action
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| | onboard yachts 'Imagine It. Done.',
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| production winch available, which would
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| | 'Stelmar', and 'Save The Children'. In
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| in turn dictate sail area, displacement
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| | the case of 'Imagine It. Done.', only an
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| and size. He also oversaw the build of
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| | extraordinary combined effort of several
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| the two fleets of steel cutters used in
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| | yachts within the fleet, the doctor
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| the four races to date to designs by
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| | onboard (Dr Roche), and the efforts of
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| David Thomas and Thanos Condylis
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| | the Westpac Rescue team saved the life of
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| (Challenge 67) and Rob Humphreys
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| | John Masters
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| (Challenge 72).
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| | Specifications of the Challenge 72
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| British Steel Challenge 1992/3
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| | one-design
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| The first race started from Southampton
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| | The current 12-strong race fleet of
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| in September 1992 with 10 identical 67ft
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| | Challenge 72-footers was developed from
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| boats sailed by a skipper and 13 crew.
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| | the Challenge 67s and was specifically
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| There were a number of serious rigging
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| | designed to be strong, safe and seaworthy
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| screw failures in the Southern Ocean and
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| | in even the worst conditions and to be
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| British Steel II was dismasted in
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| | self-sufficient for long periods at sea,
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| mid-Southern Ocean, but managed to
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| | with enough fuel and water to take their
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| motorsail safely to Hobart under jury
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| | crews safely to a distant port. The
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| rig. She was re-rigged in time to rejoin
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| | yachts were also designed to be
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| the race for the next leg to Cape Town.
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| | relatively easy to sail and handled by
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| The winner of the first race was John
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| | crews who are not professional.
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| Chittenden and crew in Nuclear Electric .
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| | Length overall: 72ft (22m)
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| Chittenden went on to win the 2001
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| | Length of waterline: 61ft (19m)
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| Yachtsman of the Year Award.
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| | Air draught: 95ft (29m)
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| BT Global Challenge 1996/7
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| | Draught full load: 10ft (3.05m)
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| An expanded fleet of 14 Challenge 67
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| | Displacement (half load): 40 tonnes
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| yachts set out from Southampton in
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| | Ballast: 12.5 tonnes
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| driving rain and gales. Again rigging
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| | Sail area (windward): 2,825ft m2
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| problems struck in the Southern Ocean and
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| | (262.5m2)
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| Concert was dismasted. Skipper Chris
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| | Sail area (downwind): 4,020ft m2 (373m2)
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| Tibbs and crew made a jury rig and
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| | Water capacity: 390gal (1,775lt)
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| motorsailed to Wellington, New Zealand.
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| | Fuel capacity: 475gal (2,150kt)
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| Concert was re-rigged in time to start
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| | Hull: 50A mild steel
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| leg 3 from Wellington to Sydney and was
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| | Deck: Stainless steel
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| 2nd on the Sydney to Cape Town leg. Yacht
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