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The Speed, Time and Distance of Around the World Racing

To sail around the world you must sail a distance of at least 21,600 miles.
In the around the world races, you must sail fast and usally faster
than the race before to win.  The time it takes gets shorter. Torresen
Sailing Site presents facts and figures on the Time, Speed and Distance
of Around the World Single Handed Racing
1982-83 BOC (Distance=27,000 Miles)
Sailor Class Days Hours Speed
Jeanot I 159 2 7.1 Kts
Tada II 207 13 5.4 Kts. \
1986-87 BOC (Distance=27,000 Miles)
Sailor Class Days Hours Speed Speed Differntial
Jeanot I 134 5 8.4 + 1.3
Plant II 157 12 7.1 + 1.7
1989-90 Vendee Globe (Distance =21,760 Miles)
Sailor Class Days Hours Speed Speed Differntial
Lamazou 109 8.3
1990-91 BOC Challenge (Distance= 27,000 Miles)
Sailor Class Days Hours Speed Speed Differntial
Augin I 120 22 9.3 + .9
Dupasquier II 141 16 7.9 + 8
1992-93 Vendee Globe (Distance = 21,760 Miles)
Sailor Class Days Hours Speed Speed Differntial
Gautier 110 8.24 - .1
1994-95 BOC Challenge (Distance=27,000 Miles)
Sailor Class Days Hours Speed Speed Differntial
Augin I 121 17 9.24 - .1
Adams II 131 5 8.57 + .7
1996-97 Vendee Globe (Distance= 21,769 Miles)
Sailor Class Days Hours Speed Speed Differntial
Augin 105 8.63 +.4
1998-99 Around Alone (Distance=27,000 Miles)
Sailor Class Days Hours Speed Speed Differntial
Soldini I 116 20 9.63 + .4
Mouligne II 132 4 8.51 -.06
                     
200-2001 Vendee Globe (Distance= 21,769 miles
Desjoyeaux 93 3 11.95 +3.32
 

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Note: 
Around Alone  has 2 classes
Class I is for boats 50-60 feet  long.
Class II is for boats 40-49 feet in length.
The Vendee Globe has just 1 class.
Note on the course of Around Alone/BOC Challenge

Around Alone-
Though the precise distance depends on the course
individual skippers sail, the race route is approximately
27,000 nautical miles, making Around Alone the longest
race on Earth for an individual in any sport.
In 1982,1986 course = Newport-Cape Town-Sydney-Rio-Newport
In  1990 Newport-Cape Town-Sydney-Punta del Este-Newport
In 1994 Charleston-Cape Town-Sydney-Punta del Este-Charleston
In 1998 Charleston-Cape Town-Auckland-Punta del Este-Charleston
Note on the Vendee Globe Course
The course starts from Les Sables d'Olonne.
The course waypoints are as follows:
- The Canaries
- Antartic to starboard
- Heard Island to starboard
- A marker at 50°S 90°E to starboard
- A marker at 57°S 180° to starboard
- A marker at 57°S 120°W to starboard
- A marker at 27°S 67° to starboard
- Cape Horn to port
- Les Sables d'Olonne

World Sailing Speed Record Council, Around the World =
To sail aroundThe World, a vessel must start from and return to the
same point, must cross all meridians of longitude and must cross the
Equator.  It may cross some byt not all meridians more than once.
The orthodromic track of the vessel must be at least 21,600 nautical
miles in length.  In calculating this distacne it is to be assumed that
the vessel will sail aroudn Antartica in latitude 64 degrees south. A
vessel starting in the Southern Hemisphere has to round an island or
other fixed point in the Northern Hemisphere that will satisfy the
minimum distance requirement.