Bucket list of the world's great races

[Foolish Muse]

Imagine a fellow has a decent boat, like a Class 40. He sets off for a few years to complete the world's great races. What would be on his list?
Think of any race over 100 miles. Salt or Fresh water. Round an island or across an ocean.
Crewed, double or singlehanded. Anything goes with his Class 40.
Give special thought to races in far away places like the Middle-East or Orient.

 

[bbg]

Transat Jacques Vabre or Trans-Quadra
Sydney-Hobart
Fastnet
Round Gotland
Trans-Pac

There's a start

 

[Woodlouse]

Newport-Bermuda
Caribbean 600
Rorc Transat
Route du Rhum
Around Britain and Ireland....

 

[Ingwe]

As above plus the Rolex Middle sea race

 

[bbg]

Add:

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's Rolex China Sea Race (Hong Kong to Subic Bay, Phillipines)

 

[Judders]

Azab

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[flaming]

An American would probably add the Chicago Mac in there. And the Newport to Bermuda.

Think there's a Kiwi one that's gaining a good reputation. No idea what it's called though.

 

[Judders]

Which round the world race is it where you can race a class 40 four up? It's not the Velux 5 Oceans is it?

 

[bbg]

Which round the world race is it where you can race a class 40 four up? It's not the Velux 5 Oceans is it?

Global Ocean Race is a single- or double-handed race in Class 40s. I don't know of any 4-up round the world race in a Class 40 (or any other boat).

http://globaloceanrace.com

 

[flaming]

There's also the fully crewed Transat from NY to Cowes.

 

[bbg]

A fair few Transat races on the list so far!

Having done it solo once, I think my preference would be for double-handed the next time. Fully crewed on a 40-footer would just be too slow compared with double-handed.

 

[Keen_Ed]

Melbourne - Osaka
Governors Cup - Cape Town to St Helena
Cape Town to Rio

 

[Judders]

Global Ocean Race is a single- or double-handed race in Class 40s. I don't know of any 4-up round the world race in a Class 40 (or any other boat).

http://globaloceanrace.com

http://www.thedailysail.com/offshor...ean-race-2013-4-to-have-fully-crewed-division

I knew I hadn't dreamed it! I presume this didn't happen in the end as I can find no other reference to it.

 

[Keen_Ed]

http://www.thedailysail.com/offshor...ean-race-2013-4-to-have-fully-crewed-division

I knew I hadn't dreamed it! I presume this didn't happen in the end as I can find no other reference to it.

No. There have been 2 races: 08-09 and 11-12. There was supposed to be a 14-15 race, which got postponed to 15-16, but AFAIAA, didn't happen. No idea what the state of play is at the moment. Looks like it all died 2 years ago.

 

[lw395]

Southport 24hr race!

 

[Foolish Muse]

Out my way we have:
Swiftsure - May each year
Southern Straits - Easter each year
Van-Isle 360 - every second summer
Vic-Maui - every other summer from the 360

Is there anything in India?
And Emerates sponsors a boat in the AC, what about races around Dubai?
There must be some great races around the Mediterranean.
And have we even looked at the Scandinavian countries?
Is there nothing in South America?
And what about the South Pacific islands?
It's going to be long voyages between races in my imaginary bucket list trips around the world.

 

[bbg]

Out my way we have:
Swiftsure - May each year
Southern Straits - Easter each year
Van-Isle 360 - every second summer
Vic-Maui - every other summer from the 360

Is there anything in India?
And Emerates sponsors a boat in the AC, what about races around Dubai?
There must be some great races around the Mediterranean.
And have we even looked at the Scandinavian countries?
Is there nothing in South America?
And what about the South Pacific islands?
It's going to be long voyages between races in my imaginary bucket list trips around the world.

I've done three of those. Was even part of the crew that held the course record in the Swiftsure (for a year).

Round Gotland is in Sweden. Done that a coup,e of times and the excellent thing is that you don't need a torch at night.

 

[ChengLi]

Hi! A newbie here. Looking forward to learn from this forum. Thank you! Godbless!

 

[Woodlouse]

I guess the Cape Town to Rio is something of a classic.

 

[Birdseye]

N.U.S.C Annual Regatta? :encouragement: