Tag Archives: round the world

Global Challenge 08/09 - Final Results

After 29 weeks, 22,200 tacks and 2,460,854 Nm travelled by the 60 completing boats the Race Committee is happy to announce the results for the 2008/09 FPL Global Challenge.

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Leg 7 Update - Gameweek 37

Final leg - Final week

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Leg 7 Update - Gameweek 36

Week 1 of Leg 7 - the final leg

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Leg 6 Update - Gameweek 35

Week 4 of Leg 6
With the winners already decided it’s up to the remaining boats to try and make it to La Rochelle before the final week of Leg 6 comes to a close.

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Leg 6 Update - Gameweek 34

Week 3 of Leg 6
A brief update

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Leg 6 Update - Gameweek 33

Week 2 of Leg 6
A brief update

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Leg 6 Update - Gameweek 32

The penultimate leg begins and the fleet leave Boston and head for Europe.
The repair yards, especially of Nova Scotia are kept busy.
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Leg 5 Update - Gameweek 31

Final week of Leg 5 and with leg winners already decided the rest of the fleet try to get into Boston within the allotted time.
A brief update
Halfway up Virginia’s problems continued and there were also run agrounds for The Drog’s Ballacks, The Drogs, A Smoked Cheese Pig, and Honeyballs.

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Leg 5 Update - Gameweek 30

5th week of Leg 5.

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Leg 5 Update - Gameweek 29

4th week of Leg 5.

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