news in detail

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the race this year the camaraderie was second to non and the amount of support between teams overwhelming.

Thank you for making it such a race to remember and we hope, in fact we are certain, that lasting friendships have been made and memories have been created that will last a lifetime.

First Place:

Pura Vida crewed by Carl Theakston, Robbie Grant, John Cecil-Wright and Tom Harvey (UK)

Finished Saturday 19^th January 14:52 GMT – crossing time 48 days, 2 hours and 5 minutes 

Second Place:

Gquma Challenger crewed by Bill Godfrey and Peter Van Kets (South Africa)

Finished Tuesday 22^nd January 00:15 GMT – crossing time 50 days, 12 hours and 15 minutes

Third Place:

No Fear crewed by Nick Histon and Jon Csehi (UK)

Finished Tuesday 22^nd January 06:05 GMT – crossing time 50 days, 18 hours and 5 minutes

Fourth Place:

Unfinished Business crewed by Jo Davies, Tara Remington, Emily Kohl and Sarah Kessans (UK, New Zealand, USA)

Finished Wednesday 23^rd January 04:31 GMT – crossing time 51 days, 16 hours and 31 minutes

Fifth Place:

Go Commando crewed by Orlando Rogers and Ben Gaffney (UK)

Finished Saturday 26^th January 20:39 GMT – crossing time 55 days, 8 hours and 39 minutes

Sixth Place:

The Reason Why crewed by Steve Gardner and Paul Harris (UK)

Finished Sunday 27^th January 00:03 GMT – crossing time 55 days, 12 hours and 3 minutes

Seventh Place:

Pendovey Swift crewed by Ian Andrews and Joss Elliot (UK)

Finished Sunday 3^rd February 08:46 GMT – crossing time 62 days, 20 hours and 56 minutes

Eighth Place:

Komale crewed by James Burge and Niall McCann (UK)

Finished Tuesday 5^th February 14:05 GMT – crossing time 63 days, 2 hours and 5 minutes (please note due to extenuating circumstances this team started 48 hours after the main racing fleet)

Ninth Place:

Jaydubyoo crewed by Andrew and Joe Jordon-White (UK)

Finished Thursday 7^th February 07:43 GMT – crossing time 66 days, 19 hours and 43 minutes

Tenth Place:

Row of Life crewed by Angela Madsen and Franck Festor (USA, France)

Finished Thursday 7^th February 11:24 GMT – crossing time 66 days, 23 hours and 24 minutes

Eleventh Place:

Ocean Summit crewed by Scott McNaughton and Neil Hunter (UK)

Finished Thursday 7^th February 22:10 GMT – crossing time 67 days, 10 hours and 10 minutes

Twelfth Place:

Pygram crewed by Fabien Decourt and Benoit Dusser (France)

Finished Wednesday 13^th February 15:03 GMT – crossing time 73 days, 3 hours and 3 minutes

Thirteenth Place:

Silver Cloud crewed by Fiona Waller, Sarah Duff, Clair Desborough and Rachel Flanders (UK)

Finished Thursday 14^th February 13:03 GMT – crossing time 74 days, 1 hour and 3 minutes

Fourteenth Place:

1 Charmed Life crewed by Pete Collett (Australia)

Finished Saturday 16^th February 11:46 GMT – crossing time 75 days, 23 hours and 46 minutes

Fifteenth Place:

C2 crewed by Ian McGlade and Andy Watson (Northern Ireland, UK)

Finished Wednesday 13^th February 22:45 GMT – crossing time 73 days, 10 hours and 45 minutes (please note C2 lost two race placements due to using more than 110 litres of their total ballast water)

Sixteenth Place:

Spirit of Fernie crewed by Paul Attalla (Canada)

Finished Saturday 16^th February 19:46 GMT – crossing time 76 days, 7 hours and 46 minutes

Seventeenth Place:

Barbara Ivy crewed by Linda Griesel and Rachel Smith (UK)

Finished Saturday 16^th February 23:12 GMT – crossing time 76 days, 11 hours and 12 minutes

Eighteenth Place:

Dream Maker crewed by Elin Haf Davies and Herdip Sidhu (UK)

Finished Sunday 17^th February 19:37 GMT – crossing time 77 days, 7 hours and 37 minutes  

Atlantic Crossings Unplaced:

Mission Atlantic crewed by Andy Ehrhart, Mark Hefford, Nick Young and Justin Ellis (UK)

Finished Tuesday 5^th February 12:28 GMT – crossing time 65 days and 28 minutes (re-supplied with food during crossing)

Atlantic Jack crewed by Cath Allaway and Margaret Bowling (UK)

Finished Wednesday 13^th February 17:14 GMT – crossing time 73 days, 5 hours and 14 minutes (re-supplied with rudder pin and food during crossing)