The Global Challenge (not to be confused with Global Challenge Award) was an around the world yacht race run by Challenge Business, the company started by Sir Chay Blyth in 1989. It was held every four years and took a fleet of one-design steel yachts, crewed by men and women who had paid to take part, round Cape Horn and through the Southern Ocean where winds can reach 70 kn (130 km/h).
The Global Challenge (not to be confused with Global Challenge Award) was an around the world yacht race run by Challenge Business, the company started by Sir Chay Blyth in 1989. It was held every four years and took a fleet of one-design steel yachts, crewed by men and women who had paid to take part, round Cape Horn and through the Southern Ocean where winds can reach 70 kn (130 km/h).
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