BT Global Challenge 2000/1
On 10 September, a new fleet of 72 ft (22 m) steel cutters made their debut in this race. The winner, Conrad Humphreys and crew on LG Flatron, won four of the six legs.
Quadstone collided heavily in a port and starboard incident with Save the Children in Wellington, NZ, and Quadstone retired from this leg. Skipper Alex Philips later resigned. Both boats had to be extensively repaired in New Zealand.
For the first time the race was scored on points, with equal points for each leg, though combined elapsed times are shown here for comparison.
| Overall place | Yacht name | Skipper | Points | Combined elapsed time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LG Flatron | Conrad Humphreys | 95 | 171d 13h 33m 49s |
| 2 | Compaq | Will Oxley | 86 | 173d 14h 59m 43s |
| 3 | BP | Mark Denton | 78 | 175d 09h 54m 33s |
| 4 | Logica | Jeremy Troughton | 71 | 175d 20h 46m 04s |
| 5 | TeamSpirit | Andy Dare, John Read | 68 | 176d 22h 34m 43s |
| 6= | Spirit of Hong Kong | Stephen Wilkins | 62 | 178d 21h 34m 43s |
| 6= | Quadstone | Alex Phillips, Richard Chenery | 64* | 179d 11h 58m 14s |
| 8 | Norwich Union | Neil Murray | 60 | 180d 07h 58m 14s |
| 9= | Isle of Man | Lin Parker | 56 | 180d 21h 41m 18s |
| 9= | Save the Children | Nick Fenton | 56* | 176d |
| 10 | Olympic | Manley Hopkinson | 37* | 183d |
* These teams did not finish all legs, a requirement for a position in the overall standings, but their positions are shown without displacing any other team
Kate Middleton, who married HRH Prince William to become the Duchess of Cambridge, worked as corporate crew during the build up of the 2000/1 race.
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