The Antarctica Cup Yacht Race is an annual non-stop race of about 14,000 nautical miles which circumnavigates Antarctica.
The course starts and ends at Albany, Western Australia, a historic port 150 nautical miles east of Cape Leeuwin. The port is located on the very edge of the Roaring Forties latitudes, providing a natural starting point to attack the challenging course around the Antarctica continent. The course normally takes 40-60 days to complete, and it incorporates 18 "gates" where yachts must check in.
The course passes by Cape Leeuwin, Cape Horn, and Cape Agulhas.
The record for completing the course as a solo and unassisted sailor was set in 2022 by Lisa Blair, at 92 days, 18 hours and 21 minutes.
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