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BOC Race The BOC Challenge. Single handed, round the world race of 27,000 miles in 4 Legs. Run every 4 years. New rules in 1994 eliminated outside assistance on weather routing, changed Leg 1, and added a waypoint to Leg 2 (at 53 S, 72 E, near Heard Island). Prize money of $100,000 for first in Class I and $50,000 in Class II. Leg 1 Charleston, SC to Cape Town, South Africa 6,800 miles, record 25 day, 6 hr, 30 min Start Sept 17 (in 1994) Leg 2 Cape Town to Sydney 7,000 miles, record 25 day, 6 hr, 30 min Depart Nov 26 (in 1994) Leg 3 Sydney to Punta del Este, Uruguay 7,200 miles, record 25 days, 6 hr, 30 min Depart Jan 29 (in 1995) Leg 4 Punta del Este to Charleston, SC 6,000 miles, Depart April 1 (in 1995) Full details and updates of on-going races on the internet at: http://www.cs.cofc.edu/boc/boc.html

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