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20 February 2005, 09:00 am

Conrad HUMPHREYS Finishes in Seventh

Vendée Globe

Les Sables d'Olonne, France

At 02 hours 34 minutes and 24 seconds GMT today, Sunday 20 February 2005 the 60-foot monohull Hellomoto skippered by Conrad HUMPHREYS crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe 2004 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France.

The race time to make the 23 680 miles is 104 days 14 hours and 32 minutes and 24 seconds at an average theoretical speed across the course of 9,43 knots.

References (GMT):
Start and finish: Les Sables d'Olonne (France)
Number of miles to cover: 23 680 miles
Start date: Sunday 7 November 2004 at 1202 GMT
Date of first arrival: Vincent Riou (PRB) on Wednesday 2 February 2005 at 22hr 49mn 55sec.
Humphreys' Race time: 104 days 14 hours 32 minutes 24 seconds.
Delay behind winner: 17 days 3 hours and 44 minutes 29 seconds.

Humphreys' Race (Hellomoto):
Passage of the equator (outward trip): 20 November 2004 at 0200 GMT 12 days 13 hours and 58 minutes
Passage of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa): 7 December 2004 at 0150 GMT after 29 days 13 hours and 48 minutes
Passage of Cape Leeuwin (Australia): 26 December 2004 at 2145 GMT after 49 days 9 hours and 43 minutes
Passage of Cape Horn (Chile): on 19 January 2005 at 0100 GMT after 72 days 12 hours and 58 minutes
Passage of the equator (return): on 03 February 2005 at 0312 GMT after 87 days 16 hours and 10 minutes

Event Media (As Amended by ISAF)

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