Wrong way yacht race postponed
{{date|September 11, 2006}}

Due to a failure to secure appropriate sponsorship, the ''Global Challenge Round the World Yacht Race'' will not be being held next time it's due in 2008.

The unusual race features ordinary people competing as opposed to major yachting sportspeople.  For a final twist, the race is the "wrong way", namely against the prevailing winds.  This leads the UK's newspaper, ''[[w:The Guardian|The Guardian]]'' to describe it as "the world's toughest yacht race".

== Sources ==

*{{source|url=http://www.nautica.it/service/notizie.htm?2006-09-102
|title=Global Challenge Round The World Yacht Race To Be Postponed
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|pub=Nautica.it
|date=September 11, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6069999,00.html
|title=Sponsor crisis for world yacht race
|author=Press Association
|pub=The Guardian
|date=September 10, 2006}}

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Due to a failure to secure appropriate sponsorship, the Global Challenge Round the World Yacht Race will not be being held next time it's due in 2008.

The unusual race features ordinary people competing as opposed to major yachting sportspeople.  For a final twist, the race is the "wrong way", namely against the prevailing winds.  This leads the UK's newspaper, The Guardian to describe it as "the world's toughest yacht race".

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