The Global Challenge (not to be confused with Global Challenge Award) was a round the world yacht race run by Challenge Business, the company started by Sir Chay Blyth in 1989. It was held every four years, and took a fleet of one-design steel yachts, crewed by ordinary men and women who have paid to take part, round Cape Horn and through the ...
The challenge : the official story of the British Steel Challenge
by Blyth, Chay Publication date 1993 Topics Yacht racing, Yachting -- Great Britain -- History, Yachts -- Great Britain -- History, Yachting, Yachts, Great Britain, Yachts Racing Publisher London : Hodder and Stoughton Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 636.5M
Chay Blyth: 50 years since his Impossible Voyage
Chay Blyth's record breaking 59ft yacht British Steel. Credit: Getty In recognition of his impressive achievement, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Sponsorship was vital to the success of the venture and Chay secured the backing of The British Steel Corporation.
Chay Blyth: Hamble flotilla marks 50 years since 'impossible' voyage
Sir Chay, from Hawick in the Scottish Borders, used 59ft (18m) yacht British Steel to complete the challenge, which garnered international attention.
Broken forestay in the Southern Ocean: Extract from Woman of Steel
An extract from Vivien Cherry's book recalling when her British Steel challenge crew jury rigged a broken forestay in the southern ocean
British Steel (yacht)
British Steel (yacht) British Steel is a 59 ft (18 m) ketch famous for a circumnavigation of the globe "the wrong way" (i.e. from east to west, against prevailing winds and currents) by Chay Blyth in 1970/71. The entire race was completed in 292 days.
the official story of the British Steel Challenge
The challenge : the official story of the British Steel Challenge. When Chay Blyth sailed round the world against the prevailing winds and currents, it was dubbed "the impossible voyage". Twenty years after this feat, Blyth had the idea of building ten yachts and training 140 people to race along the same route - most of thm novices who had ...
Global Challenge Yachts
Global Challenge Yachts The Global Challenge round the world yacht race was the brainchild of Sir Chay Blyth. He set up a company, Challenge Business in 1989 and went in search for high profile sponsors. The first race had 10 entrants in 1992/3 and the title sponsor was British Steel and each of the 10 identical steel-hulled 20 m racing yachts were individually sponsored and had a crew of 13 ...
Global Challenge race
The British Steel Challenge took place in 1992-3 to critical acclaim from journalists, sponsors and participants and changed the face of yachting forever. The race was followed by two successive BT Global Challenge races in 1996/7 and 2000/2001.
British Steel Challenge and Global Challenge at the London Boat Show
Over 200 people have signed up to attend a 20th anniversary reunion this Saturday for skippers and crew from Chay Blyth's 1992-93 'wrong way' round-the-world British Steel Challenge yacht race, plus the four subsequent Global Challenge races.
The Challenge: The Official Story of the British Steel Challenge
Chay Blyth and Elaine Thompson relate the story of the British Steel Challenge, and how the amateur crews and the professionals behind them rose to the challenge. In September 1992, a fleet of 67-foot steel yachts set off across the world's most hostile waters.
The Group 4 story in the British Steel Challenge 1992
Quality not very good but keep with it.The story of the group 4 boat in British steel challenge 1992-1993Starring: Gary AshtonJohn CarterSimon ClarkeR...
Challenger
The Global Challenge was a round-the-world yacht race run by Challenge Business, the company started by Sir Chay Blyth in 1989. It was held every four years and took a fleet of one-design steel yachts, crewed by ordinary men and women, who were led by a professional Skipper and paid to take part. Part of the race went round Cape Horn and ...
1995 Devonport Challenge 67 Cruiser for sale
The Challenge 67 series were the first of the Challenge Business British Steel yachts to race around the world against prevailing winds and currents. This yacht was one of the last to be delivered and part of the second series.
Global Challenge 72 Fleet
Built of steel like their predecessors, and like Sir Chay Blyth's original Robert Clark-designed British Steel, the boats needed to be robust but relatively inexpensive to build.
40th anniversary of Chay Blyths circumnavigation
Chay, who was knighted in 1997 for services to the sport, later organised a series of Global Challenge adventures, starting with the British Steel Challenge in 1992, to give amateurs the opportunity to sail round the world in a series of identical steel yachts. More than 1,000 took up his challenge.
Chay Blyth round-the-world yacht race reunion
More than 200 people have signed up to attend a 20th anniversary reunion this week for skippers of crew from Chay Blyth's 1992-93 'wrong way' round-the-world British Steel Challenge yacht ...
British Steel Challenge
British Steel Challenge Pete's other sailing exploits include training and leading a previously inexperienced crew of fourteen through what is generally held to be 'the world's toughest yacht race' - the British Steel Challenge (now known as the Global Challenge).
Chay Blyth
Chay Blyth. Cruise boat Chay Blyth on the Thames in front of Vintners' Place. Sir Charles Blyth CBE BEM (born 14 May 1940), [ 1] known as Chay Blyth, is a Scottish yachtsman and rower. He was the first person to sail single-handed non-stop westwards around the world (1971), on a 59-foot boat called British Steel .
Sailing: Steely touch of British
THE first leg of the British Steel Challenge was beginning to look like an in-house benefit yesterday as, at 13.43 GMT, skipper Richard Tudor took British Steel II, with two British Steel ...
Sailing: Destination Rio for steely challengers
THE 10 yachts in the British Steel Challenge round-the-world race were making comfortable progress on the first leg from Southampton to Rio last night, led by Ian MacGillivray, in Pride of Teesside.
British Steel Challenge Boats
Does anyone know the whereabouts of the old British Steel Challenge Boats? What were they sold for? Where were they originally built? If anyone can let me know this information or point me in the right direction then I would be enternally grateful. Cheers
How to reef to sail safely through any weather
Try and prepare a list to walk through, and visualise tasks before each sail change. During the British Steel Challenge one of the yachts forgot to remove the sail ties brailing a reef and winched several perfect vertical tears down the mainsail.
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The Global Challenge (not to be confused with Global Challenge Award) was a round the world yacht race run by Challenge Business, the company started by Sir Chay Blyth in 1989. It was held every four years, and took a fleet of one-design steel yachts, crewed by ordinary men and women who have paid to take part, round Cape Horn and through the ...
by Blyth, Chay Publication date 1993 Topics Yacht racing, Yachting -- Great Britain -- History, Yachts -- Great Britain -- History, Yachting, Yachts, Great Britain, Yachts Racing Publisher London : Hodder and Stoughton Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 636.5M
Chay Blyth's record breaking 59ft yacht British Steel. Credit: Getty In recognition of his impressive achievement, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Sponsorship was vital to the success of the venture and Chay secured the backing of The British Steel Corporation.
Sir Chay, from Hawick in the Scottish Borders, used 59ft (18m) yacht British Steel to complete the challenge, which garnered international attention.
An extract from Vivien Cherry's book recalling when her British Steel challenge crew jury rigged a broken forestay in the southern ocean
British Steel (yacht) British Steel is a 59 ft (18 m) ketch famous for a circumnavigation of the globe "the wrong way" (i.e. from east to west, against prevailing winds and currents) by Chay Blyth in 1970/71. The entire race was completed in 292 days.
The challenge : the official story of the British Steel Challenge. When Chay Blyth sailed round the world against the prevailing winds and currents, it was dubbed "the impossible voyage". Twenty years after this feat, Blyth had the idea of building ten yachts and training 140 people to race along the same route - most of thm novices who had ...
Global Challenge Yachts The Global Challenge round the world yacht race was the brainchild of Sir Chay Blyth. He set up a company, Challenge Business in 1989 and went in search for high profile sponsors. The first race had 10 entrants in 1992/3 and the title sponsor was British Steel and each of the 10 identical steel-hulled 20 m racing yachts were individually sponsored and had a crew of 13 ...
The British Steel Challenge took place in 1992-3 to critical acclaim from journalists, sponsors and participants and changed the face of yachting forever. The race was followed by two successive BT Global Challenge races in 1996/7 and 2000/2001.
Over 200 people have signed up to attend a 20th anniversary reunion this Saturday for skippers and crew from Chay Blyth's 1992-93 'wrong way' round-the-world British Steel Challenge yacht race, plus the four subsequent Global Challenge races.
Chay Blyth and Elaine Thompson relate the story of the British Steel Challenge, and how the amateur crews and the professionals behind them rose to the challenge. In September 1992, a fleet of 67-foot steel yachts set off across the world's most hostile waters.
Quality not very good but keep with it.The story of the group 4 boat in British steel challenge 1992-1993Starring: Gary AshtonJohn CarterSimon ClarkeR...
The Global Challenge was a round-the-world yacht race run by Challenge Business, the company started by Sir Chay Blyth in 1989. It was held every four years and took a fleet of one-design steel yachts, crewed by ordinary men and women, who were led by a professional Skipper and paid to take part. Part of the race went round Cape Horn and ...
The Challenge 67 series were the first of the Challenge Business British Steel yachts to race around the world against prevailing winds and currents. This yacht was one of the last to be delivered and part of the second series.
Built of steel like their predecessors, and like Sir Chay Blyth's original Robert Clark-designed British Steel, the boats needed to be robust but relatively inexpensive to build.
Chay, who was knighted in 1997 for services to the sport, later organised a series of Global Challenge adventures, starting with the British Steel Challenge in 1992, to give amateurs the opportunity to sail round the world in a series of identical steel yachts. More than 1,000 took up his challenge.
More than 200 people have signed up to attend a 20th anniversary reunion this week for skippers of crew from Chay Blyth's 1992-93 'wrong way' round-the-world British Steel Challenge yacht ...
British Steel Challenge Pete's other sailing exploits include training and leading a previously inexperienced crew of fourteen through what is generally held to be 'the world's toughest yacht race' - the British Steel Challenge (now known as the Global Challenge).
Chay Blyth. Cruise boat Chay Blyth on the Thames in front of Vintners' Place. Sir Charles Blyth CBE BEM (born 14 May 1940), [ 1] known as Chay Blyth, is a Scottish yachtsman and rower. He was the first person to sail single-handed non-stop westwards around the world (1971), on a 59-foot boat called British Steel .
THE first leg of the British Steel Challenge was beginning to look like an in-house benefit yesterday as, at 13.43 GMT, skipper Richard Tudor took British Steel II, with two British Steel ...
THE 10 yachts in the British Steel Challenge round-the-world race were making comfortable progress on the first leg from Southampton to Rio last night, led by Ian MacGillivray, in Pride of Teesside.
Does anyone know the whereabouts of the old British Steel Challenge Boats? What were they sold for? Where were they originally built? If anyone can let me know this information or point me in the right direction then I would be enternally grateful. Cheers
Try and prepare a list to walk through, and visualise tasks before each sail change. During the British Steel Challenge one of the yachts forgot to remove the sail ties brailing a reef and winched several perfect vertical tears down the mainsail.