The Race was a round-the-world sailing race that started in Barcelona, Spain, on December 31, 2000.
The race was created by Bruno Peyron, and it was the first ever non-stop, no-rules, no-limits, round-the-world sailing event, with a $2 million US prize.
The stated objectives of this race were: to unite the different maritime cultures of the world to gather together the world's premiere yachtsmen and women in a common event to promote creativity in ocean sailing to ally high technology and the environment to create the most spectacular and most prestigious fleet of offshore racers that sailing has ever seen
A second race was planned for 2004, but was cancelled amid controversy that Tracy Edwards had organised a competing event called Oryx Quest.
Results
The 2000–01 race was won by Club Med, skippered by Grant Dalton in 62d 6h 56' 33".