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For further information contact:
Polar Adventures Ltd
18 Neville Road
Kingston
Surrey
KT1 3QX
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8549 1457
Fax: +44 (0)20 8241 7914
Eml: info@polarrace.com
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Polar Race 2005 Final Status
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C&W Polar Team
Simon Elmont / Steve Wright |
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Gentlemen Adventurers
James Laban / Will Morton |
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Ikey Icemen
Ted Adam / Dugald Macdonald / Peter Berning |
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Neways Polar Team
Christina Franco / Justin Packshaw |
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Northern Stars
David Aston / Charlie Newington-Bridges / Alex Williams |
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Pole Position
Kevin Dixon / Patrick Keatinge / Helen Lee / Clare Winnick |
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Checkpoint |
| Position |
Team |
Cumulative Time |
Behind Leader |
| 1st |
Neways Polar Team |
13 days, 17 hours, 2 mins |
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| 2nd |
Gentlemen Adventurers |
13 days, 22 hours, 38 mins |
0 days, 5 hours, 36 mins |
| 3rd |
C&W Polar Team |
14 days, 22 hours, 7 mins |
1 day, 5 hours, 5 mins |
| 4th |
Northern Stars |
15 days, 14 hours, 49 mins |
1 day, 21 hours, 48 mins |
| 5th |
Pole Position |
17 days, 9 hours, 5 mins |
3 days, 16 hours, 3 mins |
| 6th |
Ikey Icemen |
20 days, 6 hours, 1 min |
6 days, 12 hours, 59 mins |
The times for C&W Polar Team include a 3 hour time
compensation for carrying out orders requested by Organisers.
| Position |
Team |
Depart Start |
Arrive CP1 |
Time |
| 1st |
Northern Stars |
9 April, 13:27 |
12 April, 17:11 |
3 days, 3 hours, 43 mins |
| 2nd |
C&W Polar Team |
9 April, 13:27 |
12 April, 17:28 |
3 days, 4 hours, 1 min |
| 3rd |
Neways Polar Team |
9 April, 13:27 |
12 April, 17:35 |
3 days, 4 hours, 8 mins |
| 4th |
Gentlemen Adventurers |
9 April, 13:27 |
12 April, 19:23 |
3 days, 5 hours, 56 mins |
| 5th |
Pole Position |
9 April, 13:27 |
13 April, 21:33 |
4 days, 8 hours, 6 mins |
| 6th |
Ikey Icemen |
9 April, 13:27 |
14 April, 21:50 |
5 days, 7 hours, 48 mins |
| Position |
Team |
Depart CP1 |
Arrive CP2 |
Time |
| 1st |
Neways Polar Team |
15 April, 14:00 |
20 April, 18:47 |
5 days, 4 hours, 47 mins |
| 2nd |
Pole Position |
15 April, 14:00 |
21 April, 23:45 |
6 days, 9 hours, 45 mins |
| 3rd |
C&W Polar Team |
15 April, 14:00 |
21 April, 23:46 |
6 days, 9 hours, 46 mins |
| 4th |
Gentlemen Adventurers |
15 April, 14:00 |
22 April, 07:36 |
6 days, 9 hours, 46 mins |
| 5th |
Northern Stars |
15 April, 14:00 |
22 April, 21:50 |
7 days, 7 hours, 50 mins |
| 6th |
Ikey Icemen |
16 April, 07:10 |
24 April, 04:15 |
7 days, 21 hours, 5 mins |
| Position |
Team |
Depart CP2 |
Arrive CP3 |
Time |
| 1st |
Gentlemen Adventurers |
24 April, 13:00 |
27 April, 12:26 |
2 days, 23 hours, 26 mins |
| 2nd |
Northern Stars |
24 April, 13:00 |
28 April, 05:30 |
3 days, 16 hours, 30 mins |
| 3rd |
C&W Polar Team |
24 April, 13:00 |
28 April, 12:25 |
3 days, 23 hours, 25 mins |
| 4th |
Neways Polar Team |
24 April, 13:00 |
28 April, 13:24 |
4 days, 0 hours, 24 mins |
| 5th |
Pole Position |
24 April, 13:00 |
28 April, 18:36 |
4 days, 5 hours, 36 mins |
| 6th |
Ikey Icemen |
25 April, 10:22 |
30 April, 10:18 |
4 days, 23 hours, 56 mins |
| Position |
Team |
Depart CP3 |
Arrive Finish |
Time |
| 1st |
Gentlemen Adventurers |
30 April, 12:13 |
1 May, 11:53 |
0 days, 23 hours, 40 mins |
| 2nd |
Neways Polar Team |
30 April, 12:13 |
1 May, 19:56 |
1 day, 7 hours, 43 mins |
| 3rd |
Northern Stars |
30 April, 12:13 |
1 May, 22:59 |
1 day, 10 hours, 46 mins |
| 4th |
C&W Polar Team |
30 April, 12:13 |
2 May, 00:08 |
1 day, 11 hours, 55 mins |
| 5th |
Pole Position |
30 April, 12:13 |
2 May, 21:51 |
2 days, 9 hours, 38 mins |
| 6th |
Ikey Icemen |
1 May, 14:58 |
3 May, 16:10 |
2 days, 1 hour, 12 mins |
| Name |
Where |
Planned Position |
Actual Position |
| Start |
Resolute Bay |
N74°42'
W94°50' |
N74°42'
W94°50' |
| CP1 |
By the Polaris Mine on Little Cornwallis Island |
N75°24'
W97°07' |
N75°23'
W96°56' |
| CP2 |
North of Bathurst Island |
N76°52'
W100°18' |
N76°45'
W99°38' |
| CP3 |
Near King Christian Island |
N78°00'
W102°50' |
N78°00'
W102°47' |
| Finish |
Magnetic North Pole |
N78°35.7'
W104°11.9' |
N78°35.7'
W104°11.9' |
- All distances stated on this page are "as the crow flies" in
nautical miles.
- The "as the crow flies" distance from start (Resolute Bay) to finish
(North Magnetic Pole) is 272 miles.
- The actual total distance to be covered by the racers is expected to
be about 350 miles.
- All times are in Resolute local time (BST-6 hours)
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