It was won by Alex Thomson, who was the youngest skipper to win a round the world yacht race at just 24. The 2000 race started in Portsmouth harbour. The stop in the Azores was replaced by one in New York City and to compensate for the extra distance the Seychelles to Durban to Cape Town leg was reduced to Mauritius to Cape Town.
Alex Thomson won the round-the-world yacht race in 2000 at just 24 years old. The starting point was Portsmouth harbor and included a stop in New York City instead of the Azores. To make up for the extra distance, the Seychelles to Durban to Cape Town leg was shortened to Mauritius to Cape Town.