Bligh's Open Boat Challenge

Challenge by Free Solo Ocean Racing

Bligh's Open Boat Challenge

Challenge by Free Solo Ocean Racing

for Individual sailors and teams

Follow Captain Bligh's open boat voyage from east of Tonga, where they were thrown off the Bounty, to Kupang on Timor.
Solo or Teams, any boat, any sail mode, take provisions.

   
Limitations Carry sufficient food and water
Sail mode Any
Awarded badge
5 record attempts

Course

1 Start line S20° 44.62' W172° 11.82'
2 Gate S19° 41.99' W175° 2.29'
3 Gate S17° 6.83' E178° 35.06'
4 Gate S14° 8.32' E144° 31.22'
5 Gate S9° 53.43' E142° 27.97'
6 Finish line S10° 8.46' E123° 32.23'

Leaderboard

1

Toffee31 - L.S.C.

My ORANGE 2

ORANGE 2

Finished 2025-09-07 18:36 UTC in 12d. 18h. 48m. 49s.

2

Paclaro

LANGUEDOCIENNE

Hispaniola

Finished 2025-07-16 19:49 UTC in 18d. 7h. 41m. 54s.

3

ushanio

My Hispaniola

Hispaniola

Finished 2025-07-19 16:44 UTC in 22d. 1h. 49m. 6s.

4

Didier FV-R

Didier FV-R J112 III

J/112E

Finished 2025-07-29 06:24 UTC in 26d. 16h. 32m. 49s.

5

Dbird64

Lil Sister - Requin - Haï

Requin - Haï 1.18

Finished 2025-07-25 03:20 UTC in 31d. 15h. 15m. 53s.
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