Whitbread
The race around the world as a crew in Monocoque S with stopovers.
Inspired by the Single-handed sailor, Francis Chichester, in 1967, the first Whitbread took place on September 8th 1973. It comprised 4 stages.
- Portsmouth - the Cape
- the Cape - Sydney
- Sydney - Rio
- Rio - Portsmouth
Edition 1973-74
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18 boats at the beginning, 13 classified.
- 6 French boats - Classified: 3rd, Large Louis, skipper Andre Viant; 4th Kriter, skipper Jack Grout; 12th, 33 Export, Jean-Pierre Millet.
- Abandonments: PEN Duick VI, Skipper Eric Tabarly; Agree, skipper Pierre Chassin; PEN Duick III, skipper Marc Cuicklinski.
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Victorious: skipper Ramon Carlin (MEX) gains general classification in time compensated over Saylua II, a sailing ship of 65 feet (Swan 65,19,80 m). Eric Tabarly, over PEN Duick VI, gains the second phase in real-time, but having dématé in the first, and dématant again in the third, it cannot appear in general classification.
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the Classification is done in compensated time.
Edition 1977-78
- 15 bâteaux at the beginning 15 classified
- 6 bâteaux classified French
- 4 stages
- Portsmouth - the Cape
- the Cape - Aucland
- Aucland - Rio
- Rio - Portsmouth
Edition 1981-1982
26 bâteaux at the beginning-- Not classified or abandonment--- Européan Belgium - Jean Blondiau - Belgium
- Swedish entry - P. Silferhielm - Sweden
- 33 export - Thomas Philippe - Gallic France
- III - Eric Loiseau - France
- Save Venice - Doil Malingri - Italy
- Bubblegum - Ian Mc Gowan-Fyfe -
Edition 1985-86
- 4 stages
- 15 boats at the beginning, 13 classified.
- 1 French boats - Classified: 1e, the Team spirit, skipper Lionel Péan
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It is a French, Lionel Péan, which overrides the Team spirit a sailing ship of 17,60 Mr.
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the Classification is done in compensated time.
- *Non classified: Atlantic Privateer (the USA) 24,69 m Peter Kuttel
- Abandonment: Enterprise New Zealand (NZ) 24,25 m Digby Taylor
Edition 1989-90
- 6 stages - 33000 miles is approximately 61000 kms
- Southampton - Punta LED Is 6280 miles
- Pounta LED Is - Fremantle 7650 miles
- Fremantle - Auckland 3430 miles
- Auckland - Pounta LED Is 6250 miles
- Pounta LED Is - Fort Lauderdale 5470 miles
- Fort Lauderdale - Southampton 3840 miles
- 23 boats at the beginning, 21 classified.
- 1 French boat - Classified: 6th, Charles Jourdan, skipper Alain Gabbay
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It is a New Zealander, Peter Blake, which overrides Steinlager II a maximum monoshell.
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Here the final Classification any confused class.
- Abandonment:
- Hammered Wikeri Finland
- Rucanor Belgium
See too