SAILING LEGENDS
Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race 1973-2009
SAILING LEGENDS
The story of the world’s greatest ocean race
SAILING LEGENDS
Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race 1973-2009
Bob Fisher & Barry Pickthall
This first edition published in 2011 Š2011 Endeavour London Ltd Endeavour London Ltd. 21-31 Woodfield Road, London. W9 2BA. England info@endeavourlondon.con Fax: +44 (20) 3227 2432 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission of the Publisher. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Bob Fisher & Barry Pickthall Sailing Legends - Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race 1973-2009 Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race ISBN 978-1-908271-09-9. hbk 1. Whitbread Round the World Race, Volvo Ocean Race Class, etc 1. Title Designed by Kayleigh Reynolds/PPL Typeset Frutiger LT Std by PPL Illustrations by Kayleigh Reynolds/PPL Picture research: PPL Photo Agency Printed in China
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Contents Foreword
6
EF rules: 1997-98 race
98
The Everest of ocean racing
10
Whitbread race routes
108
Life at the extreme
24
Fresh start: 2001-02 race • illbruck’s record run
110 116
ABN’s day: 2005-06 race
120
The pioneers: 1973-74 race • Knock-down aboard Sayula
26 34
Flyer wins: 1977-78 race • First match race
38 46
Flyer again: 1981-82 race • Ceramco dismasting
52 60
French victory: 1985-86 race • Capsize − Drum rolls
64 72
Blake’s race: 1989-90 race • The Russians arrive
76 83
• The battle between Fisher & Paykel and Steinlager 2
84
Maxis Vs 60s 1993-94 race • The Brooksfield rescue • Martela capsize
86 94 96
Volvo Open 70 design
124
Fast lane: 2008-09 race • The chase for records • Ericsson’s record
132 142 144
Volvo Ocean race routes
140
Perils at sea
146
Appendix • Winning Yachts • Designers List • Crew List
150 154 159 160
Acknowledgements • Photo Credits
176 176
CONTENTS |
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FOREWORD T
he Whitbread Round the World Race, now Volvo Ocean Race, has evolved from an adventure to a challenging, man-eating boat-for-boat sprint to many stops around the
globe. As a young Kiwi growing up sailing dinghies in Auckland, I could not help but be overcome by the sight of huge maxi yachts thundering down Rangitoto Channel to the finish of the leg off Orakai Wharf. As a sailor, it was my dream to sail around the world in a state-of-the-times racing yacht with mates I had grown up with and learned to sail with. My greatest memories are of the 1989-90 race aboard Steinlager 2. When I had the privilege to sail with a crew and skipper who were the best of their time and still with enough fun and humility to remain mates around the world through storms of the Southern Ocean to doldrums on the Equator. Sailing with Peter Blake at his best, being able to learn seamanship and team building from, I believe, the greatest seaman of our time, and for Steinlager 2’s clean sweep, was a feat that has not been repeated in this modern era. BRAD BUTTERWORTH OBE
Brad Butterworth is a world-renowned yachtsman. He was a watch leader on Steinlager 2 in the 1989-90 Whitbread Race and co-skipper of Winston in the 1993-94 race. Butterworth was tactician on the America’s Cup winning teams of 1995, 2000 and 2003, winning skipper in 2007.
Brad Butterworth, the thinking man’s sailor
(overleaf) Onboard the Swan 65 Kings Legend during the 1977-78 Whitbread Round the World Race. Swan 65 production yacht Sayula II won the inaugural event. Kings Legend finished 2nd in the second Whitbread Race in a field which included four Swan 65s.
The Everest of ocean racing At the time of the first Whitbread Round the World Race, the entire yacht racing scene was very different from that four decades later. Ocean racing was generally a weekend affair with occasional ‘classic’ races of around 600 miles; yacht racing was normally over short courses lasting 3 or 4 hours. The combination of weekend and short course racing developed into major new events, including the Admiral's Cup at Cowes in the UK. The exploits of British solo circumnavigators Francis Chichester and Alec Rose in the 1960s led to the adventurous competition sponsored by the Sunday Times, the Golden Globe, which was not strictly a race but an opportunity for the first non-stop solo circumnavigation. It was a challenge successfully completed by Robin Knox-Johnston, the only finisher, in 313
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Flyer, victor of the 1977-78 race, skippered by Dutchman Cornelis van Rietschoten.
days. Chichester had taken up his challenge after winning the first Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race (OSTAR), the race itself was inspired by Blondie Hasler in 1960, and run subsequently every four years from Plymouth UK to Newport, Rhode Island. But a void still existed, one that sailing publisher, Anthony Churchill and publicist Guy Pearse sought to fill. They unsuccessfully proposed the idea of a four-leg race around the world before handing the idea to the Royal Naval Sailing Association. The RNSA had already been approached by the Whitbread brewery, with the offer of sponsorship for a major regatta and shortly thereafter Admiral Otto Steiner met with Sam Whitbread to draw up the initial plans for the circumnavigation.
At the time of the first race, the Flat Earth Society was still meeting, and many did not believe a sail race around the world would be viable. The Times
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The Volvo Ocean Race is entirely visible with satellite feeds from the yachts, whilst the yachtsmen receive a constant stream of information from Race Headquarters. No matter the heat, the cold, the height of the waves or the speed of the wind, crews and race followers are better served today than was possible previously in many home ports and marinas. Just as dramatic, changes have been wrought in competitors’ diets. What began in 1973 as a ragbag of tinned fare is now a scientifically balanced diet of freeze-dried food to maintain nutrition requirements and minimise weight. The Volvo Ocean Race has attracted the best of sailing’s talent. Legends like Dennis Conner and Brad Butterworth, both of whom have multi-America’s Cup victories to their credit, have been drawn to this global ocean race, along with multi-Olympic medallists and world champions like Brazilian Torben Grael and American Paul Cayard. The race now stands level with the America’s Cup at the very pinnacle of international yacht racing.
When I raced towards Cape Horn in 2002 on News Corp we almost died. It was like playing Russian Roulette: There was ice everywhere. You could see most of it during the day, but at night it was quite terrifying. We were sailing blind knowing that there was a good chance you could hit something, but didn’t know what or when. If you said you weren’t scared, I’d say you had something wrong in your head. Justin Slattery ABN AMRO One - Mike Sanderson
(overleaf) Ericsson 4 skippered by Torben Grael, surfing at 30 knots off the Blasket Islands west off Ireland, en route to winning the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race.
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Twelve days out, Paul Waterhouse was lost overboard from Tauranga and Eddie Hope’s arm was broken on Great Britain II. Four days later Dominique Guillet disappeared from 33 Export.
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The pioneers The pathfinders had done it single-handedly, but this race around the world was the first by fully-crewed ocean going yachts, competing on an accepted rating system – it broke new ground, after Anthony Churchill and Guy Pearce promoted the idea in a pamphlet in Cowes week 1971. The brewing company Whitbread provided sponsorship and life for the scheme via The Royal Naval Sailing Association (RNSA). The RNSA had all the necessary contacts in the major ports around the world and decided that Cape Town, Sydney and Rio de Janeiro would provide ideal stopovers for four legs of much the same length with a start and finish in Portsmouth. Carving quickly through the initial administrative problems, a start was scheduled for September 8th 1973, with 18 entries of which 17 actually made the start. Sir Alec Rose fired a 100-year-old cannon to send the fleet away on the 6,650-mile leg to Cape Town. The Royal Navy’s 55ft (16.8m) Adventure was in pole position as the gun fired, while further offshore Chay Blyth’s 77ft (23.5m) Great Britain II was to windward of Eric Tabarly’s 73ft (22.3m) Pen Duick VI. Aboard the biggest boat, Les Williams’ 80ft (24.4m) Burton Cutter, interior joinery was still being fitted as they headed off down the Channel. Once clear of the Cape Verde Islands, the fleet fanned out in the South Atlantic with Pen Duick VI taking the most westerly route for 25 days until she was dismasted. Other damage was sustained by Burton Cutter. Williams was using her windward ability to the utmost as was George Bryans with Adventure and five weeks out, Bryans’ crew sighted the bigger yacht four miles ahead as the fanned-out fleet began to close. Burton Cutter broke clear and was first to Cape Town, a day ahead of the handicap winner, Adventure, which, in turn, was three hours ahead of Great Britain II. Sayula II finished the next day, having taken a trade wind route to claim 2nd on handicap. Pen Duick VI, with a replacement mast, arrived two days before the second leg started on November 7th. Most boats stayed around 46°S for the traverse of the Southern Ocean where the seas have no equal, building themselves into awesome precipices and cavernous valleys. Twelve days out, Paul Waterhouse was lost overboard from the 55ft (16.8m) Tauranga and in the same gale Eddie Hope’s arm was broken on Great Britain II. Four days later Dominique Guillet disappeared
Sayula II skippered by Ram贸n Carlin, off Cape Horn
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from 33 Export. Burton Cutter pulled out when plating in her bow area deformed badly. Halfway between Cape Town and Sydney, at 46°S, 90°E, Sayula II capsized, yet despite this, her crew piled on the pressure to finish 5th behind Pen Duick VI, Great Britain II, Roddy Ainslie’s 71ft (21.6m) ketch Second Life and the 57ft (17.4m) Kriter of Jack Grout to win the leg on handicap and take the overall lead. The previous leader, Adventure, developed a problem on December 2nd and was forced to rely on the trim tab on the back of the keel for her steering. Their passage was slowed and Adventure was 9th to finish, 8th on corrected time and dropped to 3rd overall. Frantic working over the holiday period resulted in 15 boats at the start on December 29th. The 8,370-mile course to Rio included the ‘Old Ogre’, Cape Horn, the sailors’ most feared landmark. Two hundred miles into the leg, Pen Duick VI’s mast toppled again. With great haste and much efficiency a new one was prepared and stepped in Sydney and the French boat departed on January 3rd.
The first ‘paying’ crew on Second Life skippered by Roddie Ainslie (right)
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Great Britain II – first yacht on elapsed time in the 1973 race, this veteran competed in four further Whitbread Races.
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Two days after that, Bernie Hosking was tragically lost from Great Britain II. In general however, the Southern Ocean was not so cruel. After two days of calm, Great Britain II was first around the Horn and into Rio, followed by Sayula II, which, with the same place on handicap behind Adventure, retained the overall lead. Blyth continued to lead on the next leg – the 5,500 miles back to Portsmouth. Burton Cutter, back in the race for the final leg was 2nd home and Sayula II 3rd. But the 4th to finish, Adventure, took the handicap honours on this leg and 2nd overall behind the Mexican Swan 65. Ramón Carlin and his Sayula II crew had sailed their way into the history books.
Adventure. She led the first Whitbread Race on handicap until a broken rudder cost her time on the third leg around Cape Horn from Sydney to Rio de Janeiro.
Guia, the Sparkman & Stephens designed Italian entry skippered by Giorgio Falck, one of the smallest yachts in the first race.
SIR CHAY BLYTH, CBE
B
efore the first Whitbread Race, Chay Blyth had rowed across the Atlantic, particpated in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and sailed solo round the world ‘westabout’, against the prevailing winds in the 59ft (18m) British Steel. He arrived back after 292 days, the first to achieve this feat, and was awarded a CBE. Blyth viewed each challenge like war: “If something goes wrong on the battlefield, you bloody well get on with it.” It was with this bravura that he entered the first Whitbread Race with a crew of fellow paratroopers. He skippered his 77ft (23.5) Great Britain II to the shortest elapsed time. Subsequently, Blyth won the two-handed transatlantic race in 1981 and the Round Britain and Ireland race. He was back aboard Great Britain II, renamed United Friendly, for the third Whitbread Race. Never short of adventure and drama, his trimaran Beefeater II capsized off Cape Horn in 1984 during an attempt on the New York - San Francisco record and in the following year he took to a life-raft again when Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Challenger sank short of completing the Atlantic record attempt He was aboard her successor in 1986 when she took the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing. He then established The Challenge Business, a company designed to provide a novel, less experienced sailor the opportunity to race around the globe in one-design yachts.
SIR CHAY BLYTH
Blyth viewed each challenge like war: “If something goes wrong on the battlefield, you bloody well get on with it.”
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Peter Blake returned with a maxi-sized yacht to challenge for line honours. Lion NZ was a total rethink in concept. She was not only the heaviest yacht, but carried the most crew – 22 in number.
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French victory Buoyed by Ceramco New Zealand’s underdog performance and overwhelming support back home, Peter Blake returned with one of seven maxi-sized yachts to challenge for line honours. Lion New Zealand was a total rethink in concept. She was not only the heaviest yacht, but carried the most crew – 22 in number. He argued that Flyer could have been sailed much harder four years earlier with a bigger crew. Others had developed the Ceramco concept based on fast planing and light displacement. These included Pierre Fehlmann’s 80ft (24.4m) UBS Switzerland which displaced 15,000lb less than Lion, and her Farr designed sisterships Atlantic Privateer (Padda Kuttel) and NZI Enterprise (Digby Taylor). The other maxis included Drum owned by the Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon and French sailing legend Eric Tabarly's 83ft (25.3m) Côte d’Or. Both would suffer major structural problems. Great Britain II, now named Norsk Data, and undertaking a fourth circumnavigation, made up the numbers. Also in the field and hunting for handicap honours were two Dutch yachts, Philips Innovator (Dirk Nautor) and Equity and Law (Pleun van der Lugt) together with the 58ft (17.7m) French yacht L’Esprit d’Equipe (Lionel Péan), now extensively remodelled since her dismasting in the previous race when named 33 Export. The first leg was a heavy weather route, the only extreme conditions met during the event. Atlantic Privateer lost her rig; Drum, which had earlier lost her keel and capsized while competing in the Fastnet Race prior to the start, and Côte d’Or both suffered major delamination problems and NZI Enterprise arrived at Cape Town with a huge bend in her mast. This left Pierre Fehlmann’s UBS Switzerland with a clear run to finish 1st, 16 hours ahead of Lion NZ. Handicap honours went to Philips Innovator ahead of L’Esprit d’Equipe. The second leg provided the closest finish with Atlantic Privateer beating NZI Enterprise into Auckland by just 7 minutes, and Philips Innovator beat L’Esprit d’Equipe by just under a day to extend her lead on handicap. Digby Taylor’s joy of beating the slower Lion NZ into their home port was short-lived. NZI Enterprise was dismasted 3 days out of Auckland. UBS Switzerland led the way to Cape Horn, and then built a 9-hour lead over Drum on the leg up
Côte d’Or, Eric Tabarly’s Belgian/French maxi failed to fulfil expectations. Hull damage during the first leg, and the need to adapt her keel to stop the yacht nose-diving in heavy weather, pushed her well down the race order.
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Lion NZ - skippered by Peter Blake. She was designed and built to master extreme conditions that didn’t materialise.
Drum - owned by Simon Le Bon and skippered by Skip Novak. She finished 3rd on elapsed time.
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Philips Innovator - skippered by Dirk Nauta. She finished 2nd on handicap.
Fortuna Lights - skippered by Xavier Visiers
Fazer Finland - skippered by Michael Berner
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WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACE
PORTSMOUTH / SOUTHAMPTON LA ROCHELLE
BALTIMORE
FORT LAUDERDALE
1973-74 1977-78 1981-82 1985-86 1989-90 1993-94 1997-98
RIO DE JANEIRO SAO SEBASTIAO PUNTA DEL ESTE MAR DEL PLATA
CAPE TOWN
FREMANTLE
SYDNEY AUCKLAND
The dramas began within 24 hours. First to hit trouble was Black Pearl when she crashed off a wave at 37knots and fractured a bulkhead.
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AMRO sets the pace 2005 marked a sea change in the Volvo Ocean Race. First, the start was moved from its traditional departure point in the Solent to Vigo, Spain. The second was the introduction of the Volvo Open 70 Class of yacht, a spartan carbonfibre missile built with just one consideration – to be the fastest monohulls around. Over-canvassed, under-crewed and fitted with canting keels to compensate, these rocket ships are devoid of creature comforts and by necessity, sailed by fanatics. The third was the introduction of an inshore race at each port of call with position points added to the overall scores for the race. Seven of these yachts lined up for the start, two of them sponsored by the Dutch bank ABN AMRO, one skippered by New Zealander Mike Sanderson, the second by Sébastien Josse. They had been the first entrants, and they applied the extra times this gave them and the lessons learned from building and sailing their first boat into their second entry ABN AMRO One. This gave the team a considerable head start. Also in the line-up was the first Brazilian entry, Brasil 1 skippered by Olympic multigold medallist Torben Grael, Pirates of the Caribbean entry Black Pearl skippered by Paul Cayard (USA), movistar – Bouwe Bekking (Ned), Brunel – Grant Wharington (Aus) and Ericsson – Neal McDonald. Frenchman Sébastien Josse skippered ABN AMRO Two. The dramas began within 24 hours. First to hit trouble was Black Pearl when she crashed off a wave at 37 knots and fractured a bulkhead. This, coupled with the loss of the moveable hull fairings, known as bomb doors, around the canting keel, now threatened the yacht’s integrity. The crew hurriedly took the sails down and limped into Cascais, Portugal. movistar also suffered major structural failure and had to be shipped to Cape Town as deck cargo in order to compete in further legs. ABN AMRO One was not without problems either. Crewmen Tony Mutter and Jan Dekker were washed off their feet by a 2-metre high wall of water which also knocked out the steering pedestal. No sooner had that been repaired than a fire broke out when a loose bolt shorted the batteries against the carbon hull. Sanderson, holding a wet sock across his face, doused the flames moments before they turned the hull into an inferno. Two other early casualties were Brunel, which lost ground stopping in Madeira to repair a broken boom and Ericsson when
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movistar after her trip across the Southern Ocean
Black Pearl heads out to sea after the start of leg three from Melbourne to Wellington.
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Brasil 1 powers out of Port Phillip Bay and round The Heads.
NG Real Estate Brunel, skippered by Barnie Walker during the Cape Town In-port Race
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1973-1974
1977-1978
Yacht
Skipper(s)
Place
Crew
Country
LOA (Mtr)
LOA (Ft)
IOR
Rig
Designer(s)
Sayula II
Ramón Carlin
1
12
Mexico
20.00
65.00
47.4
Ketch
Sparkman & Stephens
Adventure
Patrick Bryans Malcolm Skene George Vallings Roy Mullender
2
10-11
UK
16.92
55.00
40.2
Sloop
Raymond Wall
Grand Louis
André Viant
3
9-11
France
18.46
60.00
44.5
Schooner
Dominique Presles
Kriter
Jack Grout Michel Malinovsky Alian Gliksman
4
12-13
France
20.46
66.50
50.6
Ketch
George AuzepyBrenneur
Guia
Giorgio Falck
5
5-6
Italy
13.85
45.00
34.9
Sloop
Sparkman & Stephens
Great Britian II
Chay Blyth
6
9-12
UK
23.69
77.00
62.9
Ketch
Alan Gurney
Second Life
Roddie Ainslie
7
11-13
UK
21.85
71.00
55.6
Ketch
E.G. Van de Stadt
CSeRB
Doi Malingri
8
5-6
Italy
15.38
50.00
37.1
Ketch
Robert Clark
British Soldier
James Myatt
9
10
UK
18.15
59.00
43.8
Ketch
Robert Clark
Tauranga
Erik Pascoli
10
8-11
Italy
16.92
55.00
39.1
Yawl
Sparkman & Stephens
Copernicus
Zygfryd Perlicki
11
5
Poland
13.85
45.00
33
Ketch
Liskiewicz & Rejewski
33 Export
Jean-Pierre Millet Dominique Guillet
12
8
France
18.46
60.00
44.5
Ketch
André Mauric
Otago
Zdzislaw Pienkawa 13
9
Poland
16.92
55.00
41.7
Ketch
H. Kujaw
Peter von Danzig Reinhard Laucht
14
10-12
Germany
18.15
59.00
42.1
Yawl
Henry Gruber
Burton Cutter
Leslie Williams Alan Smith
DNF
14
UK
24.62
80.00
64.4
Ketch
John Sharp
Pen Duick VI
Eric Tabarly
DNF
14-15
France
22.46
73.00
31.9
Ketch
André Mauric
Concorde
Pierre Chassin
DNF
5
France
9.85
32.00
Sloop
George AuzepyBrenneur
42.9
Ketch
Eric Tabarly
17.23
56.00
42.8
Sloop
Sparkman & Stephens
Pen Duick III
M. Cuiklinski
DNF
8
France
Jakaranda
John Goodwin
DNF
8
S. Africa
Yacht
Skipper(s)
Place
Crew
Country
LOA (Mtr)
LOA (Ft)
IOR
Rig
Designer(s)
Flyer
Cornelis van Rietschoten
1
12
Netherlands
20.00
65
48.4
Ketch
Sparkman & Stephens
Kings Legend
Nick Ratcliffe Mike Clancy
2
11
UK
20.00
65
47.4
Cutter Sparkman & Stephens
Traité de Rome
Phillippe Hanin
3
9
EEC
15.69
51
35.8
Sloop
Sparkman & Stephens
Disque d'Or
Pierre Fehlmann
4
11-12
Switzerland
20.00
65
47.4
Ketch
Sparkman & Stephens
ADC Accutrac
Clare Francis
5
12
UK
20.00
65
47.4
Ketch
Sparkman & Stephens
Gauloises II
Eric Loizeau
6
8-9
France
17.23
56
42.5
Ketch
Eric Tabarly
Adventure
James Watts David Leslie Ian Bailey-Willmot Robin Duchesne
7
10-11
UK
16.92
55
40.0
Sloop
Nicholson 55
Neptune
Bernard Deguy
8
10
France
18.15
59
44.5
Sloop
André Mauric
B&B Italia
Corrado di Majo
9
8-10
Italy
16.62
54
42.9
Sloop
Alan Gurney
33 Export
Alain Gabbay
10
7-9
France
18.46
60
44.6
Sloop
André Mauric
Tielsa
Dirk Nauta
11
12-13
Netherlands
19.38
63
47.5
Ketch
Johan Elsenga
Great Britian II
Rob James
12
17
UK
23.69
77
69.2
Ketch
Alan Gurney
Debenhams
John Ridgway
13
10-14
UK
17.54
57
41.5
Ketch
Holman & Pye
Japy-Hermes
Jean Michel Viant (Jimmy)
14
9-13
France
20.00
65
47.7
Ketch
MacCurdy & Rhodes
Heath's Condor
Leslie Williams Robin KnoxJohnston
15
14-16
UK
23.69
77
55.5
Sloop
John Sharp
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1981-1982
Yacht
Skipper(s)
Place
Crew
Country
LOA (Mtr)
LOA (Ft)
IOR
Rig
Flyer
Cornelis van Rietschoten
1
16
Netherlands
23.38 76
67.7 Sloop
German Frers
Charles Heidsieck III
Alian Gabbay
2
9
France
20.31 66
55.0 Sloop
Gilles Vaton
Kriter IX
André Viant
3
11
France
19.08 62
53.1 Sloop
German Frers
Disque d'Or 3
Pierre Fehlmann
4
9
Switzerland
17.85 58
46.6 Sloop
Bruce Farr
Outward Bound
Digby Taylor
5
9
New Zealand
15.38 50
40
Laurie Davidson
Xargo III
Padda Kuttel
6
12
South Africa 20.00 65
44.4 Ketch
Sparkman & Stephens
Mor bihan
Philippe Poupon/ Riguiel
7
6
France
14.15 46
37.0 Sloop
Joubert/Nivelt
Berge Viking
Peder Lunde
8
12
Norway
17.54 57
42.0 Sloop
Sparkman & Stephens
Alaska Eagle
Skip Novak/Neil Bergt
9
12
USA
20.00 65
50.4 Sloop
Sparkman & Stephens
Euromarché
Eric Tabarly
10
14
France
22.77 74
60.0 Ketch
André Mauric
Ceramco NZ
Peter Blake
11
12
New Zealand
20.92 68
62.9 Sloop
Bruce Farr
Skopbank of Finland
Kenneth Gahmberg
12
10
Finland
15.69 51
38.1 Sloop
Cuthbertson & Cassian
RollyGo
Giorgio Falck
13
10
Italy
15.69 51
39.1 Sloop
German Frers
Traité de Rome
Antonio Chioatto
14
9
EEC
15.69 51
34.5 Sloop
Sparkman & Stephens
Croky
Gustaaf Versluys
15
8
Belgium
13.54 44
33.7 Sloop
Marcel Vankeirsbilck
FCF Challenger
Leslie Williams
16
17
UK
24.62 80
68.8 Sloop
Doug Peterson/David Alan-Williams
United Friendly
Chay Blyth
17
15
UK
23.69 77
68.0 Sloop
Alan Gurney
Walross III Berlin
Michel/Hahn/ Reichardt
18
9
Germany
16.92 55
37.5 Sloop
Sparkman & Stephens
Licor 43
Joaquin Coello
19
10
Spain
18.15 59
52.6 Sloop
Bazan
Ilgagomma
Roberto Vianello
20
7
Italy
15.38 50
40.0 Sloop
Alex Carozzo
Save Venice
Doi Malingri
DNF
8
Italy
19.69 64
55.3 Sloop
Alfeo Scattalin
Swedish Entry
Peder Silfverhielm
DNF
11
Sweden
18.77 61
48.5 Sloop
Peter Norlin
European University Belgium
Jean Blondiau
DNF
6
Belgium
14.15 46
34.6 Sloop
German Frers
Gauloises 3
Eric Loizeau
DNF
11
France
19.08 62
51.9 Sloop
Ron Holland
Scandinavian
Reino Engqvist
DNF
9
Sweden
17.54 57
43.3 Ketch
Sparkman & Stephens
33 Export
Philippe Schaff
DNF
9
France
16.92 55
46.0 Sloop
Philippe Briand
Bubblegum
Iain McGowanFyfe
DNF
6
UK
13.23 43
33.0 Sloop
Doug Peterson
La Barca Laboratorio
Claudio Stampi
DNF
9
Italy
20.00 65
51.0 Sloop
Giorgetti/Magrini
Vivanapoli
Beppe Panada
DNF
9
Italy
17.54 57
42.1 Ketch
Mino Simeone
Sloop
Designer(s)
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CREW LIST 1973-2009 NAME
COUNTRY
YEAR
BOAT
Charles Abrahams Stefan Abrahamsson W. Abram Ed Adams Maurice Adatto
GBR SWE GBR USA SUI
1973-74 1989-90 1977-78 2001-02 1985-86 1989-90 1993-94
Adventure The Card Heath's Condor illbruck UBS Switzerland Merit Merit Cup
Peter Addeson Tom Addeson Tom Addis Erick Ader Marco Adriani Richard Adsett Trevor Agnew Rosario Agosti Christian Aguesseau Gian Ahluwalia Roddy Ainslie Phil Airey
RHO RHO AUS NED ITA GBR NZ ITA FRA CAN GBR NZ
Serguei Akatyev Espen Aker
USSR NOR
Pascal Allamand David Alan-Williams
SUI GBR
Grahame Aldous Joshua Alexander Stuart Alexander Valeri Alexeev Yves Allemant
GBR NZ GBR USSR FRA
Anthony Allen David Allen
GBR AUS
Elizabeth Allen Joe Allen
GBR NZ
Ted Allison
USA
James Allsopp Bjorn Alm Jean-Francois Amalric
USA SWE FRA
Bobo Almquist Guillermo Altadill
SWE ESP
1973-74 1973-74 2008-09 1977-78 1981-82 1977-78 1981-82 1981-82 1973-74 1989-90 1973-74 2001-02 2005-06 1989-90 1981-82 1985-86 1985-86 1973-74 1977-78 1981-82 1989-90 1989-90 2001-02 1989-90 1989-90 1973-74 1977-78 1989-90 1989-90 1997-98 1989-90 1981-82 1993-94 1977-78 1981-82 1985-86 1997-98 1981-82 1981-82 1981-82 1989-90 1989-90 1993-94
33 Export 33 Export Telefonica Blue Tielsa Save Venice Great Britain II Ceramco New Zealand Vivanapoli Concorde Belmont Finland II Second Life Amer Sports One ING Real Estate/Brunel Fazisi Berge Viking Drum UBS Switzerland Burton Cutter Heath's Condor FCF Challenger Creightons Naturally Creightons Naturally ASSA ABLOY British Satquote Defender Fazisi Pen Duick III 33 Export Creightons Naturally The Card Toshiba Creightons Naturally Flyer Yamaha Kings Legend Alaska Eagle Philips Innovator Chessie Racing Swedish Entry Gauloises 3 Mor Bihan The Card Fortuna Extra Lights Fortuna and Galicia'93 Pescanova ASSA ABLOY Ericsson Racing Team Leg 1 Team Russia Delta Lloyd (leg 4) Côte d'Or British Satquote Defender Keewaydin Flyer Frazer Finland Creightons Naturally Ilgagomma Gauloises 3 Peter von Danzig Uruguay Natural Flyer Walross III Berlin Telefonica Black Galicia '93 Pescanova Telefonica Black Tokio Swedish Match Team SEB Black Pearl Fortuna Lights UBS Switzerland Merit Creightons Naturally Telefonica Blue Ilgagomma
A
Viannessey Ancellin Paul Andersen Thomas Andersen John Anderson Patrick Andersson Robert Andrews Gianroberto Anelli Monti Nicolas Angel Hein Anhold Heber Ansorena Patrick Antelme Heinz Aping Gonzalo Araujo Jamie Arbonnes
FRA GBR SWE BRAZ FIN GBR ITA FRA GER URU FRA GER ESP ESP
Rodney Ardern
NZ
Santiago Arlos Alwin Arnold
ESP SUI
Alick Armstrong Pablo Arrate Daniele Arrigo
GBR ESP ITA
160 | SAILING LEGENDS
2001-02 2006-06 2008-09 2008-09 1985-86 1989-90 1973-74 1977-78 1985-86 1989-90 1981-82 1981-82 1973-74 1993-94 1981-82 1981-82 2008-09 1993-94 2008-09 1993-94 1997-98 2001-02 2005-06 1985-86 1985-86 1989-90 1989-90 2008-09 1981-82
NAME
COUNTRY
YEAR
BOAT
Florence Arthaud Luigi Arzenati Lt. P.R.G. Ash James Ashwood Edwin Askew Nils-Peter Aspestrand Paul Audoire Michael Austin Isabelle Autissier Gerad Auvray M. Avery Paul Ayasse
FRA ITA GBR GBR NZ NOR FRA GBR FRA ITA RSA FRA
1989-90 1973-74 1973-74 1977-78 1989-90 1981-82 1973-74 1973-74 1997-98 1981-82 1973-74 1977-78 1989-90
Charles Jourdan Guia British Soldier Flyer Belmont Finland II Berge Viking 33 Export Kriter EF Education La Barca Laboratorio Jakaranda Neptune Charles Jourdan
Bruno Bacilieri Dan Backlund Par Backstrom Cpl A. C. Badrick* Sam Badrick* Ed Baird Ian Bailey-Willmot Louis George Baitier Jean-Luc Bale John Banfield* Patrick Banfield* Stu Bannatyne
ITA FIN FIN GBR GBR USA GBR FRA FRA GBR GBR NZ
Eric Bardaille Bruno Barde Olivier Bardo Chris Barker
FRA SUI FRA NZ
Alberto Bargues Guy Baron Michel Barre Phil Barrett
ESP GBR FRA GBR
Luc Bartissol
FRA
John Bartlett Mark Barlett Paolo Bartoli Major R.G. Barton Paolo Bassani
GBR GBR ITA GBR ITA
Michael Bastenie
GBR
Alvaro Basterra Nicholas Bate Pete Bates Steven Battley Jean-Pierre Baudet Gerard Baudraz Hans Bauer
SESP GBR GBR AUS SUI SUI SWE
Philippe Bayle Serge Bays Guy Beaumont Scott Beavis
FRA FRA NZ NZ
Duro Bebelic Gerard Beck Lynnath Beckley Wilhelm-Otto Beck Lisa Beecham
SLOV FRA RSA GER AUS
1981-82 1989-90 1989-90 1973-74 1977-78 1997-98 1977-78 1973-74 1981-82 1989-90 1985-86 1993-94 1997-98 2001-02 2005-06 2008-09 1981-82 1977-78 1989-90 1977-78 1977-78 1981-82 1985-86 1989-90 1985-86 1989-90 1973-74 1985-86 1989-90 1989-90 1993-94 1989-90 2005-06 1977-78 1973-74 1993-94 1997-98 1981-82 1985-86 1989-90 1989-90 1989-90 1973-74 1981-82 1985-86 1977-78 1981-82 1985-86 1973-74 1973-74 1985-86 2001-02 2005-06 1993-94 1973-74 1997-98 1989-90 1993-94
Guido Beekman Peter Behncke Andreas Beilken Bouwe Bekking
NED GER GER NED
Rollygo Belmont Finland II Union Bank of Finland British Soldier ADC Accutrac Innovation Kværner Adventure Tauranga Euromarché Rothmans Drum New Zealand Endeavour Silk Cut illbruck movistar Ericsson 4 La Barca Laboratorio Disque d'Or Rucanor Sport Debenhams Kings Legend Alaska Eagle Drum The Card Fortuna Lights NCB Ireland Pen Duick VI Drum NCB Ireland Rucanor Sport La Poste British Satquote Defender Sunergy and Friends B&B Italia British Soldier Brooksfield Merit Cup Xargo III Atlantic Privateer Rothmans Fortuna Extra Lights British Satquote Defender Great Britain II Bubblegum UBS Switzerland Disque d'Or Swedish Entry & Alaska Eagle Drum Kriter Tauranga Lion New Zealand Team SEB ABN AMRO Two Hetman Sahaidachny Grand Louis EF Education Schlussel Von Bremen US Women's Challenge/ Heineken Equity & Law Schlussel Von Bremen Schlussel Von Bremen Philips Innovator Winston Merit Cup Amer Sports One movistar Telfonica Blue
B
1985-86 1989-90 1989-90 1985-86 1993-94 1997-98 2001-02 2005-06 2008-09
NAME
COUNTRY
YEAR
BOAT
NAME
COUNTRY
YEAR
BOAT
Oleg Belomylstev Josh Belsky Euan Belson Alain Benech Brian Bennett Andre Berenger
UKR USA GBR FRA NZ FRA
GBR GBR
GER SUI POL GER SWE USA GBR ESP
Hetman Sahaidachny EF Language Norsk Data GB Kriter FCF Challenger Neptune Charles Heidsieck III Schlussel Von Bremen Merit Otago Schlussel Von Bremen The Card Alaska Eagle Burton Cutter Galicia '93 Pescanova ASSA ABLOY Brasil 1 Delta Lloyd Frazer Finland Disque d'Or djuice Drum Drum Concorde FCF Challenger British Satquote Defender Grand Louis Charles Jourdan Merit Merit Cup Kings Legend ADC Accutrac Xargo III CSeRB Pen Duick VI Alaska Eagle British Satquote Defender Heath's Condor Creightons Naturally America’s Challenge Innovation Kværner illbruck Ilgagomma Guia Dolphin & Youth/Reebok ABN AMRO Two Delta Lloyd Team SEB Flyer Drum Charles Jourdan Winston Japy-Hermes Gatorade FCF Challenger Kings Legend Adventure Swedish Entry Liverpool Enterprise Burton Cutter Heath's Condor Ceramco New Zealand Lion New Zealand Steinlager II Fortuna Lights Fortuna Extra Lights Toshiba djuice Peter von Danzig Gatorade Union Bank of Finland Martela OF EF Language Black Pearl NZI Enterprise Croky Rucanor TriStar Disque d'Or Kings Legend Traité de Rome Equity & Law La Poste
Eric Blunn Chay Blyth
Volkhard Berg Yuan Berger Bohdan Berggrun Jens Bergmann Leif Bergstrom Neil Bergt Sid Berkeley Roberto Bermudez
1993-94 1997-98 1985-86 1973-74 1981-82 1977-78 1981-82 1989-90 1989-90 1973-74 1989-90 1989-90 1981-82 1973-74 1993-94 2001-02 2005-06 2008-09 1985-86 1977-78 2001-02 1985-86 1985-86 1973-74 1981-82 1989-90 1973-74 1989-90 1989-90 1993-94 1977-78 1977-78 1981-82 1973-74 1973-74 1981-82 1989-90 1977-78 1989-90 1997-98 1997-98 2001-02 1981-82 1973-74 1993-94 2005-06 2008-09 2001-02 1981-82 1985-86 1989-90 1993-94 1977-78 1989-90 1981-82 1977-78 1973-74 1981-82 1989-90 1973-74 1977-78 1981-82 1985-86 1989-90 1985-86 1989-90 1997-98 2001-02 1973-74 1989-90 1989-90 1989-90 1997-98 2005-06 1985-86 1981-82 1985-86 1977-78 1977-78 1977-78 1985-86 1993-94
Geoffrey Boerne Sergey Bogdanov Bogdan Bogdzinski Harald Bollen Andreas Bolte David Bongers
RSA RUS POL GER GER RSA
Eve Bonham Charles Bonnay Pierre Bonnet Luca Bontempelli Gloria Borego
GBR FRA FRA ITA USA
1973-74 1973-74 1981-82 1981-82 2008-09 1973-74 1989-90 1993-94 1981-82 1985-86 1977-78 1973-74 1973-74 1989-90 1993-94
Tom Borenius Sergei Borodinov Xavier Borruat Alan Bose Franco Bosia Serge Bosmorin Jack Bossert Rinze Botterweg Philippe Bougoim Dominique Bourgeois Jan Bourgeois Hans Bouscholte Richard Bouzaid
FIN USSR SUI GBR ITA FRA USA NED FRA FRA BEL NED NZ
Stig Bovbjerg David Bowen Lt. A. Bowlingbroke Michael Bradbury Gavin Brady
DEN AUS GBR GBR NZ
Tom Braidwood
AUS
Maarten Brakman Peter Brand Ralf Brauner Thierry Brault Terry Bray
NED GBR GER FRA GBR
Laurent Bregeon Robert Bregeon Caj-Otso Bremer Jari Bremer Marco Bremer Christine Briand
FRA FRA FIN FIN FIN FRA
William Bridel Francois Brilliant Richard Brisius
GBR FRA SWE
Andrew Bristow Caspar Brochmann Jeff Brock David Brooke Tony Brookes Michael Broughton Carolijn Brouwer Lt. Cdr. B. Brown Fraser Brown PA A.E.Brown Donal Browne
GBR NOR CAN NZ GBR GBR NED GBR NZL GBR IRE
Armand Broyelles Alan Bruce Jorge Brufau
FRA GBR ESP
Jose Brufau Marc Brugger Arnt Bruhns Arttu Brummer Henry Brummer Karlo Brummer Otso Brummer Andrea Bruno
ESP SUI GER FIN FIN FIN FIN ITA
Great Britain II Great Britain II United Friendly Xargo III Kosatka Team Russia Copernicus Schlussel Von Bremen Hetman Sahaidachny Xargo III Atlantic Privateer ADC Accutrac Pen Duick VI Kriter Merit US Women's Challenge/ Heineken Union Bank of Finland Fazisi Disque d'Or 3 Debenhams B&B Italia Japy-Hermes Kings Legend Philips Innovator Japy-Hermes Gauloises 3 Croky BrunelSunergy Yamaha America’s Challenge Innovation Kværner Ericsson Traité de Rome Sayula II Adventure Liverpool Enterprise Chessie Racing Team SEB Team SEB Ericsson Racing Team Green Dragon Liverpool Enterprise Debenhams Schlussel Von Bremen Charles Jourdan Great Britain II United Friendly Esprit de Liberté Esprit de Liberté Martela OF Martela OF Skopbank of Finland EF Education Amer Sports Too With Integrity Gauloises II Gatorade Brooksfield British Satquote Defender Berge Viking Amer Sports One New Zealand Endeavour Belmont Finland II British Satquote Defender Amer Sports Too Adventure Sunergy and Friends Adventure Traité de Rome Shadow of Switzerland Kriter Norsk Data GB Licor 43 Fortuna Lights Fortuna Lights UBS Switzerland Schlussel Von Bremen Martela OF Belmont Finland II Belmont Finland II Frazer Finland La Barca Laboratorio
Michael Berner Hans Bernhard Jean-Yves Bernot Michael Berrow Paul Berrow Colin Berry
FIN SUI FRA GBR GBR GBR
Gilles Berthelin Brice Berthier Nicholas Berthoud
FRA FRA SUI
Richard Bertie Tony Bertram
SAF GBR
Paolo Bertoldi Francois Bessieres
ITA FRA
John Best Les Best Colin Bethell Stuart Bettany
GBR NZ GBR NZ
Alessandro Bezzola Piero Bianchessi Richard Bickford Nick Bice
ITA ITA GBR AUS
Pascal Bidegorry Bill Biewenga
FRA USA
Luc Billard Anabella Bini John Birchenough W.D. Birchenough Jnr C.P.O. M. Bird Hans Bjornstrom Michael Blair Peter Blake
FRA ITA GBR USA GBR SWE GBR NZ
Jorge Blanc
ESP
David Blanchfield
AUS
Uli Blank Augusto Blasimme John Blassar Jan Blechineberg Cutris Blewett
GER ITA FIN FIN CAN
Gregory Blomfield Jan Blomme
NZ BEL
Rene Blondel Jean Vincent Blondiou
SUI BEL
Hein Bloomers Eric Blouet
NED FRA
1989-90 1989-90 1981-82 1977-78 1977-78 1977-78 1977-78 1985-86 1977-78 1981-82 1981-82 1997-98 1993-94 1997-98 1997-98 2005-06 1977-78 1973-74 1973-74 1989-90 1997-98 2001-02 2001-02 2005-06 2008-09 1989-90 1977-78 1989-90 1989-90 1977-78 1981-82 1989-90 1989-90 1989-90 1989-90 1981-82 1997-98 2001-02 1989-90 1977-78 1989-90 1993-94 1989-90 1981-82 2001-02 1993-94 1989-90 1989-90 2001-02 1973-74 2005-06 1977-78 1981-82 1985-86 1973-74 1985-86 1981-82 1985-86 1985-86 1985-86 1989-90 1989-90 1989-90 1989-90 1985-86 1981-82
APPENDIX
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THE WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACE/ VOLVO OCEAN RACE SINCE 1973