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1993–1994 Whitbread Round the World Race
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1993–94 |
| Whitbread Round the World Race | |
| edition | 6th |
| competitors | 15 |
| yachts | Whitbread 60Maxi |
| winner | NZ Endeavour |
| prev | 1989–90 |
| next | 1997–98 |
Whitbread Round the World Race
The 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race was the sixth edition of the around-the-world sailing event. The race was won by Grant Dalton the maxi 'New Zealand Endeavour'.
As with prior races, the 1993-1994 Whitbread was run to "mixed class" rules. However a new purpose-built Whitbread boat—the W60 was introduced. As with previous years a handicap was applied to different boats based on their race rating. Some W60 competitors were not keen on running both Maxis and W60s together once it became evident some of the old Maxis were only as fast as the W60 class. Some W60 competitors wished to ban Maxis, however this was never realistic given the large investments the Maxi owners had made in the expectation of being able to race. There were also concerns over whether enough new W60 boats would be ready.
Despite the closeness of the finishes, some W60 skippers claimed to be in a 'completely different boat race' to Grant Dalton skippering a maxi.
Participants
| Boat | Nation | Class | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooksfield | Whitbread 60 | ITA | |
| Fortuna | Maxi | GBR | |
| Heineken | Whitbread 60 | USA | |
| Hetman Sahaidachny | Whitbread 60 | UKR | |
| Galicia '93 Pescanova | Whitbread 60 | ESP | |
| Intrum Justitia | Whitbread 60 | SWE | |
| GBR | |||
| La Poste | Maxi | FRA | |
| Merit Cup | Maxi | CHE | |
| NZ Endeavour | Maxi | NZL | |
| Reebok/Dolphin Youth | Whitbread 60 | GBR | |
| Tokio | Whitbread 60 | NZL | |
| Odessa | Whitbread 60 | UKR | |
| Uruguay Natural | Maxi | URY | |
| Winston | Whitbread 60 | USA | |
| NZL | |||
| Yamaha | Whitbread 60 | NZL |
- Intrum Justitia was originally skippered by Roger Nilson, who was injured on the first leg.
Route
| Event | Start date | Start | Finish | Distance (nmi) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 25 September 1993 | GBR Southampton | URY Punta del Este | 5,938 | NZ Endeavour |
| Leg 2 | 13 November 1993 | URY Punta del Este | AUS Fremantle | 7,558 | Intrum Justitia |
| Leg 3 | 8 January 1994 | AUS Fremantle | NZL Auckland | 3,272 | NZ Endeavour |
| Leg 4 | 19 February 1994 | NZL Auckland | URY Punta del Este | 5,914 | NZ Endeavour |
| Leg 5 | 2 April 1994 | URY Punta del Este | USA Fort Lauderdale | 5,475 | Yamaha |
| Leg 6 | 21 May 1994 | USA Fort Lauderdale | GBR Southampton | 3,818 | Tokio |
Results
| Pos | Class | Class | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Sail Number | Yacht | Country | Yacht Type | LOA | |||||
| (Metres) | Skipper | Elapsed Time | ||||||||
| d:hh:mm:ss | References: | |||||||||
| 1 | Maxi | 1 | NZL 1 | New Zealand Endeavour | NZL New Zealand | Farr 85 Ketch Maxi | 26.00 | Grant Dalton | 120:05:09:23 | |
| 2 | Whitbread 60 | 1 | II | Yamaha | JPN Japan | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Ross Field | 120:14:55:00 | |
| 3 | Maxi | 2 | SUI 3333 | Merit Cup | CHE Switzerland | Farr 85 Ketch Maxi | 25.90 | Pierre Fehlmann | 121:02:50:47 | |
| 4 | Whitbread 60 | 2 | EUR 1 | Intrum Justitia | EUR Europe | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Roger Nilson | ||
| Lawrie Smith | 121:05:26:26 | |||||||||
| 5 | Whitbread 60 | 3 | ESP 1993 | Galicia '93 Pescanova | ESP Spain | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Javier de la Gándara | 122:06:12:23 | |
| 6 | Whitbread 60 | 4 | USA 1 | Winston | USA United States | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Dennis Conner | ||
| Brad Butterworth | 122:09:32:09 | |||||||||
| 7 | Maxi | 3 | FRA 1994 | La Poste | FRA France | Farr 85 Ketch Maxi | 25.90 | Daniel Mallé | ||
| Éric Tabarly | 123:22:54:58 | |||||||||
| 8 | Whitbread 60 | 5 | KZ 7 | Tokio | JPN Japan | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Chris Dickson | 128:16:19:48 | |
| 9 | Whitbread 60 | 6 | ITA 12555 | Brooksfield | ITA Italy | Bouvet-Petit Whitbread 60 | 19.19 | Guido Maisto | 130:04:29:27 | |
| 10 | Whitbread 60 | 7 | UKR 1 | Hetman Sahaidachny | UKR Ukraine | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Eugene Platon | 135:23:17:52 | |
| 11 | Whitbread 60 | 8 | GBR 760R | Dolphin & Youth Challenge-Reebok | GBR Great Britain | Humphreys Whitbread 60 | 19.90 | Matthew Humphries | 137:21:03:17 | |
| 12 | Whitbread 60 | 9 | US 1 | US Women's Challenge-Heineken | USA United States | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Nance Frank | ||
| Dawn Riley | 138:16:30:51 | |||||||||
| 13 | Maxi | 4 | URU 9000 | Uruguay Natural | URY Uruguay | Frers 81 Sloop Maxi | 24.60 | Gustavo Vanzini Pons | 144:20:17:44 | |
| 14 | Whitbread 60 | 10 | UKR 200 | Odessa | UKR Ukraine | Sidenko Whitbread 60 | 19.60 | Anatoly Verba | 158:04:34:40 | |
| DNF | Maxi | 5 | E 1992 | Fortuna | ESP Spain | Visiers 81 Ketch Maxi | 24.80 | Lawrie Smith | Retired-Leg 1 |
Fortuna broke its mast twice in the first 24 hours of the race, and ended up retiring.
References
References
- "RACE SIX 1993–94". Volvo Ocean Race.
- Histoiredeshalfs. "WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACES".
- Bob Fisher & Barry Pickthall, Faster & Faster, 1994, pages 19-30,101
- www.sailweb.co.uk. "Volvo Ocean Race - Neal McDonald joins MAPFRE".
- (1 October 1993). "Sailing: Smith is ordered out of Whitbread".
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