1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race

L'esprit d'équipe and SAS Baia Viking in Punta del Este, 1986.

The 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race was the fourth edition of the around-the-world sailing event Whitbread Round the World Race. On 28 September 1985, 15 boats started out from Southampton for the Whitbread Round the World Race.

L'Esprit d'Equipe skippered by Lionel Péan won the race in a corrected time of 111 days 23 hours. Phillips Innovator was second, and Swan 651 Fazer Finland third. (UBS Switzerland was named first on elapsed time, with Lion New Zealand as runner-up. Drum (carrying owner/pop star Simon Le Bon) finished just a breath behind.)

Legs

LegStartFinishLeg winner
elapsed time
Leg winner
corrected time
1Southampton, England Cape Town, South AfricaUBS SwitzerlandL'Esprit d'Equipe
2Cape Town, South AfricaAuckland, New ZealandAtlantic PrivateerPhilips Innovator
3Auckland, New ZealandPunta del Este, UruguayUBS SwitzerlandL'Esprit d'Equipe
4Punta del Este, UruguayPortsmouth, EnglandUBS SwitzerlandL'Esprit d'Equipe

Race results

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Pos Boat Skipper Country Corrected time
1 L'Esprit d'Équipe Péan, Lionel Lionel Péan  France 111d 23h
2 Philips Innovator Nauta, Dirk Dirk Nauta  Netherlands 112d 21h
3 Fazer Finland Berner, Michael Michael Berner  Finland 115d 0h
4 UBS Switzerland Fehlmann, Pierre Pierre Fehlmann   Switzerland 117D 4h
5 Rucanor Tristar Versluys, Gustaaf Gustaaf Versluys  Belgium 118d 9h
6 Fortuna Lights Visiers, Javier Javier Visiers, Jorgie Brufau & Antonio Guiu  Spain 121d 0h
7 Lion New Zealand Blake, Peter Peter Blake  New Zealand 121d 7h
8 Drum Novak, Skip Skip Novak  United Kingdom 122d 6h
9 Equity & Law Lugt, Pleun van der Pleun van der Lugt  Netherlands 123d 6h
10 Cote d'Or Tabarly, Eric Eric Tabarly  Belgium 125d 19h
11 Shadow of Switzerland Zehender-Mueller, Otto Otto Zehender-Mueller & Nora Zehender-Mueller   Switzerland 128d 11h
12 Norsk Data GB Salmon, Bob Bob Salmon  United Kingdom 136d 1h
13 SAS Baia Viking Norsk, Jesper Jesper Norsk  Denmark 144d 18h
NZI Enterprise Taylor, Digby Digby Taylor  New Zealand DNF
Atlantic Privateer Kuttel, Padda Padda Kuttel  United States DNF

    Legend: DNF – Did not finish;

    References

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