1993–1994 Whitbread Round the World Race
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| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 6th |
| Yachts | Whitbread 60 Maxi |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 15 |
| Results | |
| Winner | NZ Endeavour |
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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
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- Intrum Justitia was originally skippered by Roger Nilson, who was injured on the first leg.[1]
Route
| Event | Start date | Start | Finish | Distance (nmi) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 25 September 1993 | United Kingdom Southampton | Uruguay Punta del Este | 5,938 | NZ Endeavour |
| Leg 2 | 13 November 1993 | Uruguay Punta del Este | Australia Fremantle | 7,558 | Intrum Justitia |
| Leg 3 | 8 January 1994 | Australia Fremantle | New Zealand Auckland | 3,272 | NZ Endeavour |
| Leg 4 | 19 February 1994 | New Zealand Auckland | Uruguay Punta del Este | 5,914 | NZ Endeavour |
| Leg 5 | 2 April 1994 | Uruguay Punta del Este | United States Fort Lauderdale | 5,475 | Yamaha |
| Leg 6 | 21 May 1994 | United States Fort Lauderdale | United Kingdom Southampton | 3,818 | Tokio |
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Results
| Pos | Class | Class Pos |
Sail Number | Yacht | Country | Yacht Type | LOA (Metres) |
Skipper | Elapsed Time d:hh:mm:ss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxi | 1 | NZL 1 | New Zealand Endeavour | New Zealand New Zealand | Farr 85 Ketch Maxi | 26.00 | Grant Dalton | 120:05:09:23 |
| 2 | Whitbread 60 | 1 | II | Yamaha | Japan Japan | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Ross Field | 120:14:55:00 |
| 3 | Maxi | 2 | SUI 3333 | Merit Cup | Switzerland Switzerland | Farr 85 Ketch Maxi | 25.90 | Pierre Fehlmann | 121:02:50:47 |
| 4 | Whitbread 60 | 2 | EUR 1 | Intrum Justitia | Europe Europe | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Roger Nilson Lawrie Smith |
121:05:26:26 |
| 5 | Whitbread 60 | 3 | ESP 1993 | Galicia '93 Pescanova | Spain Spain | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Javier de la Gándara | 122:06:12:23 |
| 6 | Whitbread 60 | 4 | USA 1 | Winston | United States United States | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Dennis Conner Brad Butterworth |
122:09:32:09 |
| 7 | Maxi | 3 | FRA 1994 | La Poste | France France | Farr 85 Ketch Maxi | 25.90 | Daniel Mallé Éric Tabarly |
123:22:54:58 |
| 8 | Whitbread 60 | 5 | KZ 7 | Tokio | Japan Japan | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Chris Dickson | 128:16:19:48 |
| 9 | Whitbread 60 | 6 | ITA 12555 | Brooksfield | Italy Italy | Bouvet-Petit Whitbread 60 | 19.19 | Guido Maisto | 130:04:29:27 |
| 10 | Whitbread 60 | 7 | UKR 1 | Hetman Sahaidachny | Ukraine Ukraine | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Eugene Platon | 135:23:17:52 |
| 11 | Whitbread 60 | 8 | GBR 760R | Dolphin & Youth Challenge-Reebok | United Kingdom Great Britain | Humphreys Whitbread 60 | 19.90 | Matthew Humphries | 137:21:03:17 |
| 12 | Whitbread 60 | 9 | US 1 | US Women's Challenge-Heineken | United States United States | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Nance Frank Dawn Riley |
138:16:30:51 |
| 13 | Maxi | 4 | URU 9000 | Uruguay Natural | Uruguay Uruguay | Frers 81 Sloop Maxi | 24.60 | Gustavo Vanzini Pons | 144:20:17:44 |
| 14 | Whitbread 60 | 10 | UKR 200 | Odessa | Ukraine Ukraine | Sidenko Whitbread 60 | 19.60 | Anatoly Verba | 158:04:34:40 |
| DNF | Maxi | 5 | E 1992 | Fortuna | Spain Spain | Visiers 81 Ketch Maxi | 24.80 | Lawrie Smith | Retired-Leg 1 |
| References:[2][3] | |||||||||
Fortuna broke its mast twice in the first 24 hours of the race, and ended up retiring.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "RACE SIX 1993–94" (PDF). Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ 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". Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "Sailing: Smith is ordered out of Whitbread". The Independent. 1 October 1993. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.