L'Esprit d'équipe

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L'Esprit d'équipe
File:Whitbread 1985-1986.jpg
SAS Baia Viking and L'Esprit d'équipe (right) during the 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race.
Other names33 Export
Esprit de Liberté
NationFile:Flag of France.svg France
Racing career
SkippersLionel Péan
Notable victories1985–86 Whitbread

L'Esprit d'équipe (also 33 Export, Esprit de Liberté) is a yacht. She won her class in the 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Lionel Péan.[1] She had earlier competed in the 1981–82 Whitbread Round the World Race as 33 Export but lost her mast in the Southern Ocean and did not finish the race.[2][3]

References

  1. "History - 40 years of life at the extreme| Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015". Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  2. "Frances former winner lines up for Legends Regatta". Yachts and Yachting Online. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  3. Race, Volvo Ocean. "Roaring Forties, chapter 12: Boy Wonder". Archived from the original on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-08-28.