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1981–1982 Whitbread Round the World Race

The 1981–82 Whitbread Round the World Race was the third edition of the around-the-world sailing event Whitbread Round the World Race. On 29 August 1981, 29 boats started out from Southampton for the Whitbread Round the World Race.

1981–82
Whitbread Round the World Race
Event title
Edition3rd
YachtsMulti-class
Competitors
Competitors29
Results
WinnerFlyer II

The maxi yacht Flyer II was designed by Germán Frers and built at the W. Huisman shipyard in 1981 for skipper Cornelius van Rietschoten. In an unusual feat, she won the race both on line honours and on handicap. Only 20 finished the race out of the 29 that started it.[1]

Legs edit

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Ports visited
Leg Start Finish Leg winner elapsed time Leg winner corrected time
1 Southampton, England Cape Town, South Africa Flyer II Kriter IX
2 Cape Town, South Africa Auckland, New Zealand Flyer II Ceramco NZ
3 Auckland, New Zealand Mar del Plata, Argentina Flyer II Mor Bihan
4 Mar del Plata, Argentina Portsmouth, England Flyer II Ceramco NZ

Results edit

Overall
Pos 		Line Honours
Pos 		Sail Number Yacht Country Yacht Type LOA
(Metres) 		Skipper Elapsed Time
d:hh:mm:ss 		Corrected time
d:hh:mm:ss
1 1 H 2869 Flyer II   Netherlands Frers 76 Sloop Maxi 23.16 Cornelis van Rietschoten 120:06:34:14 119:01:12:48
2 2 F 15 Charles Heidsieck III   France Vaton 67 Sloop 20.27 Alain Gabbay 131:21:34:35 120:07:55:29
3 4 F 8000 Kriter IX   France Frers 62 Sloop 18.97 André Viant 134:07:37:42 120:10:50:26
4 8 Z 1418 Disque d'Or III   Switzerland Farr 58 Sloop 17.75 Pierre Fehlmann 143:13:00:28 123:11:45:17
5 12 KZ 4525 Outward Bound   New Zealand Davidson 50 Sloop 15.44 Digby Taylor 151:15:19:30 124:11:55:03
6 10 SA 73 Xargo III   South Africa Frers Swan 65 19.68 Peter Kuttel 147:15:10:18 124:19:02:37
7 13 F 8292 Mor Bihan   France Joubert-Nivelt 49 Prototype Sloop 14.81 Philippe Poupon
Eugene Riguidel 		156:12:34:17 125:15:24:45
8 11 N 3000 Berge Viking   Norway Sparkman & Stephens Swan 57 17.37 Peder Lunde 149:20:57:51 125:16:54:17
9 7 US 59707 Alaska Eagle   United States Sparkman & Stephens 65 Sloop 19.86 Skip Novak
Neil Bergt 		142:04:56:52 126:10:51:44
10 5 F 5999 Euromarché   France Mauric 74 Ketch Maxi 22.17 Éric Tabarly 134:15:28:42 126:23:37:40
11 3 KZ 4400 Ceramco New Zealand   New Zealand Farr 69 Sloop Maxi 20.88 Peter Blake 132:11:55:38 127:17:42:43
12 15 L 1700 Skopbank of Finland   Finland C&C Yachts Baltic 51 15.47 Kenneth Gahmberg 158:09:54:32 128:15:06:47
13 14 I 9333 Rolly Go   Italy Frers 51 Sloop 15.62 Giorgio Falck 157:12:41:33 129:20:52:12
14 16 EUR 1 Traité de Rome   Europe Sparkman & Stephens 51 Sloop 15.60 Antonio Chioatto 166:10:40:09 130:23:58:41
15 17 B 711 Croky   Belgium Vankeirsbilck 44 Sloop 13.33 Gustaaf Versluys 170:00:22:24 133:23:34:43
16 6 K 808 FCF Challenger   Great Britain Williams-Peterson Ocean 80 Sloop Maxi 24.54 Leslie Williams 138:15:27:12 138:15:27:12
17 9 K 3566 United Friendly   Great Britain Gurney 77 Sloop Maxi 23.52 Chay Blyth 143:22:23:50 141:10:06:55
18 19 G 909 Walross III Berlin   West Germany Sparkman & Stephens Swan 55 16.03 Olaf Michel
Ekhart Hahn
Claus Reichardt 		177:07:16:44 143:19:36:03
19 18 E 2043 Licor 43   Spain Bazan 60 Sloop 18.29 Joaquin Coello 174:14:59:02 160:02:16:35
20 20 I 9469 Ilgagomma   Italy Carozzo AC50 Cutter 15.24 Roberto Vianello 187:12:47:22 160:09:22:55
DNF 21 K 1024 Bubblegum   Great Britain Peterson Contessa 43 12.95 Ian McGowan-Fyfe Retired-Leg 3
DNF 22 F 7777 Gauloises III   France Holland 63 Sloop 19.13 Eric Loizeau Retired-Leg 3
DNF 23 I 9167 Save Venice   Italy Scattolin 65 Sloop 19.74 Doi Malingri di Bagnolo Retired-Leg 3
DNF 24 S 8876 Swedish Entry   Sweden Norlin 61 Sloop 18.47 Peder Silfverhielm Retired-Leg 3
DNF 25 B 969 European University Belgium   Belgium Frers 46 Sloop 14.02 Jean Vincent Blondiau Retired-Leg 2
DNF 26 F 8333 33 Export   France Briand 58 Sloop 17.58 Thomas Philippe
Philippe Schaff 		Retired-Leg 2
DNF 27 I 9564 Vivanapoli   Italy Simeone 57 Schooner 17.30 Beppe Panada Retired-Leg 1
DNF 28 I 9488 La Barca Laboratorio   Italy Giorgetti-Magrini 64 Sloop 19.38 Claudio Stampi Retired-Leg 1
DNF 29 S 7770 Scandinavian   Sweden Sparkman & Stephens Swan 57 17.37 Reino Engqvist Retired-Leg 1
References:[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "History" (PDF). 2 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2012.
  2. ^ Histoiredeshalfs. "WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACES".
  3. ^ Peter Blake & Alan Sefton, Blake's Odyssey, 1982, pages 39, 99, 131, 159, 182
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