1981–82 Whitbread Round the World Race

On August 8, 1981, 29 boats started out from Southampton for the Whitbread Round the World Race.

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

Final Standings

The maxi yacht Flyer II was designed by Germán Frers and built at the Royal 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.

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