1973–74 Whitbread Round the World Race
The 1973–74 Whitbread Round the World Race, the first edition of the Whitbread Round the World Race, started off from Portsmouth, England on 8 September 1973. Seventeen yachts of various sizes and rigs took part. During the race three sailors were swept over board and died: Paul Waterhouse, Dominique Guillet and Bernie Hosking. Waterhouse and Guillet were never to be seen again.[1]
The crew of the Mexican yacht Sayula II, a brand new Swan 65 owned and skippered by Mexican Captain Ramón Carlin, successfully won the overall race in 133 days and 13 hours. Her actual time was 152 days.[2]
Legs
| Leg | Start | Finish | Leg winner | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth, England | Cape Town, South Africa | Sayula II | Ramón Carlin |
| 2 | Cape Town, South Africa | Sydney, Australia | Pen Duick VI | Éric Tabarly |
| 3 | Sydney, Australia | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Great Britain II | Chay Blyth |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Portsmouth, England | Sayula II | Ramón Carlin |
Race results
| Pos | Boat | Skipper | Country | Corrected time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sayula II | Carlin, Ramón Ramón Carlin |  Mexico | 133d 13h |
| 2 | Adventure | Bryans, Patrick Patrick Bryans, Malcolm Skene, George Vallings & Roy Mullender |  United Kingdom | 135d 8h |
| 3 | Grand Louis | Viant, André André Viant |  France | 138d 15h |
| 4 | Kriter | Grout, Jack Jack Grout, Michael Malinovsky & Alain Gliksman | France | 141d 2h |
| 5 | Guia | Falck, Giorgio Giorgio Falck |  Italy | 142d 19h |
| 6 | Great Britain II | Blyth, Chay Chay Blyth | United Kingdom | 144d 11h |
| 7 | Second Life | Ainslie, Roddy Roddy Ainslie | United Kingdom | 150d 8h |
| 8 | Cserb | Malingri, Doi Doi Malingri | Italy | 155d 7h |
| 9 | British Soldier | Myatt, James James Myatt | United Kingdom | 156d 21h |
| 10 | Tauranga | Pasoli, Eric Eric Pasoli | Italy | 156d 22h |
| 11 | Copernicus | Perlicki, Zygfryd Zygfryd Perlicki |  Poland | 166d 19h |
| 12 | 33 Export | Millet, Jean-Pierre Jean-Pierre Millet & Dominque Guillet | France | 175d 22h |
| 13 | Otago | Pienkawa, Zdzislaw Zdzislaw Pienkawa | Poland | 178d 9h |
| 14 | Peter von Danzig | Laucht, Reinhard Reinhard Laucht |  West Germany | 179d 15h |
| – | Pen Duick VI | Tabarly, Eric Eric Tabarly | France | DNF |
| – | Burton Cutter | Williams, Leslie Leslie Williams & Alan Smith | United Kingdom | DNF |
| – | Jakaranda | Goodwin, John John Goodwin |  South Africa | DNF |
| – | Concorde | Chassin, Pierre Pierre Chassin | France | DNF |
| – | Pen Duick III | Cuiklinski, M. M. Cuiklinski | France | DNF |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
References
Full details of finishing positions
- ↑ "Volvo Ocean Race: History 1977-1978". Archived from the original on 21 February 2009.
- ↑ http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/tonysarticles/tbdid1201.html