1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race
L'esprit d'équipe and SAS Baia Viking in Punta del Este, 1986.
The 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race was the fourth edition of the around-the-world sailing event Whitbread Round the World Race. On 28 September 1985, 15 boats started out from Southampton for the Whitbread Round the World Race.
L'Esprit d'Equipe skippered by Lionel Péan won the race in a corrected time of 111 days 23 hours. Phillips Innovator was second, and Swan 651 Fazer Finland third. (UBS Switzerland was named first on elapsed time, with Lion New Zealand as runner-up. Drum (carrying owner/pop star Simon Le Bon) finished just a breath behind.)
Legs
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Ports visited
| Leg | Start | Finish | Leg winner elapsed time | Leg winner corrected time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton, England | Cape Town, South Africa | UBS Switzerland | L'Esprit d'Equipe |
| 2 | Cape Town, South Africa | Auckland, New Zealand | Atlantic Privateer | Philips Innovator |
| 3 | Auckland, New Zealand | Punta del Este, Uruguay | UBS Switzerland | L'Esprit d'Equipe |
| 4 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Portsmouth, England | UBS Switzerland | L'Esprit d'Equipe |
Race results
| Pos | Boat | Skipper | Country | Corrected time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L'Esprit d'Équipe | Péan, Lionel Lionel Péan |  France | 111d 23h |
| 2 | Philips Innovator | Nauta, Dirk Dirk Nauta |  Netherlands | 112d 21h |
| 3 | Fazer Finland | Berner, Michael Michael Berner |  Finland | 115d 0h |
| 4 | UBS Switzerland | Fehlmann, Pierre Pierre Fehlmann |  Switzerland | 117D 4h |
| 5 | Rucanor Tristar | Versluys, Gustaaf Gustaaf Versluys | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 118d 9h |
| 6 | Fortuna Lights | Visiers, Javier Javier Visiers, Jorgie Brufau & Antonio Guiu |  Spain | 121d 0h |
| 7 | Lion New Zealand | Blake, Peter Peter Blake |  New Zealand | 121d 7h |
| 8 | Drum | Novak, Skip Skip Novak |  Great Britain | 122d 6h |
| 9 | Equity & Law | Lugt, Pleun van der Pleun van der Lugt | Netherlands | 123d 6h |
| 10 | Cote d'Or | Tabarly, Eric Eric Tabarly | Belgium | 125d 19h |
| 11 | Shadow of Switzerland | Zehender-Mueller, Otto Otto Zehender-Mueller & Nora Zehender-Mueller | Switzerland | 128d 11h |
| 12 | Norsk Data GB | Salmon, Bob Bob Salmon | Great Britain | 136d 1h |
| 13 | SAS Baia Viking | Norsk, Jesper Jesper Norsk |  Denmark | 144d 18h |
| – | NZI Enterprise | Taylor, Digby Digby Taylor | New Zealand | DNF |
| – | Atlantic Privateer | Kuttel, Padda Padda Kuttel |  United States | DNF |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish;