The 1977–78 Whitbread Round the World Race was the second edition of the around-the-world sailing event Whitbread Round the World Race. On 27 August 1977, 15 boats started out from Portsmouth for the Whitbread Round the World Race under a moderate Northerly breeze and light patchy rain.[1] Most of the second Whitbread Race was dominated by a tight race between Swan 65King's Legend and Flyer, the latter eventually winning the race. All 15 boats finished the 26,780-nautical-mile (49,600 km) race. Great Britain II was winner on elapsed time for the second race in succession. This race was notable for the fact that Clare Francis became the first woman to skipper a Whitbread entry, the Swan 65 ADC Accutrac.[2]
1977, 1978, whitbread, round, world, race, 1977, whitbread, round, world, race, second, edition, around, world, sailing, event, whitbread, round, world, race, august, 1977, boats, started, from, portsmouth, whitbread, round, world, race, under, moderate, north. The 1977 78 Whitbread Round the World Race was the second edition of the around the world sailing event Whitbread Round the World Race On 27 August 1977 15 boats started out from Portsmouth for the Whitbread Round the World Race under a moderate Northerly breeze and light patchy rain 1 Most of the second Whitbread Race was dominated by a tight race between Swan 65 King s Legend and Flyer the latter eventually winning the race All 15 boats finished the 26 780 nautical mile 49 600 km race Great Britain II was winner on elapsed time for the second race in succession This race was notable for the fact that Clare Francis became the first woman to skipper a Whitbread entry the Swan 65 ADC Accutrac 2 1977 78 Whitbread Round the World RaceEvent titleEdition2ndYachtsMulti classCompetitorsCompetitors15ResultsWinnerFlyer 1973 741981 82 Contents 1 Legs 2 Results 3 References 4 External linksLegs editLeg Start Finish Leg winner elapsed time Leg winner corrected time 1 Portsmouth England Cape Town South Africa Flyer Flyer 3 2 Cape Town South Africa Auckland New Zealand Heath s Condor 33 Export3 Auckland New Zealand Rio de Janeiro Brazil Great Britain II Gauloise II4 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Portsmouth England Heath s Condor Gauloise IIResults editOverall Pos Line Honours Pos Sail Number Yacht Country Yacht Type LOA Metres Skipper Elapsed Timed hh mm ss Corrected time d hh mm ss1 2 H 2398 Flyer nbsp Netherlands Sparkman amp Stephens 65 Ketch 19 86 Cornelis van Rietschoten 136 05 28 48 119 01 00 362 3 K 1220 King s Legend nbsp Great Britain Sparkman amp Stephens Swan 65 19 68 Nick Ratcliffe 138 15 47 23 121 11 17 233 9 EUR 1 Traite de Rome nbsp Europe Sparkman amp Stephens 51 Sloop 15 60 Philippe Hanin 154 20 58 12 121 18 50 594 4 Z 888 Disque d Or nbsp Switzerland Sparkman amp Stephens Swan 65 19 68 Pierre Fehlmann 142 00 47 48 122 10 56 235 6 K 1888 ADC Accutrac nbsp Great Britain Sparkman amp Stephens Swan 65 19 68 Clare Francis 145 15 28 11 126 20 18 366 10 F 4279 Gauloises II nbsp France Tabarly 57 Ketch 17 45 Eric Loizeau 156 23 00 36 127 07 54 287 12 K 3138 Adventure nbsp Great Britain Camper Nicholson 55 Sloop 16 76 James Watts David Leslie Ian Bailey Willmot Robin Duchesne 158 14 12 35 128 02 54 288 8 F 515 Neptune nbsp France Mauric 60 Sloop 18 30 Bernard Deguy 152 05 33 35 130 11 52 489 11 I 5555 B amp B Italia nbsp Italy Gurney 54 Sloop 16 46 Corrado di Majo 157 05 34 48 132 02 22 4710 15 F 4390 33 Export nbsp France Mauric 57 Yawl 17 37 Alain Gabbay 164 15 31 47 133 00 33 1111 7 H 2422 Tielsa nbsp Netherlands Elsenga 67 Ketch 20 50 Dirk Nauta 148 13 22 11 133 00 36 0012 1 K 3566 Great Britain II nbsp Great Britain Gurney 77 Sloop Maxi 23 52 Robert James 134 12 22 47 134 10 43 1113 13 K 1218 Debenhams nbsp Great Britain Holman Pye 57 Ketch 17 40 John Ridgway 161 05 05 23 135 19 49 4814 14 F 7204 Japy Hermes nbsp France McCurdy Rhodes 63 Ketch 19 20 Jean Michel Viant 164 01 29 23 143 06 00 0015 5 K 707 Heath s Condor nbsp Great Britain Sharp 77 Sloop Maxi 23 48 Leslie Williams Robin Knox Johnston 143 01 41 59 144 00 09 35References 4 5 6 References edit Cruising World January 1977 Race stats PDF volvooceanrace com Archived from the original PDF on 12 April 2017 Retrieved 10 March 2020 Dutch ketch leads yachts The Spokesman Review 6 October 1977 Histoiredeshalfs WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACES John Jourdane Icebergs Port and Starboard 1992 page 213 Paul Guimard L Empire des Mers 1978 pages 193 196External links edit 1 History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 1978 Whitbread Round the World Race amp oldid 1210986099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
