1993–1994 Whitbread Round the World Race
The 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race was the sixth edition of the around-the-world sailing event. The race was won by Grant Dalton the maxi 'New Zealand Endeavour'.
| Event Title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 6th |
| Yachts | Whitbread 60 Maxi |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 15 |
| Results | |
| Winner | NZ Endeavour |
← 1989–90 1997–98 → | |
As with prior races, the 1993-1994 Whitbread was run to "mixed class" rules. However a new purpose-built Whitbread boat—the W60 was introduced. As with previous years a handicap was applied to different boats based on their race rating. Some W60 competitors were not keen on running both Maxis and W60s together once it became evident some of the old Maxis were only as fast as the W60 class. Some W60 competitors wished to ban Maxis, however this was never realistic given the large investments the Maxi owners had made in the expectation of being able to race. There were also concerns over whether enough new W60 boats would be ready.
Despite the closeness of the finishes, some W60 skippers claimed to be in a 'completely different boat race' to Grant Dalton skippering a maxi.
Participants
| Boat | Nation | Class | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooksfield | Italy | Whitbread 60 | Guido Maisto |
| Fortuna | Spain | Maxi | Lawrie Smith |
| Heineken | United States | Whitbread 60 | Dawn Riley |
| Hetman Sahaidachny | Ukraine | Whitbread 60 | Eugene Platon |
| Galicia '93 Pescanova | Spain | Whitbread 60 | Javier de la Gandara |
| Intrum Justitia | Europe | Whitbread 60 | Roger Nilson Lawrie Smith |
| La Poste | France | Maxi | Éric Tabarly |
| Merit Cup | United Kingdom | Maxi | Pierre Fehlmann |
| NZ Endeavour | New Zealand | Maxi | Grant Dalton |
| Reebok/Dolphin Youth | United Kingdom | Whitbread 60 | Matthew Humphries |
| Tokio | Japan | Whitbread 60 | Chris Dickson |
| Odessa | Ukraine | Whitbread 60 | Anatoly Verba |
| Uruguay Natural | Uruguay | Maxi | Gustavo Vanzini |
| Winston | United States | Whitbread 60 | Dennis Conner Brad Butterworth |
| Yamaha | Japan | Whitbread 60 | Ross Field |
- Intrum Justitia was originally skippered by Roger Nilson, who was injured on the first leg.[1]
Winston (yacht)
| Other names | Nilörn |
|---|---|
| Nation | United States Sweden |
| Class | Volvo Ocean 60 |
Winston (also Nilörn) is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. She finished fourth in the W60 class of the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Brad Butterworth.[2]
Route
| Event | Start date | Start | Finish | Distance (nmi) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 25 September 1993 | Southampton | Punta del Este | 5,938 | NZ Endeavour |
| Leg 2 | 13 November 1993 | Punta del Este | Fremantle | 7,558 | Intrum Justitia |
| Leg 3 | 8 January 1994 | Fremantle | Auckland | 3,272 | NZ Endeavour |
| Leg 4 | 19 February 1994 | Auckland | Punta del Este | 5,914 | NZ Endeavour |
| Leg 5 | 2 April 1994 | Punta del Este | Fort Lauderdale | 5,475 | Yamaha |
| Leg 6 | 21 May 1994 | Fort Lauderdale | Southampton | 3,818 | Tokio |
Results
Maxi yachts
| Yacht | Elapsed Time |
|---|---|
| NZ Endeavour | 120d 05h 09m 23s |
| Merit Cup | 121d 02h 50m 47s |
| La Poste | 123d 22h 54m 58s |
| Uruguay Natural | 145d 00h 17m 44s |
| Fortuna | RET |
Fortuna broke its mast twice in the first 24 hours of the race, and ended up retiring.[3][4]
Whitbread 60
| Yacht | Elapsed Time |
|---|---|
| Yamaha | 120d 14h 55m 00s |
| Intrum Justitia | 121d 05h 23m 26s |
| Galicia '93 Pescanova | 122d 05h 26m 26s |
| Winston | 122d 09h 32m 09s |
| Tokio | 128d 22h 54m 58s |
| Brooksfield | 130d 04h 29m 27s |
| Hetman Sahaidachny | 135d 23h 17m 52s |
| Reebok/Dolphin Youth | 137d 21h 03m 17s |
| Heineken | 138d 16h 30m 51s |
| Odessa | 158d 04h 34m 40s |
| Yacht | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaha | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Intrum Justicia | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Galicia '93 Pescanova | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Winston | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Tokio | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Brooksfield | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Hetman Sahaidachny | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Reebok/Dolphin Youth | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Heineken | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Odessa | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Legend: RET – Retired; [1]
References
- ^ a b "RACE SIX 1993–94" (PDF). Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ www.sailweb.co.uk. . Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Sailing: Smith is ordered out of Whitbread". The Independent. 1 October 1993. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.