1977–1978 Whitbread Round the World Race

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]

Legs[]

Final standings[]

Pos	Boat name	Skipper	Country	Time
1	Flyer	Conny van Rietschoten	Netherlands	119 d 1 h
2	King's Legend	& Mike Clancy	Great Britain	121 d 11 h
3	Traité de Rome		EU	121 d 18 h
4	Disque d’Or		Switzerland	122 d 10 h
5	Adc Accutrac	Clare Francis	Great Britain	126 d 20 h
6	Gauloises II		France	127 d 7 h
7	Adventure	, ,  &	Great Britain	128 d 2 h
8	Neptune		France	130 d 11 h
9	B&B Italia		Italy	132 d 2 h
10	33 Export		France	133 d 0 h 31 m
11	Tielsa		Netherlands	133 d 0 h 36 m
12	Great Britain II		Great Britain	134 d 10 h
13	Debenhams	John Ridgway	Great Britain	135 d 19 h
14	Japy-Hermes		France	143 d 6 h
15	Heath's Condor	& Robin Knox-Johnston	Great Britain	144 d 0 h

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• [*[1] History]