1985–1986 Whitbread Round the World Race

The 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race was the fourth edition of the Whitbread Round the World Race (now known as the Volvo Ocean Race). Fifteen boats started out from Southampton on 28 September 1985 for the around-the-world race.

L'Esprit d'Équipe, skippered by Lionel Péan, won the race in a corrected time of 111 days 23 hours. Philips 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 its owner, the pop star Simon Le Bon) finished just a breath behind.^[1]

Route[]

Portsmouth

Cape Town

Auckland

Punta del Este

Ports visited

Event	Start date	Start	Finish	Distance (nmi)	Winner
Leg 1	28 September 1985	Portsmouth	Cape Town	7,350	L'Esprit d'Equipe
Leg 2	4 December 1985	Cape Town	Auckland	7,300	Philip's Innovator
Leg 3	15 February 1986	Auckland	Punta del Este	6,215	L'Esprit d'Equipe
Leg 4	9 April 1986	Punta del Este	Portsmouth	5,875	L'Esprit d'Equipe

Results[]

L'Esprit d'équipe and SAS Baia Viking in Punta del Este, 1986.

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Pos	Boat name	Skipper	Country	Corrected time
1	L'Esprit d'Équipe	Lionel Péan	France	111d 23h
2	Philips Innovator		Netherlands	112d 21h
3	Fazer Finland		Finland	115d 0h
4	UBS Switzerland		Switzerland	117d 4h
5	Rucanor Tristar		Belgium	118d 9h
6	Fortuna Lights	,  &	Spain	121d 0h
7	Lion New Zealand	Peter Blake	New Zealand	121d 7h
8	Drum		United Kingdom	122d 6h
9	Equity & Law		Netherlands	123d 6h
10	Cote d'Or	Éric Tabarly	Belgium	125d 19h
11	Shadow of Switzerland	&	Switzerland	128d 11h
12	Norsk Data GB		United Kingdom	136d 1h
13	SAS Baia Viking		Denmark	144d 18h
–	NZI Enterprise	Digby Taylor	New Zealand	DNF
–	Atlantic Privateer		United States	DNF

Legend: DNF – Did not finish;

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