1973–1974 Whitbread Round the World Race
The 1973–74 Whitbread Round the World Race, the first edition of the Whitbread Round the World Race, started off from Portsmouth, England on 8 September 1973. Seventeen yachts of various sizes and rigs took part. During the race three sailors were swept over board and died: Paul Waterhouse, Dominique Guillet and Bernie Hosking. Waterhouse and Guillet were never to be seen again.[1]
The crew of the Mexican yacht Sayula II, a brand new Swan 65 owned and skippered by Mexican Captain Ramón Carlin, won the overall race in 133 days and 13 hours. Her actual time was 152 days.[2] In 2016, this adventure was presented in a documentary film called The Weekend Sailor.[3][4][5]
Legs
| Leg | Start | Finish | Leg winner | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth, England | Cape Town, South Africa | Adventure | Patrick Bryans |
| 2 | Cape Town, South Africa | Sydney, Australia | Pen Duick VI | Éric Tabarly |
| 3 | Sydney, Australia | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Great Britain II | Chay Blyth |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Portsmouth, England | Sayula II | Ramón Carlin |
Race results
| Pos | Boat name | Skipper | Country | Corrected time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sayula II | Ramón Carlin |  | 133d 13h |
| 2 | Adventure | Patrick Bryans, Malcolm Skene, George Vallings & Roy Mullender |  | 135d 8h |
| 3 | Grand Louis | André Viant |  | 138d 15h |
| 4 | Kriter | Jack Grout, Michael Malinovsky & Alain Gliksman | | 141d 2h |
| 5 | Guia | Giorgio Falck |  | 142d 19h |
| 6 | Great Britain II | Chay Blyth | | 144d 11h |
| 7 | Second Life | Roddy Ainslie | | 150d 8h |
| 8 | Cserb | Doi Malingri | | 155d 7h |
| 9 | British Soldier | James Myatt | | 156d 21h |
| 10 | Tauranga | Erik Pascoli | | 156d 22h |
| 11 | Copernicus | Zygfryd Perlicki |  | 166d 19h |
| 12 | 33 Export | Jean-Pierre Millet & Dominque Guillet | | 175d 22h |
| 13 | Otago | Zdzislaw Pienkawa | | 178d 9h |
| 14 | Peter von Danzig | Reinhard Laucht |  | 179d 15h |
| – | Pen Duick VI | Eric Tabarly | | DNF |
| – | Burton Cutter | Leslie Williams & Alan Smith | | DNF |
| – | Jakaranda | John Goodwin | .svg.png){kind=small} | DNF |
| – | Concorde | Pierre Chassin | | DNF |
| – | Pen Duick III | M. Cuiklinski | | DNF |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
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References
- "Volvo Ocean Race: History 1977-1978". Archived from the original on 21 February 2009.
- "Did You Know? Mexico yachtsman won the first round-the-world yacht race : Mexico History". www.mexconnect.com.
- Weber, Bruce (10 May 2016). "Ramón Carlín, Casual Sailor Who Won a Round-the-World Race, Dies at 92" – via NYTimes.com.
- "The Weekend Sailor |".
- "RACE ONE 1973-74" (PDF). volvooceanrace.com.
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