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 Southampton for the Whitbread Round the World Race under gale-force winds and driving 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
LegStartFinishLeg winner elapsed timeLeg winner corrected time
1Southampton, EnglandCape Town, South AfricaFlyerFlyer[3]
2Cape Town, South AfricaAuckland, New ZealandHeath's Condor33 Export
3Auckland, New ZealandRio de Janeiro, BrazilGreat Britain IIGauloise II
4Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSouthampton, EnglandHeath's CondorGauloise II

Final standings
PosBoat name SkipperCountry Time
1Flyer Conny van Rietschoten Netherlands119 d 1 h
2King's Legend Nick Ratcliffe & Mike Clancy Great Britain121 d 11 h
3Traité de Rome Philippe Hanin EU121 d 18 h
4Disque d’Or Pierre Fehlmann  Switzerland122 d 10 h
5Adc Accutrac Clare Francis Great Britain126 d 20 h
6Gauloises II Eric Loizeau France127 d 7 h
7Adventure James Watts, David Leslie, Ian Bailey-Willmot & Robin Duchesne Great Britain128 d 2 h
8Neptune Bernard Deguy France130 d 11 h
9B&B Italia Corrado Di Majo Italy132 d 2 h
1033 Export Alain Gabbay France133 d 0 h 31 m
11Tielsa Dirk Nauta Netherlands133 d 0 h 36 m
12Great Britain II Rob James Great Britain134 d 10 h
13Debenhams John Ridgway Great Britain135 d 19 h
14Japy-Hermes Jean Michel Viant France143 d 6 h
15Heath's Condor Leslie Williams & Robin Knox-Johnston Great Britain144 d 0 h

References
  1. "Cruising World". January 1977.
  2. "Race stats" (PDF). www.volvooceanrace.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "The Spokesman-Review - Google-uutisarkistohaku". news.google.com.
  • [* History]
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