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Volvo Ocean Race History
 
1973-74 1977-78 1981-82 1985-86 1989-90 1993-94 1997-98 2001-02 2005-06
 
1985-86 Whitbread Round the World Race

    Winner

:     L'Esprit d'Equipe

    Skipper

:
    Lionel Pean
      Ports Covered
»

Southampton (England)

»

Auckland (New Zealand)

»

Cape Town (South Africa)

»

Punta del Este (Uruguay)

      Team
Team Skipper(s)

       L’Esprit d’Equipe (France)

      Lionel Pean

      Philips Innovator (Netherlands)

      Dirk Nauta

      Fazer finland (Finland)

      Michael Berner

      Ubs switzerland (Switzerland)

      Pierre Fehlmann

      Rucanor tristar (Belgium)

      Gustaf Versluys, Ann Lippens

      Fortuna Lights (Spain)

      Javier Visiers, Horgie Brufau, Antonio Guiu

      Lion New Zealand (New Zealand)

      Peer Place

      Drum (UK)

      Skip Novak

      Equity & law (Netherlands)

      Pleun Van Der Lugt

      Cote d’or (Belgium)

      Eric Taberly

      Shadow of switzerland (Switzerland)

      Otto & Nora, Zehender-Mueller

      Norsk data gb (UK)

      Bob Salmon

      Sas Baia Viking (Denmark)

      Jesper Norsk

      Nzi Enterprise New Zealand

      Digby Taylor

DNF

      Atlantic Privateer (USA)

      Padda Kuttel

DNF

* DNF - Starts a Leg or In Port Race and Does Not Finish

 

The Route

Distance 26,740nm

Leg Port Covered Leg Winner Date

Leg 1

  Southampton

to

   Cape Town

L'Esprit d'Equipe

     Start Sept 28 1985

Leg 2

   Cape Town

to

   Auckland

Philips Innovator

     Restart Dec 4 1985

Leg 3

   Auckland

to

   Punta del Este

L'Esprit d'Equipe

     Restart Feb 14 1986

Leg 4

   Punta del Este

to

   Southampton

L'Esprit d'Equipe

     Restart Apr 9 1986


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