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Volvo Ocean Race History

1989-90 Whitbread Round the World Race

Winner : Steinlager 2

Skipper : Peter Blake

Team

Team

Skipper(s)

Steinlager 2 (New Zealand)	Peter Blake
Fisher & paykel (New Zealand)	Grant Dalton
Merit (Switzerland)	Pierre Fehlmann
Rothmans (UK)	Lawrie Smith
The card (Sweden)	Roger Nilson
Charles jourdain (France)	Alain Gabbay
Fortuna extra lights(Spain)	Javier De La Gaudera, Jan Santana, Jose Luis Doreste
Gatorade (Italy)	Giorgio Falck
Union bank of finland (Finland)	Ludde Ingvall
Belmont Finland II (Finland)	Harry Harkimo
Fazisi (USSR)	Alexi Grischenko, Skip Novak, Valeri Alexeev
NCB Ireland (Ireland)	Joe English
British Satquote Defender (UK)	Frank Esson, Colin Watkins
Equity And Law (Netherlands)	Dirk Nauta
Liverpool Enterprise (UK)	Bob Salmon
Creightons Naturally (UK)	John Chittenden
Espirit De Liberte (France)	Patrick Taberly
Maiden (UK)	Tracy Edwards
Schlussel Von Bremen (Germany)	Rolf Renken, Ham Mueller-Rohlok, Jochen Orgelmann, Wilhelm-Otto Beck,Peter Weidner
With integrity (UK)	Andy Coghill
La Poste (France)	Daniel Malle
Rucanor Sport (Belgium)	Bruno Dubois	DNF
Martela Of (Finland)	Markku Wilkeri	DNF

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

The Route

Distance 32,000nm

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