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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

1973-74 Whitbread Round the World Race

Winner : Sayula II ( Mexico) Skipper : Ramón Carlin
      Ports Covered
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Portsmouth (England)

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Sydney (Australia)

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Cape Town (South Africa)

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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

      Team
Team Skipper(s)
Sayula II (Mexico) Ramon Carline
Adventure (UK) Patrick Byans, Malcom Skene, George Vallings, roy Mullener
Grand Louis (France) Andre Vaint
Kriter (France) Jack Grout, Michel Malinovsky, Alain Gliksman
Guia (Italy) Giorgio Flack
Great Britain II (UK) Chay Blyth
Second Life (UK) Roddy Ainslie
CSERB (Italy) Doi malingri
British Soldier (UK) James Myatt
Tauranga ( Italy) Eric Pascoli
Copernicus (Poland) Zygfryd Perlicki
33 Export (France) Jean- Pierre Millet, Dominique Guillet
Otago (Poland) Zdzislaw Pienkawa
Peter Von Danzing (Germany) Reinhard Laucht
Pen Duick VI (France) Eric Tabarly

DNF

Burton Cutter (UK) Leslie Williams, Alan Smith

DNF

Jakaranda (RSA) John Goodwin

DNF

Concorede (France) Pierre hassin

DNF

Pen Duick III (France) M Cuiklinksi

DNF

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

 

The Route

Distance 27,0000nm

Leg Port Covered Leg Winner Date

Leg 1

   Portsmouth

to

   Cape Town

Great Britain II

     Start Sep 8 - 1973

Leg 2

   Cape Town

to

   Sydney

Pen Duick VI

     Restart Nov 7 - 1973

Leg 3

   Sydney

to

   Rio de Janeiro

Great Britain II

     Restart Dec 29 - 1973

Leg 4

   Rio de Janeiro

to

   Portsmouth

Great Britain II

     Restart March 6-11