Edition 4th Yachts Multi-class 02 ! Silver Philips Innovator | Competitors 15 01 ! Gold L'Esprit d'Équipe 03 ! Bronze Fazer Finland | |
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The 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race was the fourth edition of the Whitbread Round the World Race. Fifteen boats started out from Southampton on 28 September 1985 for the around-the-world race.
L'Esprit d'Equipe skippered by Lionel Péan won the race in a corrected time of 111 days 23 hours. Phillips Innovator was second, and Swan 651 Fazer Finland third. (UBS Switzerland was named first on elapsed time, with Lion New Zealand as runner-up. Drum (carrying owner/pop star Simon Le Bon) finished just a breath behind.)
Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
References
1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA