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 Portsmouth for the Whitbread Round the World Race under a moderate Northerly breeze and light patchy rain. 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 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.
Legs LegStartFinishLeg winner (elapsed time)Leg winner (corrected time)1Portsmouth, EnglandCape Town, South AfricaFlyerFlyer2Cape Town, South AfricaAuckland, New ZealandHeath's Condor33 Export3Auckland, New ZealandRio de Janeiro, BrazilGreat Britain IIGauloise II4Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPortsmouth, EnglandHeath's CondorGauloise II
Results
Overall Pos Line Honours Pos Sail Number Yacht Country Yacht Type LOA(Metres) Skipper Elapsed Timed:hh:mm:ss Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss 1 2 H 2398 Flyer Netherlands Sparkman & Stephens 65 Ketch 19.86 Cornelis van Rietschoten 136:05:28:48 119:01:00:36 2 3 K 1220 King's Legend Great Britain Sparkman & Stephens Swan 65 19.68 Nick Ratcliffe 138:15:47:23 121:11:17:23 3 9 EUR 1 Traité de Rome Europe Sparkman & Stephens 51 Sloop 15.60 Philippe Hanin 154:20:58:12 121:18:50:59 4 4 Z 888 Disque d'Or Switzerland Sparkman & Stephens Swan 65 19.68 Pierre Fehlmann 142:00:47:48 122:10:56:23 5 6 K 1888 ADC Accutrac Great Britain Sparkman & Stephens Swan 65 19.68 Clare Francis 145:15:28:11 126:20:18:36 6 10 F 4279 Gauloises II France Tabarly 57 Ketch 17.45 Eric Loizeau 156:23:00:36 127:07:54:28 7 12 K 3138 Adventure Great Britain Camper-Nicholson 55 Sloop 16.76 James Watts David Leslie Ian Bailey-Willmot Robin Duchesne 158:14:12:35 128:02:54:28 8 8 F 515 Neptune France Mauric 60 Sloop 18.30 Bernard Deguy 152:05:33:35 130:11:52:48 9 11 I 5555 B&B Italia Italy Gurney 54 Sloop 16.46 Corrado di Majo 157:05:34:48 132:02:22:47 10 15 F 4390 33 Export France Mauric 57 Yawl 17.37 Alain Gabbay 164:15:31:47 133:00:33:11 11 7 H 2422 Tielsa Netherlands Elsenga 67 Ketch 20.50 Dirk Nauta 148:13:22:11 133:00:36:00 12 1 K 3566 Great Britain II Great Britain Gurney 77 Sloop Maxi 23.52 Robert James 134:12:22:47 134:10:43:11 13 13 K 1218 Debenhams Great Britain Holman-Pye 57 Ketch 17.40 John Ridgway 161:05:05:23 135:19:49:48 14 14 F 7204 Japy-Hermés France McCurdy-Rhodes 63 Ketch 19.20 Jean-Michel Viant 164:01:29:23 143:06:00:00 15 5 K 707 Heath's Condor Great Britain Sharp 77 Sloop Maxi 23.48 Leslie Williams Robin Knox-Johnston 143:01:41:59 144:00:09:35 References: John Jourdane, Icebergs, Port and Starboard, 1992, page 213 Paul Guimard, L'Empire des Mers, 1978, pages 193-196
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