1989–1990 Whitbread Round the World Race

November 2019 1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race 5th 23 Multi-class Steinlager 2 1985–86 1993–94 The 1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race was run from Southampton to Southampton in 1989–90. It was run with several classes of yacht. Steinlager 2 skippered by Peter Blake won the race easily. For the first time since 1981–82 (when the race comprised just four legs), the victor won every leg in their division (albeit closely chased by both Grant Dalton's Fisher & Paykel NZ and Pierre Fehlmann's Merit entries). The vast difference in speed and capability of the many different boats involved in the 1989 to 1990 race lead to the creation of a committee to examine the commission of a Whitbread class boat for use in future races. Many of the Maxi yachts in this year's race were nearly twice the size (LOA) of the smallest, and carried well over twice the sail area. The net result of this was that many of the smaller boats finished the longer legs more than ten days after the leg winner. In the overall results, the last finisher was some 52 days behind Blake's Steinlager 2 128-day aggregate time. In addition, the cost of the big yachts was becoming too expensive to fund - even for the well sponsored teams like Steinlager, Rothmans and Merit. Eventually, the new class would be called the Whitbread 60. The race included the first all-woman crew on Tracy Edwards's yacht Maiden. Although a much smaller boat than many of those taking part, Maiden achieved two leg victories in Division D.https://archive.theoceanrace.com/en/history/1989-90.html Volvo Ocean Race 1989-90 16 July 2021 Edwards was named yachtsman of the year and appointed MBE. In 2018 a documentary was made about the team's participation in the race.https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/114578673/when-maiden-bowled-them-over-why-we-can-never-let-up-about-women-in-sport Kylie Klein-Nixon 4 August 2019 When Maiden bowled them over: Why we can never let up about women in sport 8 October 2019 Another unique entry was Fazisi, the first and only global racing yacht entered by the Soviet Union.Sail World 3 August 2013 Brian Hancock Soviet Union’s first, Fazisi was launched 24 years ago https://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Soviet-Unions-first-Fazisi-was-launched-24-years-ago/-112743?source=google 30 August 2025 Route thumb|500px|Race route EventStart dateStartFinishDistance (nmi)Winner Leg 1 2 September 1989 GBR Southampton URY Punta del Este 5,938 Steinlager 2 Leg 2 28 October 1989 URY Punta del Este AUS Fremantle 7,260 Steinlager 2 Leg 3 23 December 1989 AUS Fremantle NZL Auckland 3,272 Steinlager 2 Leg 4 4 February 1990 NZL Auckland URY Punta del Este 6,255 Steinlager 2 Leg 5 17 March 1990 URY Punta del Este USA Fort Lauderdale 5,475 Steinlager 2 Leg 6 5 May 1990 USA Fort Lauderdale GBR Southampton 3,818 Steinlager 2 Results Pos Class Class Pos Sail Number Yacht Country Yacht Type LOA(Metres) Skipper Elapsed Timed:hh:mm:ss 1 A 1 KZ 2 Steinlager 2 NZL New Zealand Farr 84 Ketch Maxi 25.60 Peter Blake 128:09:40:30 2 A 2 KZ 400 Fisher & Paykel NZL New Zealand Farr 82 Ketch Maxi 25.30 Grant Dalton 129:21:18:22 3 A 3 Z 3333 Merit CHE Switzerland Farr 81 Sloop Maxi 24.60 Pierre Fehlmann 130:10:10:14 4 A 4 K 100 Rothmans GBR Great Britain Humphreys 81 Sloop Maxi 24.54 Lawrie Smith 131:04:54:23 5 A 5 US 42624 The Card SWE Sweden Farr 79 Ketch Maxi 24.17 Roger Nilson 135:07:15:43 6 A 6 F 8992 Charles Jourdan FRA France Ribadeau Dumas 72 Sloop Maxi 21.95 Max-Philippe Couteau Alain Gabbay 136:15:14:51 7 A 7 E 1992 Fortuna Extra Lights ESP Spain Visiers 77 Sloop Maxi 23.47 Jan Santana 137:08:14:11 8 A 8 I 11441 Gatorade ITA Italy Farr 80 Sloop Maxi 24.38 Giorgio Falck 138:14:30:12 9 A 9 L 8008 Union Bank of Finland FIN Finland Joubert-Nivelt 82 Sloop Maxi 24.99 Ludde Ingvall 138:16:38:12 10 A 10 L 8009 Belmont Finland II FIN Finland Farr 80 Sloop Maxi 24.29 Harry Harkimo 139:04:31:13 11 A 11 SR 1989 Fazisi URS Soviet Union Murnikov-Design Group VTK 82 Sloop Maxi 24.99 Alexei Greschenko Skip Novak 139:09:01:04 12 A 12 IR 1992 NCB Ireland IRE Ireland Holland 81 Sloop Maxi 24.69 Joe English 139:19:22:38 13 A 13 K 303 Satquote British Defender GBR Great Britain Francis-Faroux 81 Sloop Maxi 24.69 Colin Watkins 143:12:42:23 14 C 1 H 400 Equity and Law II NED Netherlands Judel Vrolijk 63 Sloop 19.11 Dirk Nauta 148:23:50:33 15 A 14 K 1996 Liverpool Enterprise GBR Great Britain Farr 80 Sloop Maxi 24.38 Bob Salmon 151:04:52:22 16 Cruiser 1 K 808 Creighton's Naturally GBR Great Britain Williams-Peterson Ocean 80 Sloop Maxi 24.54 John Chittenden 162:06:34:58 17 D 1 F 1789 L'Esprit de Liberté FRA France Briand 58 Sloop 17.58 Patrick Tabarly 164:21:36:16 18 D 2 K 1418 Maiden GBR Great Britain Farr 58 Sloop 17.75 Tracy Edwards 167:03:06:53 19 D 3 G 944 Schlüssel von Bremen GER West Germany Judel Vrolijk Baltic 63 Sloop 19.20 Rolf Renken Harm Müller-Röhlck 167:19:07:34 20 Cruiser 2 K 3566 With Integrity GBR Great Britain Gurney 77 Sloop Maxi 23.52 Andrew Coghill 170:16:19:07 21 D 4 F 9302 La Poste FRA France Frers First 51 Beneteau Sloop 15.54 Daniel Mallé 181:22:56:17 DNF D 5 B 763 Rucanor Sport BEL Belgium Ribadeau Dumas 58 Sloop 17.63 Bruno Dubois Retired-Leg 4 DNF A 15 L 9000 Martela O.F. FIN Finland Frers 81 Sloop Maxi 24.60 Markku Wiikeri Retired-Leg 4 References:https://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/Whitbread%20Liste.htm Histoiredeshalfs WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACES Whitbread Round The World Race Entries The Daily Telegraph 2 September 1989 John Jourdane, Icebergs, Port and Starboard, 1992, pages 175,186-209 Alexei Grischenko, co-skipper of Fazisi, committed suicide during the first stopover in Uruguay.The Ocean Race: History https://archive.theoceanrace.com/en/history/1989-90.html 18 August 2025 The boat Creighton's Naturally suffered a serious broach on leg 2, at about 3 am. Crew members Anthony (Tony) Philips and Bart van den Dwey were swept over board. They were both pulled back on deck. Van den Dwey successfully resuscitated, but, after three hours of trying, crewmembers were unable to revive Philips. A few days later, by radio agreement with relatives ashore, Philips was buried at sea.Volvo Ocean Race: History - Leg 2 Martela OF lost its keel and capsized 350 nautical miles from the finish of leg 4. The unharmed crew was picked up from the overturned hull by Charles Jourdan and Merit. Union Bank of Finland also broke off the race to participate in the rescue.Volvo Ocean Race: Legends Race 2018 References Category:The Ocean Race Category:Punta del Este Category:Sports competitions in Southampton Category:Fremantle Category:Sports competitions in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Whitbread Round The World Race, 1989-90 Whitbread Round The World Race, 1989-90 Category:Sports competitions in Auckland Category:1990 in New Zealand sport Category:1980s in Auckland Category:1980s in Southampton Category:1990s in Auckland Category:1990s in Southampton