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1973–1974 Whitbread Round the World Race

1973–1974 Whitbread Round the World Race

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The 1973–74 Whitbread Round the World Race, the first edition of the Whitbread Round the World Race, started off from Portsmouth, England on 8 September 1973. Seventeen yachts of various sizes and rigs took part. During the race three sailors were swept over board and died: Paul Waterhouse, Dominique Guillet and Bernie Hosking. Waterhouse and Guillet were never to be seen again.[1]

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The crew of the Mexican yacht Sayula II, a brand new Swan 65 owned and skippered by Mexican Captain Ramón Carlin, won the overall race in 133 days and 13 hours. Her actual time was 152 days.[2] In 2016, this adventure was presented in a documentary film called The Weekend Sailor.[3][4][5]

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References

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    "Volvo Ocean Race: History 1977–1978". Archived from the original on 21 February 2009.
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    "Did You Know? Mexico yachtsman won the first round-the-world yacht race : Mexico History". www.mexconnect.com.
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    Weber, Bruce (10 May 2016). "Ramón Carlín, Casual Sailor Who Won a Round-the-World Race, Dies at 92" – via NYTimes.com.
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    "The Weekend Sailor |".
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    "RACE ONE 1973–74" (PDF). volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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    Histoiredeshalfs. "WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACES".
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    John Jourdane, Icebergs, Port and Starboard, 1992, page 212
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    Whitbread Company, Whitbread Round the World Race, 1974, pages 48–65

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