Whitbread RTW Race Results
O.B....@lut.ac.uk
I tried on and off during the Christmas-New year break to get reports -
the times I tried, there were no reports!
Here is the one I picked up this morning1
Cheers, Bertil.
WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACE 1993-1994
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RACE NEWS - Date: 02 Jan 1994; Time: 11:26 GMT;
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January 3, 1994. Fremantle Stopover, Press Bulletin No 95
HEINEKEN CHRISTENED IN FREMASNTLE
LA POSTE AND WINSTON RECOGNISED AT PRIZEGIVING
Heineken, the Whitbread 60 crewed by an all-women's crew, was officially
christened today in Fremantle Harbour. The Dutch beer company, which is
also the trophy sponsor for the race, stepped in to rescue the women's
team when they arrived in Fremantle after the second leg, seriously
underfunded and underequipped. In recognition of Heineken's support the
boat was renamed Heineken and repainted white with green 'Heineken bottle'
flashes on the bow and amidships.
Ann Lynch, wife of Ray Lynch, the Commodore of Fremantle Sailing Club,
poured a bottle of champagne over the bow, and Rev. David Oxley from
Fremantle Missions to Seamen blessed Heineken. Heineken's underwriting of
the only all-female crew in the race will enable the women not only to
continue the race, but to continue it competitively.
Peter Dadzis, Heineken's Marketing Director for the Far East, told
thousands of spectators that his company was expecting good teamwork from
the women. "I take great pleasure in wishing Dawn Riley and her
international crew of highly motivated and enthusiastic, professional
sailors Heineken's sincere best wishes and wholehearted support as they
race round the world. This crowd indicates just how much interest this
campaign can generate."
Skipper Dawn Riley said that crew morale had been on the up since Heineken
first announced their sponsorship. "The boat looks fast even standing
still. This new look and the additional sails and equipment that
Heineken's sponsorship has enabled, has given the crew lots of confidence.
We are all looking forward to going racing."
Heineken has a new crew member in Marleen Cleyndert [26,NED]. Cleyndert,
from Amsterdam, is a registered nurse and J24 sailor. While studying
nursing, she worked as a sailing instructor. Cleyndert brings the total
number of crew members to 13. Only 12 crewmembers will sail on each leg,
while one crewmember will stay ashore to perform PR and publicity duties
for the leg she is not sailing.
Prize Giving
The bravery and seamanship of the French Maxi La Poste and the American
W60 Winston will be recognised tonight at the Whitbread Round the World
Race for the Heineken Trophy Prize Giving. The Premier of Western
Australia, Richard Court, will present both these boats with engraved
silver platters from the Race Committee in appreciation of their prompt
response to the Brooksfield incident.
Another result of the Brooksfield incident is that only one Heineken Leg
Trophy will be presented in the Whitbread 60 class. Intrum Justitia
[Lawrie Smith, EUR] will collect the Heineken Leg Trophy for winning the
W60 division of the leg; however the trophies for second and third place
will not be presented until Aukland where Winston's redress hearing will
be reopened by the International Jury.
Winston was awarded 21 hours, 28 minutes and 30 seconds for time lost
going back for Brooksfield, moving her from fifth to second place for the
leg and second overall. Intrum Justitia, Yamaha and Galicia 93 Pescanova
have all requested that the redress hearing is reopened. Until it is
heard, second and third places cannot be confirmed.
In the Maxi division Pierre Fehlmann, the skipper of Merit Cup, will be
collecting his firsat Heineken Leg Trophy while New Zealand Endeavour and
La Poste will collect trophies for second and third places respectively.
On the human side, Richard Brisius [26,SWE], the cameraman on Brooksfield,
will be collecting the BT award for the best camerawork for leg two.
Despite the terrifying circumstances when Brooksfield lost her rudder,
Brisius was cool enough to film efforts to repair the boat and record the
crew's thoughts and impressions immediately afterwards.
The Omega Achievement Award goes to another crew member who helped to
solve rudder problems, but on another boat. Toby Isles [26,GB] the trimmer
on Dolphin & Youth, was able to use his training as an aeronautical
engineer to construct an emergency rudder that got the stricken yacht to
the Kerguelen Islands.
David Brooke [28,NZ], the bowman on New Zealand Endeavour, won a special
award for leg two. He won the Janne Gustafsson Memorial Award for the best
bowman for his role in getting New Zealand Endeavour up and racing again
following the loss of the top 10 metres of the mizzen mast. Brooke was up
the main mast when the boat broached and damaged the mizzen. No sooner was
he down from the main mast than he was up the mizzen cutting away the
damaged section and preparing it to carry sails.
For more information please contact Jennie Fitzhardinge, Press Officer on
+61-9-430 8636 or Kate Whowell, Public Relations Officer on +44-489-799
000, fax +44-489-790 153.
ENDS
Acknowlegement
BT Race Results System Data
Copyright British Telecommunications plc 1993
Any part of this document may be reproduced for information purposes in
any form, provided the reproduction is accompanied by the above notice.
(This file was downloaded from the BT Race Results System (BTRRS) database)
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RACE NEWS - Date: 03 Jan 1994; Time: 15:44 GMT;
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January 4, 1994. Fremantle Stopover, Press Bulletin No. 96.
TABARLY ARRIVES IN FREMANTLE
RADIO LOLLIPOP RAISES 4285 Pounds
The new skipper of La Poste, Eric Tabarly [62, FRA], arrived in
Fremantle yesterday and went out for his first sail on his new
charge today. Tabarly took over the helm of La Poste at the
request of the former skipper Daniel Malle [47, FRA] who had
been having crew problems.
"It is a problem that all skippers have, but the other skippers
are professionals and my background is as a postman, so for me
the problem just crystallised," said Malle today. "I asked
Tabarly to come because he is one of the few people who could
sort out the problems."
Tabarly, a three-time veteran of the Whitbread, said he was glad
to join the race even at this late stage. "I would have
preferred to have been involved from the start, but I didn't
have a sponsor," said Tabarly. "It is nicer to be doing over
half of the race than none at all. I have always wanted to do
the race again and it is great to have a second chance."
Tabarly's last Whitbread was in 1985-86 when he skippered Cote
d'Or. His navigator from that race, Halvard Mabire, is taking
over that role on La Poste. Tabarly has brought three other new
crew with him, Jacques Delorme, Marc Guillemot and Nicolas
Raynaud. Most recently, he raced the Open UAP Round Europe Race
with them. Dominique Conin, Luc Bartissol, Benoit Caignaert,
Hugues Destremeau and Eric Pallier have left the boat.
Despite bringing in such a wealth of experience, Tabarly is not
promising any miracles. "The gap [between La Poste and leading
Maxis] is too great to make up at this stage." Malle was more
optimistic. "On the first leg we lost a lot of ground with the
damage to the mizzen and that caused the difference," said
Malle. "In the last two legs, three boats have had problems
with their masts and if it happens again we could move up."
Malle could not be specific about his role on board. "I am very
happy to race on the boat without the pressure, Tabarly will
have that!"
Radio Lollipop
The Official Charity to the Whitbread Round The World Race for
the Heineken Trophy had a profitable evening yesterday. The
Charity, which helps sick children in hospital, held an auction
of Whitbread memorabilia after the Prize Giving and raised an
astounding 4285 Pounds.
The biggest contribution to the overall total was an Argyle
Diamond yacht pin donated by Charles Edwards Jewellers. The pin
is worth approximately 1904 pounds and was bought by the Chief Executive
of Intrum Justitia, Bo Goransson for 2380 pounds. The head
of the European debt collection company said he wanted to
celebrate the yacht's second leg win by helping Radio Lollipop.
The second most expensive item of the night was the bucket and
foam padding that plugged the hole of Brooksfield where her
rudder had been. Brian Adams, General Manager of the Fremantle
Sailing Club, bought it for 297pounds. Hot on its heels was a framed
Whitbread Round The World Race T-shirt signed by all the
skippers - it went to David Glen, Yamaha project manager, for
295 pounds. Other t-shirts also contributed to the grand total. A
Heineken t-shirt, signed by all skippers raised 123 pounds; a Tokio
t-shirt signed by the crew raised 57 pounds; Race Board Chairman
Martin Findlay paid 104 pounds for a Dolphin & Youth t-shirt signed by
Matthew Humphries and an Intrum Justitia t-shirt signed by the
crew was sold for 57 pounds.
Posters also brought in good returns. The framed BT poster
raised 133 pounds while Geoff Plant, Manager of Pier 21, bought the
Fremantle Heineken poster, signed by all the skippers, for 214 pounds.
Bjorn Tallberg, Intrum Justitia's shore manager bought a limited
edition print donated by Western Australian artist Ann Buckley
for 285 pounds.
The night was so successful that the Chairman of Radio Lollipop,
Hedley Finn, said that he hoped auctions could be held in each
stopover.
Upcoming Events.
Wednesday January 5.
0900 Dennis Conner Press Conference
1000 Compuserve on-line conference
0700 La Poste Press Conference
Friday January 7.
1930 Yothu Yindi Farewell Concert
Saturday January 8.
1130 Skippers Press Conference, Fremantle Sailing Club
1230 Organisers' Press Conference, Fremantle Sailing Club
Sunday January 9.
1400 Restart, Leg 3, Fremantle to Auckland 3272 nautical miles.
For more information please contact:
Jennie Fitzhardinge, Press Officer on +61-9-430-8636 fax
+61-9-430-8646 or Kate Whowell, Public Relations Officer on
+44-489-799-000 fax +44-489-790-153
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RACE NEWS - Date: 05 Jan 1994; Time: 12:50 GMT;
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January 5, 1994. Fremantle Stopover, Press Bulletin No. 97
DENNIS CONNER LOOKING FORWARD TO THE THIRD LEG
Dennis Conner, the skipper of the Whitbread 60 Winston, arrived
in Fremantle ready to race amongst the 'best sailors in their
field' he said at a press conference today. Conner, a four-time
winner of the America's Cup said it was the high level of
competition in the Whitbread fleet that kept him coming back.
"The first five boats [in the W60 fleet] are very comparable in
speed and are very consistent," said Conner. "It is very
competitive until like in a marathon one gets a jump and pulls
away." He said the major tactical decisions of the leg will be
whether to head down south or stick to the Great Circle Route.
"The conditions will be very good for the W60s with a lot of
reaching and running but it will be the final run into Auckland
that will be very tricky."
Arrival in Auckland will once again raise the question of the
amount of redress given to Winston for turning back to look for
the Italian W60 Brooksfield. "I was very proud of the crew for
acting in a responsible manner," said Conner. "They were heroes
for acting in a way that could have endangered their own boat
and crew. I will be standing by with great interest because the
International Jury have to decide firstly if they will reopen
the hearing at all."
Conner skippered Winston for the first leg, but could not sail
in the second leg due to prior commitments in the Etchell World
Championships. He was uncertain which of the remaining three
legs he would sail on. "I will be taking it one leg at a time
due to prior commitments with the America's Cup which starts in
one year's time. I'll see how the fundraising is going and
establish priorities in about five weeks time."
He paid tribute to his co-skipper, New Zealander Brad
Butterworth. "I knew my responsibilities in other areas of
yachting precluded my 100 per cent involvement in this project,"
said Conner. "I chose Brad because I knew he would give me the
best chance of winning. Brad really is the skipper, he is
better suited and knows the boat better. He asks me for my
opinion every now and then."
Amanda Davison of RJ Reynolds said the company was delighted
with the partnership. "Through the press coverage of Dennis and
Brad we have received wider brand exposure than we imagined. If
Dennis and Brad bring in a result it [continuing their
involvement in the race] will be a serious consideration."
Conner said that as well as the Whitbread and the America's Cup
he was considering renewing his acquaintance with the Olympics.
"I would like to compete in the Soling class but I would have to
lose 70 pounds to be competitive. As a former Olympic medallist
it would be fun to upgrade my bronze to a gold."
Upcoming Events
Friday January 7.
1930 Yothu Yindi Farewell Concert
Saturday January 8.
1130 Skippers Press Conference, Fremantle Sailing Club
1230 Organisers' Press Conference, Fremantle Sailing Club
Sunday January 9.
1400 [0600 GMT] Restart, Leg 3, Fremantle to Auckland 3272 nautical
miles.
For more information please contact:
Jennie Fitzhardinge, Press Officer on +61-9-430-8636 fax
+61-9-430-8646 or Kate Whowell, Public Relations Officer on
+44-489-799-000 fax +44-489-790-153.
Photographs are available from PPL. Tel +44-903-730-614 Fax
+44-903-730 618.
John F. Hughes
>The Omega Achievement Award goes to another crew member who helped to
>solve rudder problems, but on another boat. Toby Isles [26,GB] the trimmer
>on Dolphin & Youth, was able to use his training as an aeronautical
>engineer to construct an emergency rudder that got the stricken yacht to
>the Kerguelen Islands.
Oooh! It looks like a case of Life imitating Art. I didn't have an atlas
when I was reading, but my impression is that just about 200 years ago
(OK, so maybe 195...) Jack Aubrey did much the same thing to get to
about the same place. Only he called it "Desolation Island."
-John
Peter W. Meek
: -John
--
I thought Aubrey fabricated a rudder to get *away* from Kerguelen.
Nonetheless, a remarkable coincidence.
--Pete <pwm...@mail.msen.com>
Learning rules is useful but it isn't education.
<Alice V. Middleton as quoted by Wm. Least Heat Moon>