7 June 1992
The 1992 race started as most summer Trans Atlantics do. Depression followed depression before the fleet was finally becalmed off Newfoundland. 1992 was one of the worst years on record for icebergs add to this hundreds of trawlers, thick fog and whales and the Northern route was treacherous to say the least. The monohulls came through it relatively easily. At ease in the crosswinds, they made steady progress towards the finish.
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Yves Parlier who lead the race from start to finish sailed to victory in his 60ft monohull Cacolac D Aquitaine. For the Multihulls, however the fleet was beset by capsises and damage. All the skippers were united in their claims to never having taken part in such a testing trans Atlantic race. On the second night June 8th all of the competitors passed the Isles of Scilly.
At 23.00 Phillipe Poupon is struck by bad luck: the centre board is cut clean from the hull of Fleury Michon and he retires. By June 10th difference in tactics start to become more evident. To the north, the boats elect to pas through the depression between the warm and cold fronts and benefit from a sudden north west - south west wind shift. To the south, the boats have more steady winds, with less sudden changes in wind direction but also long periods of headwinds which necessitate a lot of tacking. On June 18, at 12.35 Liock Peyron wins the Europe 1 Star 30 hours ahead of the nearest rival.
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Yacht
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Class
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Type
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LOA
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Time
D H M
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Class
Place
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| FUJICOLOUR |
1 |
Tri |
60 |
11 01 35 |
1 |
| HAUTE-NORMANDIE |
1 |
Tri |
60 |
12 07 49 |
2 |
| BANQUE POPULAIRE |
1 |
Tri |
|
12 09 14 |
3 |
| TOOK TOOK |
1 |
Tri |
60 |
13 04 01 |
4 |
| PRIMAGAZ |
1 |
Tri |
60 |
13 07 40 |
5 |
| CACOLAC D AQUITAINE |
1 |
Mono |
60 |
14 16 01 |
6 |
| UP MY SLEEVE |
4 |
Tri |
40 |
16 06 45 |
1 |
| QUEEN ANNE'S BATTERY |
1 |
Mono |
60 |
16 11 30 |
7 |
| C L M |
2 |
Tri |
50 |
16 12 17 |
1 |
| DUPON DURAN |
2 |
Tri |
50 |
16 20 16 |
2 |
| CARDIFF DISCOVERY |
1 |
Mono |
60 |
17 06 17 |
8 |
| GROUPE LG |
1 |
Mono |
60 |
17 07 17 |
9 |
| DOGWATCH II |
1 |
Mono |
60 |
17 15 59 |
10 |
| ENIF MORGAN GRENFELL |
1 |
Mono |
60 |
17 16 40 |
11 |
| CAISSE D'EPARGNE PAS DE CAL |
2 |
Mono |
50 |
17 17 23 |
3 |
| BAGAGES SUPERIOR |
4 |
Tri |
40 |
17 19 19 |
2 |
| MISCO COMPUTER SUPPLIES |
2 |
Mono |
50 |
18 04 16 |
4 |
| TRANSIENT |
5 |
Tri |
35 |
18 06 00 |
1 |
| EUZKADI EUROPA 93 |
1 |
Mono |
60 |
18 07 19 |
12 |
| SEVERALLES CHALLENGE |
5 |
Tri |
34 |
19 06 37 |
2 |
| SEATALK |
4 |
Mono |
40 |
19 11 19 |
3 |
| VETROTEX CERTAINTEED |
3 |
Mono |
44 |
20 08 00 |
1 |
| MOANA 60 |
1 |
Mono |
60 |
20 10 10 |
13 |
| RUCANOR SPORT |
6 |
Mono |
30 |
21 05 50 |
1 |
| NEW YORKER |
4 |
Mono |
40 |
21 08 01 |
4 |
| QII |
5 |
Mono |
35 |
21 15 14 |
4 |
| JULIE |
5 |
Mono |
34 |
21 17 30 |
5 |
| CARIBBEAN |
4 |
Mono |
40 |
21 22 40 |
5 |
| BLUE BEAR |
4 |
Mono |
38 |
22 04 32 |
6 |
| MIR 2 |
4 |
Mono |
40 |
23 11 43 |
7 |
| RIGHT MEASURE |
4 |
Mono |
40 |
23 14 03 |
8 |
| PROSPECT OF LA SPEZIA |
6 |
Mono |
30 |
25 03 24 |
2 |
| GLOBAL WARNING |
2 |
Mono |
50 |
26 08 56 |
5 |
| ALBEROBELLO BY VELSCAF |
6 |
Mono |
30 |
26 06 30 |
3 |
| MOTHER GOOSE |
4 |
Mono |
40 |
27 00 45 |
9 |
| LAGUNA BRITISH FRIENDLY |
6 |
Mono |
29 |
27 00 59 |
4 |
| MITAK |
4 |
Mono |
39 |
27 06 43 |
10 |
| ALICE'S MIRROR |
6 |
Mono |
29 |
27 07 52 |
5 |
| JOUTSEN |
5 |
Mono |
33 |
27 18 34 |
6 |
| L J HARRI |
6 |
Mono |
25 |
28 05 26 |
6 |
| RIGHT ANGLE CLUB TABLE |
5 |
Mono |
35 |
28 07 48 |
7 |
| MOANA 27 |
6 |
Mono |
27 |
28 08 02 |
7 |
| SHARING THE CHALLENGE |
6 |
Cat |
26 |
28 16 48 |
8 |
| STELLA R |
4 |
Mono |
38 |
28 17 24 |
11 |
| DROITS DES GENERATIONS FUTURES |
4 |
Mono |
36 |
28 21 38 |
12 |
| DEERHOUND |
2 |
Mono |
50 |
30 09 00 |
6 |
| CORKSCREW |
6 |
Mono |
28 |
31 17 12 |
9 |
| LADYHAWK |
6 |
Mono |
30 |
31 19 32 |
10 |
| GALWAY BLAZER |
3 |
Mono |
42 |
32 21 42 |
2 |
| AEGLOS |
5 |
Mono |
35 |
33 20 01 |
8 |
| NORD |
6 |
Mono |
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35 06 28 |
11 |
| LITTLE FRITZZZ |
6 |
Mono |
26 |
36 22 57 |
12 |
| ZANE SPRAY |
4 |
Mono |
36 |
40 03 04 |
13 |
| JESTER |
6 |
Mono |
25 |
45 15 14 |
13 |
| PIERRE ler |
1 |
Tri |
60 |
-- RET -- |
| FLEURY MICHON X1 |
1 |
Tri |
60 |
-- RET -- |
| ALLIANZ VIA ASSURANCES |
1 |
Tri |
60 |
-- RET -- |
| SALSA |
6 |
Mono |
29 |
-- RET -- |
| WORLD SHIP TRUST |
6 |
Mono |
30 |
-- RET -- |
| MAGIC BREEZE |
3 |
Mono |
60 |
-- RET -- |
| STAR OF LA TRINITE |
4 |
Tri |
40 |
-- RET -- |
| JET SEA |
2 |
Tri |
50 |
-- RET -- |
| LOT ET GARONNE II |
3 |
Cat |
45 |
-- RET -- |
| HAPPYNESS |
5 |
Mono |
33 |
-- RET -- |
| SPIRIT OF IRELAND 1 Tri 60 RET |
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-- RET -- |
| AMBER |
5 |
Mono |
35 |
-- ABN -- |
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