1985-86 Official Film | Whitbread Round the World Race

1985-86 Whitbread Round the World Race - The French take the win 🇫🇷🍾
Lionel Péan would skipper L'esprit d'équipe to victory over 14 other teams, marking the first time a French team would win the race. ⛵️🌍
But this race is perhaps best remembered for when Drum lost her keel and capsized during training in the Fastnet Race, with Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon on board. 🥁🎙
Other famous names were involved in this race, with Sir Peter Blake back for a fourth time with Lion New Zealand 🦁🇳🇿and this is when a spirited and determined Tracy Edwards would make her debut before launching her celebrated Maiden campaign for the following race.
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