1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race
The 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race was the sixth edition of the around-the-world sailing event. It was run to "mixed class" rules (as with prior races). New for the 93/4 race was a purpose built Whitbread boat—the W60. As with previous years a handicap was applied to different boats based on their race rating. The competitors were none too keen or running both Maxis and W60's together. The two competing classes battled throughout with protest flags always at the ready. Many entrants wanted the old maxis banned for this year, however owing to concerns over whether enough new boats would be ready (not to mention the large investments the Maxi owners had made in previous years), several Maxis were allowed to compete in the 1993 to 1994 race. The W60 skippers almost unanimously insisted they were in a 'completely different boat race', to the fury of Grant Dalton skippering a maxi. Dalton conceded afterwards however that the race should only have one class in future, to avoid similar squabbles.
Legs
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| Leg | Start | Finish | Leg winner | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton, England | Punta del Este, Uruguay | NZ Endeavour | Grant Dalton (NZ) |
| 2 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Fremantle, Australia | Intrum Justitia | Lawrie Smith (GB) |
| 3 | Fremantle, Australia | Auckland, New Zealand | NZ Endeavour | Grant Dalton (NZ) |
| 4 | Auckland, New Zealand | Punta del Este, Uruguay | NZ Endeavour | Grant Dalton (NZ) |
| 5 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Fort Lauderdale, United States | Yamaha | Ross Field (NZ) |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | Southampton, England | Tokio | Chris Dickson (NZ) |
Race results
| Pos | Boat | Skipper | Country | Class | Corrected time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NZ Endeavour | Dalton, Grant Grant Dalton |  New Zealand | Maxi | 120d 05h 09m 23s |
| 2 | Yamaha | Field, Ross Ross Field |  Japan | W60 | 120d 14h 55m 00s |
| 3 | Merit Cup | Fehlmann, Pierre Pierre Fehlmann |  Great Britain | Maxi | 121d 02h 50m 47s |
| 4 | Intrum Justitia | Nilson, Roger Roger Nilson & Lawrie Smith |  Europe | W60 | 121d 05h 26m 26s |
| 5 | Galicia '93 Pescanova | Gandara, Javier de la Javier de la Gandara |  Spain | W60 | 122d 06h 12m 23s |
| 6 | Winston | Conner, Dennis Dennis Conner & Brad Butterworth |  United States | W60 | 122d 09h 32m 09s |
| 7 | La Poste | Tabarly, Éric Éric Tabarly |  France | Maxi | 123d 22h 54m 58s |
| 8 | Tokio | Dickson, Chris Chris Dickson | Japan | W60 | 128d 16h 19m 48s |
| 9 | Brooksfield | Maisto, Guido Guido Maisto |  Italy | W60 | 130d 04h 29m 27s |
| 10 | Hetman Sahaidachny | Platon, Eugene Eugene Platon |  Ukraine | W60 | 135d 23h 17m 52s |
| 11 | Reebok/Dolphin Youth | Humphries, Matthew Matthew Humphries | Great Britain | W60 | 137d 21h 03m 17s |
| 12 | Heineken | Riley, Dawn Dawn Riley | United States | W60 | 138d 16h 30m 51s |
| 13 | Odessa | Verba, Anatoly Anatoly Verba | Ukraine | W60 | 158d 04h 34m 40s |
| – | Fortuna | Smith, Lawrie Lawrie Smith | Spain | Maxi | DNF |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
Intrum Justitia was originally skippered by Roger Nilson, who was injured on the first leg.
- Corrected time takes the boat's handicap into account.