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.
During the race three sailors were swept over board and died: Paul Waterhouse, Dominique Guillet and Bernie Hosking.
[1] 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.
[2] In 2016, this adventure was presented in a documentary film called The Weekend Sailor.
[3][4][5] Full details of finishing positions[permanent dead link]