L'Esprit d'équipe

L'Esprit d'équipe (also 33 Export, Esprit de Liberté) is a yacht. She won her class in the 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Lionel Péan.[1]

L'Esprit d'équipe
SAS Baia Viking and L'Esprit d'équipe (right) during the 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race.
Other names33 Export
Esprit de Liberté
Nation France
Racing career
SkippersLionel Péan
Notable victories1985–86 Whitbread

She had earlier competed in the 1981–82 Whitbread Round the World Race as 33 Export but lost her mast in the Southern Ocean and did not finish the race.[2][3]

References

  1. "History - 40 years of life at the extreme| Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015". Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  2. "Frances former winner lines up for Legends Regatta". Yachts and Yachting Online. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  3. Race, Volvo Ocean. "Roaring Forties, chapter 12: Boy Wonder". Archived from the original on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
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