Admiral's Cup 1991 (Part 2)

This is a second set article on the 1991 edition of the Admiral's Cup (won by France), featuring photographs from Derek Stroud (recently transferred from his original slides). The first article can be seen here.

 Corum Diamante (France)

Container (Germany)

Wings of Oracle (Britain)

Mandrake (Italy)

Corum Saphir (France)

Container

Vibes (USA) and Cyclone (Australia)

Cyclone

Port Pendennis (Britain)

Wings of Oracle

Rubin XII (Germany) leads Corum Rubis (France) and Unibank (Denmark)

The video of the 1991 Admiral's Cup can be seen here:

1989 Fastnet Race start

These photos (courtesy of Derek Stroud) are from the start of the 1989 Fastnet Race, featuring a number of the Maxi yachts that would go on to race in the 1989-90 Whitbread Round the World Race. The photos include an interesting couple of shots of Grant Dalton's Farr-designed masthead ketch Fisher & Paykel, showing quite efficient looking mainsails, particularly the mizzen. Steinlager 2 (also pictured) went on to take line honours in the race by just over 3 minutes from Fisher & Paykel.

Fisher & Paykel (above and below)

The Dave Pedrick designed Nirvana

Steinlager 2, the eventual line honours winner of the race, and which would go on to win all six legs of the Whitbread race

Maxi yacht Congere VI

Whitbread contenders Rothmans (left) and Merit Cup

United Bank of Finland

Nirvana

Fisher & Paykel