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.
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| Fisher & Paykel (above and below) |
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| The Dave Pedrick designed Nirvana |
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| Steinlager 2, the eventual line honours winner of the race, and which would go on to win all six legs of the Whitbread race |
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| Maxi yacht Congere VI |
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| Whitbread contenders Rothmans (left) and Merit Cup |
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| United Bank of Finland |
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| Nirvana |
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| Fisher & Paykel |
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