| Year: | 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race |
| Edition: | 6th |
| Competitors: | 15 |
| Yachts: | Whitbread 60 Maxi |
| Winner: | NZ Endeavour |
| Prev: | 1989–90 |
| Next: | 1997–98 |
The 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race was the sixth edition of the around-the-world sailing event. The race was won by Grant Dalton the maxi 'New Zealand Endeavour'.
As with prior races, the 1993-1994 Whitbread was run to "mixed class" rules. However a new purpose-built Whitbread boat - the W60 was introduced. As with previous years a handicap was applied to different boats based on their race rating. Some W60 competitors were not keen on running both Maxis and W60s together once it became evident some of the old Maxis were only as fast as the W60 class. Some W60 competitors wished to ban Maxis, however this was never realistic given the large investments the Maxi owners had made in the expectation of being able to race. There were also concerns over whether enough new W60 boats would be ready.
Despite the closeness of the finishes, some W60 skippers claimed to be in a 'completely different boat race' to Grant Dalton skippering a maxi.
| Boat | Nation | Class | Skipper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooksfield |  | |||
| Fortuna |  | |||
| Heineken | Whitbread 60 |  | ||
| Hetman Sahaidachny | Whitbread 60 |  | ||
| Galicia '93 Pescanova | Whitbread 60 |  | ||
| Intrum Justitia | Whitbread 60 |  | ||
| La Poste | Maxi |  | ||
| Merit Cup | Maxi |  | ||
| NZ Endeavour | Maxi |  | ||
| Reebok/Dolphin Youth | Whitbread 60 | | ||
| Tokio | Whitbread 60 | | ||
| Odessa | Whitbread 60 | | ||
| Uruguay Natural | Maxi |  | ||
| Winston | Whitbread 60 | | ||
| Yamaha | Whitbread 60 | |
| Event | Start date | Start | Finish | Distance (nmi) | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 25 September 1993 | 5,938 | NZ Endeavour | |||
| Leg 2 | 13 November 1993 | 7,558 | Intrum Justitia | |||
| Leg 3 | 8 January 1994 | 3,272 | NZ Endeavour | |||
| Leg 4 | 19 February 1994 | 5,914 | NZ Endeavour | |||
| Leg 5 | 2 April 1994 | 5,475 | Yamaha | |||
| Leg 6 | 21 May 1994 | 3,818 | Tokio |
| Pos | Class | Class Pos | Sail Number | Yacht | Country | Yacht Type | LOA (Metres) | Skipper | Elapsed Time d:hh:mm:ss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxi | 1 | NZL 1 | New Zealand Endeavour | New Zealand | Farr 85 Ketch Maxi | 26.00 | Grant Dalton | 120:05:09:23 | |
| 2 | Whitbread 60 | 1 | II | Yamaha |  Japan | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Ross Field | 120:14:55:00 | |
| 3 | Maxi | 2 | SUI 3333 | Merit Cup | Switzerland | Farr 85 Ketch Maxi | 25.90 | Pierre Fehlmann | 121:02:50:47 | |
| 4 | Whitbread 60 | 2 | EUR 1 | Intrum Justitia | Europe | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Roger Nilson Lawrie Smith | 121:05:26:26 | |
| 5 | Whitbread 60 | 3 | ESP 1993 | Galicia '93 Pescanova | Spain | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Javier de la Gándara | 122:06:12:23 | |
| 6 | Whitbread 60 | 4 | USA 1 | Winston | United States | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Dennis Conner Brad Butterworth | 122:09:32:09 | |
| 7 | Maxi | 3 | FRA 1994 | La Poste | France | Farr 85 Ketch Maxi | 25.90 | Daniel Mallé Éric Tabarly | 123:22:54:58 | |
| 8 | Whitbread 60 | 5 | KZ 7 | Tokio | Japan | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Chris Dickson | 128:16:19:48 | |
| 9 | Whitbread 60 | 6 | ITA 12555 | Brooksfield | Italy | Bouvet-Petit Whitbread 60 | 19.19 | Guido Maisto | 130:04:29:27 | |
| 10 | Whitbread 60 | 7 | UKR 1 | Hetman Sahaidachny | Ukraine | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Eugene Platon | 135:23:17:52 | |
| 11 | Whitbread 60 | 8 | GBR 760R | Dolphin & Youth Challenge-Reebok | Great Britain | Humphreys Whitbread 60 | 19.90 | Matthew Humphries | 137:21:03:17 | |
| 12 | Whitbread 60 | 9 | US 1 | US Women's Challenge-Heineken | United States | Farr Whitbread 60 | 19.81 | Nance Frank Dawn Riley | 138:16:30:51 | |
| 13 | Maxi | 4 | URU 9000 | Uruguay Natural | Uruguay | Frers 81 Sloop Maxi | 24.60 | Gustavo Vanzini Pons | 144:20:17:44 | |
| 14 | Whitbread 60 | 10 | UKR 200 | Odessa | Ukraine | Sidenko Whitbread 60 | 19.60 | Anatoly Verba | 158:04:34:40 | |
| DNF | Maxi | 5 | E 1992 | Fortuna | Spain | Visiers 81 Ketch Maxi | 24.80 | Lawrie Smith | Retired-Leg 1 | |
| References:[2] [3] | ||||||||||
Fortuna broke its mast twice in the first 24 hours of the race, and ended up retiring.[4] [5]