Lion New Zealand prepares to berth at Portsmouth, England, at the end of the Whitbread Round-the-World yacht race. Lion New Zealand finished fourth in the final leg and second over all in the 43,200 km (27,000-mile) race. Finishing more than five days behind the winner, ÜBS Switzerland, Lion’s combined time was 122 days 6hr 31min 51s, 16 hours ahead of Simon Le Bon’s Drum.
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Press, 13 May 1986, Page 36
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64Lion New Zealand prepares to berth at Portsmouth, England, at the end of the Whitbread Round-the-World yacht race. Lion New Zealand finished fourth in the final leg and second over all in the 43,200 km (27,000-mile) race. Finishing more than five days behind the winner, ÜBS Switzerland, Lion’s combined time was 122 days 6hr 31min 51s, 16 hours ahead of Simon Le Bon’s Drum. Press, 13 May 1986, Page 36
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