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Part 2 of 4. The 1985-86 Whitbread Official Film

Sir Peter Blake, with his young family as he prepares to depart for his fourth Whitbread Round the World race

Part 1 of 4. The 1985-86 Whitbread Official Film

The fleet assemble in Portsmouth

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Crews face storms during the leg to Cape Town

Part 2 of 4. The 1985-86 Whitbread Official Film

Storms hit the fleet as they approach Cape Town

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The crews avoid icebergs, deep in the Southern Ocean

Part 3 of 4. The 1985-86 Whitbread Official Film

A stopover in Auckland, before heading to Uruguay

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Drum, skippered by Skip Novak, and owned by pop star Simon Le Bon, departs Southampton in the 1985-86 Whitbread

Part 4 of 4. The 1985-86 Whitbread Official Film

Simon Le Bon in Uruguay, plus Princess Diana!

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