The yacht depict on this stamp is the French yacht La POSTE designed by Frers & Beneteau.
A yacht with a displacement of 23 tons, length of 51 feet (15.45m) beam 14 ft (4.26m)
She took part in the Whitbread Round the World Race 1989-1990. A race of 6 stages with a total distance of around 33,000 miles, starting and finishing in Portsmouth, U.K. Stops were in Punta del Este Uruguay, Fremantle, Australia, Auckland, New Zealand, Punta del Este, Fort Lauderdale, U.S.A.
21 Yachts took part in this race.
The La POSTE was sponsored by the French Postal Administration and crewed with 8 postal workers under skipper Daniel Malle. Not one of the men was an experienced sailor.
The La POSTE finished last in this race in 181 days, 22 hours, 56 minutes.
After this race I can not find any trace more of the yacht.
France 1989 2.30fr, sg2984, scott2223.
Argentine 1988 1a+ 1a sg2134, scott?
Source: various internet sites.
La POSTE yacht 1989
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Re: La POSTE yacht 1989
In June 2006: Port de Gravelines, First 51 proto, ex-La Poste, skippered by Philippe Delassus at 65 miles of the leader in the race "skippers d'Islande"
Source: http://www.seasailsurf.com
Jean-Louis
http://www.philateliemarine.fr/
Source: http://www.seasailsurf.com
Jean-Louis
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