oten . ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁Vol vo ▁Ocean ▁Race , ▁the ▁Whit b read ▁Race ▁was ▁sa iled ▁by ▁pione ers . ▁Navigation ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁se xt ant ▁and ▁radio ▁direction ▁find er , ▁and ▁taking ▁great ▁ris ks ▁could ▁be ▁reward ing , ▁for ▁example ▁by ▁passing ▁the ▁south ▁pole ▁as ▁closely ▁as ▁possible . ▁▁ ▁Fly er ▁and ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ▁left ▁the ▁other ▁compet itors ▁far ▁behind . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁stage , ▁a ▁thousand ▁na ut ical ▁miles ▁before ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁both ▁ships ▁were ▁still ▁within ▁visual ▁range ▁of ▁each ▁other , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁Fly er ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁first ▁stage ▁by ▁ 2 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 4 ▁minutes . ▁During ▁the ▁second ▁stage , ▁from ▁Cape ▁Horn ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁Fly er ▁by ▁ 3 6 0 ▁na ut ical ▁miles , ▁until ▁a ▁leak ▁was ▁discovered ▁at ▁the ▁rud der post . ▁It ▁took ▁two ▁days ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁under ▁control . ▁Nov ak ▁described ▁the ▁event ▁as ▁" a ▁stark ▁rem inder ▁that ▁these ▁are ▁des olate ▁o ce ans ▁populated ▁only ▁by ▁al bat ross , ▁wh ales ▁and ▁ice , ▁with ▁no ▁sh ipping ▁within ▁thousands ▁of ▁miles ." ." ▁The ▁incident ▁cost ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁lead . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁third ▁stage , ▁between ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Brazil , ▁the ▁crew ▁lost ▁their ▁S