Crew demographics
A year ago today, the Clipper Race fleet visited the city of Seattle
for the first time in the race’s history. Following a successful stopover for
partners and crew, 15 people from the region are now preparing for their
adventure of a lifetime this summer.
The Clipper Race has always had a diverse group of crew members from
all different walks of life and backgrounds and crew demographics for the 2017-18
edition of the race continue to impress, boasting the highest percentage of
international crew the race has seen in 20 years. :
Crew
demographics*:
Number
of crew: 667
Gender
Split
Male:
72.64%
Female:
27.36%
Age
Average
age: 45
Average
female age: 44
Average
male age: 49
Youngest
male: 18 at race start
Youngest
female: 18 at race start
Oldest
male: 76 at race start
Oldest
female: 66 at race start
Nationality
40
nationalities represented
All crew
UK:
49%
International:
51%
Percentage of female crew
UK
female: 59%
International
female: 41%
Percentage of male crew
UK
male: 45%
International
male: 55%
* As of 20 March 2017