Cape Town… we’re coming back!
The Clipper 2025-26 Race will return to Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, a Host Port for the 12th time.
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Clipper Race USA Tour
Calling all Adventurers! Join Circumnavigator, Jacqueline Kavanagh, on our USA Tour.
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The Circumnavigators Club
Meet the magnificent seven round the worlders at Clipper Race HQ
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The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is an endurance challenge like no other. Race Crew come from all walks of life and nations around the world to tackle one or multiple legs of the record-breaking circumnavigation.
Train from a complete novice to become an ocean racer as part of a team onboard a 70-foot ocean racing yacht. Together you’ll face the world’s most extreme ocean conditions, before returning victorious after the adventure of a lifetime.
NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
WORLD CLASS TRAINING PROVIDED
Crew Stories
Swapping desks for deck
Regina, Actuary, 39
Circumnavigator on board Bekezela
Na Kyung ‘Regina’ Lee, 39, pushed her limits and achieved the remarkable. She became the first Korean woman to circumnavigate the globe under sail, ticking this huge accomplishment off her bucket list.
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From behind the lens to leading the fleet
Patrick, Camera Assistant, 35
Circumnavigator on board Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam
A born adventurer, Paddy joined the Clipper Race to step back from the day to day, to look at life from a distance and reconnect with challenge and excitement.
Clipper 2023-24 Race Highlights
Relive the unforgettable moments of the Clipper 2023-24 Race.
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Link arrowThe Application
It all starts right here…Train to become an Ocean Racer and experience the exhilaration of circumnavigating the globe on a 70-foot racing yacht.
Link arrowThe Training
Becoming an ocean racer demands rigorous training. Every crew member, regardless of experience, completes four levels of Clipper Race training to tackle the world's most challenging conditions.
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The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other.
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40,000nm. 5 Oceans. 1 Circumnavigation. See you on the start line.