Fleet penalty points Leg 3

The Clipper Race Committee has finalised the list of penalty points that will be deducted from the teams following the assessment of damages and repairs needed for Leg 3 – Cape Town to Fremantle in the Clipper 2023-24 Race.

So far, the Clipper Race fleet have covered well over 15,000nm since departing from Portsmouth, UK until arriving in Fremantle, WA. This has taken approx. 3.5 months and along the way, the fleet have taken in stopover locations in the Bay of Cádiz, Punta del Este, Cape Town and Fremantle. Legs 1 and Leg 2 have already been accounted for and so this latest information covers Leg 3 ONLY.

Given the fact that the fleet have completed the first three legs of this Race across the North and South Atlantic Oceans and the South Indian Ocean, they have experienced a huge variety of weather conditions and sea states, whilst getting to grips with the reality of ocean racing, everyone has done a great job of looking after their sails and equipment on board. I’m pleased to say that this is a trend that is continuing throughout every Clipper Race and the fleet will be rightly congratulated for excellent seamanship.

The penalty points for Sail Repairs and Equipment Damage and Losses have now been finalised and are as below:

Sail Repairs

As per the Sailing Instructions, two penalty points will be awarded to the relevant yacht when the running total of sail repair and replacement costs exceeds £500 and a further two penalty points will be awarded for every subsequent £500 for the duration of the Clipper 2023-24 Round the World Yacht Race. This applies to all sails and is cumulative.

Following the Fremantle stopover, penalty points for sail repairs have been issued to:

CV27 Qingdao 2 penalty points for exceeding the £500 barrier on sail repairs (Fremantle)

Equipment Damage and Losses

As per the Sailing Instructions, one penalty point will be issued when the running total for equipment damage exceeds £500, with a further one penalty point to be issued for every subsequent £500 on the running total.

Safety equipment is not included in this.

Following the Fremantle stopover, penalty points for equipment damage and losses have been issued to:

CV29 PSP Logistics 1 penalty point for exceeding the £1000 barrier on equipment damage and losses (Fremantle)

These extra penalty points will shortly be applied to the full overall standings which can be found on the Race Viewer on the Clipper Race website.

A full explanation of penalty points can be found in our Sailing Instructions and FAQ section (under ‘The Race’, subsection: ‘When and why are Penalty Points applied?’).