Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a remarkable New Year.

As the end of 2014 approaches, we wish all past and future race crew, sponsors and supporters a very Merry Christmas and a remarkable New Year.

Congratulations once again to more than 670 crew from over 40 different countries who competed in the 2013-14 race. We proudly celebrate your achievements and hope fond memories of your race continue for years to come.

Looking ahead, 2015 is guaranteed to be an exciting, life-changing year for our future crew. 78 training courses ran this year between our UK and Australian training centres as we prepare our 2015-16 and 2017-18 adventurers to take on one of the biggest challenges of the natural world.

Thanks to everyone for the daily inspiration that keeps us discovering ourselves and our planet. We're looking forward a New Year filled with more thrills, adventures and achievements.

Click here to watch the Clipper Race office’s Christmas video (and make sure you keep watching for the outtakes at the end!).

Please note our following UK and Australia office hours during the festive period:

The UK Race Office will be open until 12:00 UTC on 24 December 2014 over the festive period re-opening on Friday 2 January 2015 at 09:00 UTC. However if you do have urgent queries, please call Crew Manager Carol Blyth on + 44 (0) 7894 488881.

The Australian Training Office will be closed from Christmas Day 25 December to 4 January 2015. If you have any queries for the Australian office out of these hours, please contact Managing Director Kirsty Whyte on +61 (0) 499 073 606.