​Penalty points for Leg 5 issued

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 5 – Airlie Beach to Zhuhai in the Clipper 2023-24 Race.

The Clipper Race fleet covered nearly 25,000nm since departing from Portsmouth, UK until arriving in Zhuhai, China. This has taken approximately 7 months and along the way, the fleet has docked in stopover locations in the Bay of Cádiz, Punta del Este, Cape Town, Fremantle, Newcastle, Airlie Beach, Ha Long Bay and Zhuhai. Legs 1, 2, 3 and 4 have already been accounted for and so this latest information covers Leg 5 only.

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 Ha Long Bay and Zhuhai stopovers, there are NO penalty points for Sail Repairs to be issued.

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 Ha Long Bay and Zhuhai stopovers, penalty points for equipment damage and losses have been issued to:

CV22 Bekezela

2 penalty points for exceeding the £1500 barrier on equipment damage and losses (Zhuhai)

(Note: 1 penalty point issued previously)

CV27 Qingdao

1 penalty point for exceeding the £1000 barrier on equipment damage and losses (Zhuhai)

(Note: 1 penalty point issued previously)

Given the fact that the fleet has now completed the five legs of the circumnavigation, the teams 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 this one is no exception. The fleet will be rightly congratulated for excellent seamanship.

All teams have been informed of this update by the Clipper Race Director Mark Light.

You can view the full overall standings have 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?’)