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- Leg 1: Race 1 - Portsmouth, United Kingdom - Puerto Sherry, Spain
- Leg 1: Race 2 - Puerto Sherry, Spain - Punta del Este, Portugal
- Leg 2: Race 3 - Punta del Este, Uruguay - Cape Town, South Africa
- Leg 3: Race 4 - Cape Town, South Africa - Fremantle, Australia
- Leg 4: Race 5 - Fremantle, Australia - Newcastle, Australia
- Leg 5: Race 6 - Newcastle, Australia - Whitsundays, Australia
- Leg 5: Race 7 - Whitsundays, Australia - Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam
- Leg 5: Race 8 - Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam - Zhuhai, China
- Leg 6: Race 9 - Zhuhai, China - Qingdao, China
- Leg 6: Race 10 - Qingdao, China - Seattle, USA
- Leg 7: Race 11 - Seattle, USA - Panama
- Leg 7: Race 12 - Panama - Washington DC, USA
- Leg 8: Race 13 - Washington DC, USA - Oban, Scotland
- Leg 8: Race 14 - Oban, Scotland - Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- Leg 8: Race 15 - SPARE RACE
25 Apr 2024
Zhuhai secures third in race to Seattle
After 27 days at sea, there was only 5 minutes between Zhuhai and its closest competitors at the finish of Race 10: Ultimate test of Perserverance. With most of the fleet finishing the North Pacific crossing within 42 minutes of each other, third to tenth place, Zhuhai led the finishers into the Seattle Sound and was the first of many…
23 Apr 2024
Sunny Seattle welcomes Race 10 winners
Arriving early this morning into a bluebird Bell Harbor Marina was the Race 10: Ultimate Test of Perseverance winners, Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam . Image: Ha Long Bay, Viet…
22 Apr 2024
Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam bags North Pacific victory
Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam has claimed its fourth win on the Clipper 2023-24 Race, proudly sailing across the Finish Line in first place after the longest and toughest race…
18 Apr 2024
Next stop Seattle: Americans sail home across mighty North Pacific Ocean
25 Americans are battling the elements in the North Pacific Ocean as they sail over 5,500nm from Qingdao, China to Seattle, USA on the Clipper 2023-24 Round the World Yacht…
18 Apr 2024
Meet the Crew: Steve Depew
Steve Depew, a 63 year-old Engineer from Burien, Washington, is taking part in Legs 6 and 7, sailing the North Pacific and around North America on board Zhuhai . Whilst on board, with less then a week to go before he sails home into Seattle, he shares his motivations for participating and experience of the race so far. He reports:…
15 Apr 2024
Déjà vu: Clipper Race fleet crosses the International Date Line
If you could live one day again, what day would it be? It’s a question most people will only ever fantasise about, however this weekend Clipper Race crew reached a…
28 Apr 2022
Sailing the North Pacific - a Poem by Pip Cledwyn
While on the 'race of their lives' the crew paint a picture of life on board for their very important supporters and fans of the race through diaries, photos, videos and poems. Here’s a little something from Punta del Este's resident Poet Pip, to sum up their adventures on Race 10 across the North Pacific, as his crewmate said was…
24 Apr 2022
Clipper Race Director Mark Light reflects on Leg 6
What an incredible race from Subic Bay, Philippines, across the North Pacific to Seattle, USA! After departing Subic Bay on 20 March, the Clipper Race fleet spent four days working…
20 Mar 2022
Looking ahead to Race 10: Sailing City Qingdao Cup
The Clipper 2019-20 Race restarted from the Philippines today with the eleven yachts, crewed by non-professional sailors, departing for the North Pacific crossing to Seattle. Race 10 is the first…
12 Apr 2018
Race 9 Day 20: Clipper Race Fleet Fends Off Hurricane Force Winds
Very few professional sailors can say they have sailed in hurricane force winds and a phenomenal sea state with waves greater than 14 metres, but at 1800 yesterday this was…
7 Apr 2018
Race 9 Day 15: Fleet Bracing for Onslaught
For most competitors in the Clipper Race fleet, it’s the relative calm before the storm, with teams bracing themselves for a period of text-book North Pacific Ocean weather on day…
23 Mar 2018
The ‘Big One’ Begins
The Clipper Race fleet is preparing to embark on the ‘The Big One’, Race 9: The Race to the Emerald City across the world’s biggest ocean, the North Pacific. Approximately…
9 Apr 2016
RACE 9 DAY 20: FLEET RIDES RAILROAD TO SEATTLE
The Clipper Race fleet is experiencing the ‘North Pacific Railway’ right now, according to race Meteorologist Simon Rowell, with a regular timetable of low/ridge/low coming through. A ridge of high…
7 Apr 2016
Race 9 Day 18: Pressure mounts as teams battle for position
Derry~Londonderry~Doire continues to lead the way in the Seattle Pacific Challenge, with an 87 nautical mile lead over second placed Unicef . However the chasing pack hasn’t given up the…
6 Apr 2016
Race 9 Day 17: Low front propels teams towards Seattle
The big anticipated front expected yesterday failed to materialise, but the next storm is now moving over the Clipper 70 fleet in the Seattle Pacific Challenge. Today’s front should have…
21 Mar 2016
Race 9 Day 1: Light winds on day 1 of the Seattle Pacific Challenge Race
Following the Le Mans start from Qingdao in light winds and sun at 0100 UTC, 0900 local time today, the Clipper Race fleet is now headed in a south easterly…
26 Apr 2024
Bekezela completes the fleet at Bell Harbor marina
As the sun rose over a sleepy Seattle, the last of the Clipper Race yachts arrived in Bell Harbor Marina and marked the end of Race 10: Ultimate Test of…