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- Leg 1: Race 1 - Portsmouth, United Kingdom - Puerto Sherry, Spain
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- 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
14 May 2020
New Beginnings: Reflections on Crew Allocation
One of the biggest and most highly anticipated events in the Clipper Race calendar is Crew Allocation; a major gathering welcoming all Race Crew during the pre-race build-up. The event sees the hundreds of individual crew members allocated into their teams, meet their Skippers and launch their race campaigns. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Clipper Race Chairman and Founder says: “Crew Allocation…
11 May 2019
BIG DAY FOR CREW AS THEY GATHER TO DISCOVER TEAM AND SKIPPER
Nearly 700 Clipper Race Crew members have today found out their team and Skipper at Clipper 2019-20 Race Crew Allocation Day. A mixture of excitement and anticipation built as more…
12 Apr 2019
MEET THE CLIPPER 2019-20 RACE SKIPPERS: Nick Leggatt
With all eleven Clipper 2019-20 Race Skippers now revealed, it’s time to find out more about them as individuals. Here’s what you need to know about Nick Leggatt. Nick will…
11 Apr 2019
Meet the Clipper 2019-20 Race Skippers: Jeronimo Santos Gonzalez
With all eleven Clipper 2019-20 Race Skippers now revealed, it’s time to find out more about them as individuals. Here’s what you need to know about Jeronimo Santos Gonzalez. Jeronimo,…
8 Apr 2019
Meet the Clipper 2019-20 Race Skippers: David Immelman
With all eleven Clipper 2019-20 Race Skippers now revealed, it’s time to find out more about them as individuals. Here’s what you need to know about David Immelman. The first thing that crew will learn about David is that he won’t respond to David. “It’s Wavy, please not Wavey! I’ve had the nickname forever.” Born in Ennis in Ireland, Wavy…
5 Apr 2019
Meet the Clipper 2019-20 Race Skippers: Mike Surridge
With all eleven Clipper 2019-20 Race Skippers now revealed, it’s time to find out more about them as individuals. Here’s what you need to know about Mike Surridge. Sailing around…
1 Apr 2019
MEET THE CLIPPER 2019-20 RACE SKIPPERS: BEN KEITCH
With all eleven Clipper 2019-20 Race Skippers now revealed, we are bringing you a closer introduction into their background and personalities, and what they might be like to live with on board. Here’s what you need to know about Ben Keitch. In being appointed as a Clipper Race Skipper, Ben, who has a truly diverse background in and out of…
28 Jul 2018
What a Race: The Skippers Reflect
Just one last sprint remains before the incredible adventure that has been the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race comes to a close and the party in Liverpool officially…
24 Jun 2018
Clipper Race Skippers’ Thoughts Ahead of the Final Leg
As crew kit is loaded and provisions are stored away on board each of the eleven Clipper Race team yachts ahead of Race 12: LegenDerry Race from New York to…
2 Dec 2017
Skippers Preview Race 4: The ClipperTelemed+ Tasman Test
After the toughest Leg in Clipper Race history, participants have had a chance to recuperate in Fremantle (Western Australia) ahead of Race 4: The ClipperTelemed+ Tasman Test towards Sydney. The…
4 Oct 2017
Skippers share their thoughts ahead of Leg 2: The South Atlantic Challenge
The twelve Clipper Race Skippers have been checking the latest weather reports and are ready to go for Leg 2: The South Atlantic Challenge after experiencing a fantastic time in…
21 Jul 2017
Ocean Racing Veteran Takes Over Helm of Unicef for Clipper 2017-18 Race
Ocean racing veteran Bob Beggs is returning to the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, to lead the Unicef team for the 2017-18 edition, taking over the role from the…
21 Apr 2017
‘Ain’t no mountain high enough’ for race skippers Unicef fundraising
In the words of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, there ‘Ain’t no mountain high enough’ for the Clipper Race’s Andy Burns, Chris Kobusch and Nikki Henderson as the three skippers…
24 Mar 2017
Leadership Weekend: Skippers’ Climb to Success
Hiking through the hills in South Wales might not appear to be the most obvious training ground for a Clipper Race Skipper, but has again proved to be the perfect…
10 Oct 2016
Race generations unite at Red Socks Regatta
Former Clipper Race crew returned to our Gosport HQ over the weekend to compete in the seventh annual Red Socks Regatta, organised by the Clipper Race Yacht Club (CRYC), with…
7 Oct 2016
Back to the start: Ras reflects on Clipper ‘96 win
This time twenty years ago, the inaugural Clipper Race teams were making final preparations to race around the world. The fleet of eight 60 foot yachts took eleven months to…
4 Oct 2016
Skipper Trials underway for 2017-18
“A potential Race Skipper who doesn’t feel nervous stepping on board a Clipper 70 for their trial doesn’t know what they’re in for!” The words of one of the twelve…
22 Dec 2015
Wendy Tuck takes part in women in sailing event at the CYCA
Da Nang – Viet Nam Skipper Wendo Tuck has taken part in a Q&A panel event on women in offshore sailing here in Australia, ahead of her ninth Rolex Sydney…
27 Oct 2015
NEW SKIPPER FOR QINGDAO
Highly accomplished ocean racing skipper and instructor Bob Beggs is to take the helm aboard Qingdao in Cape Town for the remainder of its global Clipper 2015-16 Race campaign. The…
24 Oct 2015
CLIPPERTELEMED+ SKIPPER CHANGE
Clipper Race veteran Skipper Matt Mitchell, 28, is to join ClipperTelemed+ in Cape Town, to lead the team for the remainder of the Clipper 2015-16 Race following the resignation of…
29 Jun 2015
Competitive Match Racing for Clipper Race Skippers in RTI
It was an exhilarating day of racing for the full fleet of twelve Clipper 70s over the weekend in the 84th JP Morgan Round the Island Race (RTI) as the…
26 Jun 2015
PRAXES leads medical training for skippers and crew
The Clipper Race’s Global Medical Emergency Support Partner, PRAXES Medical Group, has led medical training for the skippers and medical crew members ahead of Race Start. PRAXES CEO Susan Helliwell…
22 Jun 2015
Team Building Weekend Summary
Clipper Race red jackets were out in force all over the UK and as far as France this past weekend, being spotted in Kent, the Welsh Brecon Beacons, the New…
11 Jun 2015
Crew Complete First Practice Races
With two practice races under their belts and the sun shining on the Solent, the first 188 crew to complete their Level 4 training sailed into Gosport with smiles spread…
6 Jun 2015
Fearless female crew celebrate Women’s Sport Week
If you didn’t know it already, this is Women’s Sport Week and at the Clipper Race we want to dedicate it to all of our fearless female crew, past, present…