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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
10 Jul 2019
The Clipper Race Welcomes Back the Emerald City
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has announced it will be bringing its event back to Seattle in spring 2020. This follows Seattle’s second place victory in the previous edition of the global sailing race, with the city returning as a team entry too. This will be the third consecutive edition Seattle has been a Host Port and Team…
3 Jul 2019
Seattle ‘ocean health’ themed branding revealed
The Seattle yacht entry for the Clipper 2019-20 Race has been revealed. This will be the third consecutive edition Seattle has been a Team Partner in the Clipper Race. And…
7 Mar 2019
Clipper Race Celebrates International Women’s Day
Over the past 23 years and eleven editions of the Clipper Race, thousands of women from all over the world have been introduced to sailing and trained to be ocean…
6 Mar 2019
Clipper 2017-18 Race Skipper Scoops Prestigious YJA Award
Clipper 2017-18 Race Skipper Nikki Henderson has been awarded the prestigious Yachting Journalists’ Association (YJA) Yachtsman of the Year Award after making history when, at 24, she became the youngest…
6 Sep 2018
Visit Seattle Clipper 2017-18 Race Highlights
There’s no doubt about it, the second placed Visit Seattle certainly ‘sailed with style’ throughout the Clipper 2017-18 Race. Led by Nikki Henderson, the youngest Skipper in the race’s history, this team made its mark, achieving a fleet high of three wins and five podiums overall. However, the team achieved more than just podiums, with Visit Seattle ending the race…
5 Sep 2018
Historic win inspires more women to consider a life at sea
History was made this summer when Wendy Tuck became the first woman to win a round the world yacht race and her sailing success has already inspired more women to…
30 May 2018
Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Duffy Drum
NAME: Duffy Drum AGE: 63 HOMETOWN: Long Island, New York NATIONALITY: USA OCCUPATION: Retired Naval Fitness Director TEAM: Visit Seattle Leg: The USA Coast-to-Coast Leg 7 Duffy’s story is altogether different from any of the other 711 crew members participating in the 2017-18 edition of the world’s toughest endurance challenge. In fact, it was a chance encounter for the New…
18 May 2018
Race 10 Day 18: Thrilling Conclusion to Garmin American Challenge
After a nail-biting race finish for the Clipper Race teams (and Race Viewer addicts), Dare To Lead has won Race 10, after its brave tactics paid off. In the last…
28 Apr 2018
CLIPPER RACE COLLABORATES ON PIONEERING US OCEAN RESEARCH
When the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race departs Seattle for the penultimate leg of its 40,000 nm circumnavigation of the planet, it will be engaging in pioneering scientific…
26 Apr 2018
Leg 7 Crew Arrive in Seattle, Meet Chris Goodwin
Crew changeover day is an exciting time for joining crew members and the landmark day becomes one of the most memorable of the experience, bringing together months or even years…
21 Apr 2018
Heroes Welcome for Home Team in Seattle
After almost a month at sea, the Visit Seattle team arrived into its home at the Port of Seattle today, Saturday 21 April, to a heroes welcome. Arriving in brilliant…
26 Jan 2018
EVENING INSPIRATION AS KING 5 SIGN UP AS VISIT SEATTLE TEAM SUPPORTER
With less than three months to go before the Clipper Race fleet arrives into Seattle, the excitement is already building at the Seattle Boat Show , where it was announced…
16 Jan 2018
Visit Seattle Claims Wondrous Whitsundays Win
After one of the most challenging races so far in the Clipper 2017-18 Race, Visit Seattle has held off a strong challenge from three other teams to chalk up a…
4 Dec 2017
Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Guylaine Chapdelaine
NAME: Guylaine Chapdelaine AGE: 52 OCCUPATION: Maths Teacher NATIONALITY: French LEGS: 2, 4, 7, 8 TEAM: Visit Seattle The challenge of the Clipper Race appeals to both sailors and non-sailors…
15 Sep 2017
Race 1 Day 26: Waiting on A Wind Angle
Visit Seattle continues to lead the Clipper Race, maintaining clear water in front of Sanya Serenity Coast , in second, and Unicef in third. Now, just off the coast of…
14 Sep 2017
Race 1 Day 25: 4000nM sailed and the Fleet is Back Match Racing
After thousands of nautical miles sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, Visit Seattle , Sanya Serenity Coast and Unicef again hold first, second, and third position on the leader board. For…
13 Sep 2017
Race 1 Day 24: Testing upwind conditions continue during Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint
Cementing a fifth day at the top of the leader board Visit Seattle has extended its lead over Sanya Serenity Coast and Unicef in second and third place respectively .…
12 Sep 2017
Race 1 Day 23: Female skippers lead fleet into Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint
The two female skippers continue to dominate the leader board with the teams led by Nikki Henderson and Wendy Tuck in the top two positions as they begin the first…
3 Jul 2017
Female Skippers Come out on Top in First Major Test
Our two female Clipper Race Skippers, Wendy Tuck and Nikki Henderson , have made a huge statement less than two months out from Race Start in Liverpool. Wendy, who is…
14 Jun 2017
Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Rachel Penny
NAME: Rachel Penny AGE: 45 NATIONALITY: UK OCCUPATION: Administrator LEGS: All Australian Leg 4 and The Asia-Pacific Leg 5 TEAM: Visit Seattle To take on the challenge of the Clipper…
5 Jun 2017
Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Shannon Dean
NAME: Shannon Dean AGE: 53 NATIONALITY: American OCCUPATION: Nurse LEGS: full circumnavigation TEAM: Visit Seattle A brief moments break during a busy night shift led to Shannon Dean, a 53…
18 May 2017
Visit Seattle skipper revealed
“I'm thrilled to be appointed as the Visit Seattle Skipper for the 2017-18 race edition,” says Nikki Henderson after being confirmed as the leader of the Seattle entry in the…
28 Mar 2017
Seattle returns as Host Port and Team Partner
Seattle’s maritime history and adventurous spirit goes hand in hand with the Clipper Race and we are pleased to reveal that the American city will once again feature as a…
23 Oct 2015
Visit Seattle arrives in Cape Town, South Africa
Visit Seattle has crossed the Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms finish line to make it nine Clipper Race yachts now berthed at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town,…
1 Oct 2015
Busiest day of team arrivals into Rio
Out of the remaining teams still competing in Race 1, ClipperTelemed+ was the first of the seven yachts to arrive at Marina Da Gloria in the early hours local time…
27 Aug 2015
Visit Seattle yacht christened in London naming ceremony
The Visit Seattle yacht has officially been named ahead of its ocean-racing debut in the Clipper 2015-16 Race. The yacht which will represent the Emerald city, Washington State, with Seattle…
10 Jul 2015
From Recovery to Racing: Meet Ana Downer-Duprey
“It’s my life so it doesn’t seem that interesting to me. When I found out that I was accepted on the race and my injuries would not stand in the…