Level 1: Welcome aboard
6.5 Days on the water
Your first week of instruction is all about safety, confidence and control. You’ll be taught about the roles and responsibilities aboard one of our ocean racing yachts, and you’ll be shown the techniques required to sail safely.
First Steps
You’ll be shown how to operate an ocean racing yacht safely and confidently – whatever the conditions.
Terminology & Teamwork
Don’t be intimidated by the jargon – you’ll quickly be brought up to speed as you learn alongside people of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds.
Constructive Feedback
Your professional Training Skipper will provide regular personalised feedback to make sure you’re fully prepared.
Fitted & Kitted
Finally, you’ll meet the technical clothing experts from Musto, who’ll fit you out with everything you need for life on board.
Race Training Levels
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Living at sea
Adapt to life at sea, learning watch routines and managing tasks on board.
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Spinnakers and Speed
Hone advanced race tactics and spinnaker handling to maximize speed.
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Remember, it's a race
Engage in a full race simulation, working as a crew to apply all training.
How much does it cost?
Build your raceRace Crew have the opportunity to spread their training and berth fees with equal monthly payments.
The next steps
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The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other.
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A Clipper 70 is no place for the faint-hearted. Every team member has a role on deck and is trained to form a self-sufficient unit, ready to handle any situation, no matter how severe.
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It all starts right here…Train to become an Ocean Racer and experience the exhilaration of circumnavigating the globe on a 70-foot racing yacht.
FAQs
From training duration to fitness requirements, find the answers you need below.
Levels 1 and Level 2 are designed to get everyone used to big boat sailing and the training takes place on the Clipper 68s. Our primary aim is to get everyone used to the size and scale of these yachts, and to ensure that first and foremost, as we run through all the aspects of sailing, we are teaching you how to do things safely. There is much repetition in the first week – your Level 1, as you will sail the yacht on every point of sail, practice many sail hoists and changes, reefing the mainsail etc – along with man overboard (MOB) and other safety drills. These are long, tough days and while you live, eat and sleep on board the boats for all four of your training weeks, that first week you will either be in the marina or anchored or moored somewhere else at night, to help you get a decent sleep on a relatively still and flat yacht.
Join the Race
40,000nm. 5 Oceans. 1 Circumnavigation. See you on the start line.