Clipper Round the World 09-10
Sponsored by a three-way partnership between Fáilte Ireland, Cork County Council and Cork City Council, this is the first time the Emerald Isle has competed in the Clipper race. They have been a popular addition and have shown a fierce competitive streak that included a race win from Rio to Cape Town.
Sadly, in the early hours of January 14th, the yacht struck a submerged reef in the Java Sea and had to be subsequently abandoned. On the advice of marine surveyor and salvage experts, she was deemed unrecoverable, however after Clipper sourced a replacement yacht, Cork rejoined the fleet in Panama at Race 9 start.As the replacement yacht is not identical to the Clipper 68s , the fleet is now racing under IRC Handicap Ratings to take account of the differences, Race Director, Joff Bailey explains: READ MORE>
CORK SKIPPER
“I know we’ve got a lot of work to do but I am definitely up for the challenge and Cork has every chance of a great result,” says new Cork skipper Hannah Jenner, who was selected to guide the Irish entry from Panama to the Clipper Race finish in Hull in July.
Hannah takes over at the helm of Cork following the grounding of the original yacht during the race to Singapore from Western Australia and will use her previous Clipper experience to great effect. As a training skipper she has helped prepare crews for three editions of the Clipper Race and took the helm of Glasgow: Scotland with style Clipper in Clipper 07-08...
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MEET THE CREW
30 May 2009 – crew allocation day – was the first time the crew of Cork gathered en masse. They're from all walks of life - people like you getting ready to leave behind their everyday lives, step outside their comfort zone and take on the challenge of a lifetime.
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