Race News

Ben Ainslie visits Qingdao in London

16 October 2008

In August, against the backdrop of Qingdao, China, British sailor Ben Ainslie won his third Olympic gold medal. Today he visited Qingdao again, only this time it was the yacht which is sponsored by the Olympic venue and is preparing to compete in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht…

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Vistors flock to Qingdao in London

15 October 2008

Qingdao, one of ten identical 68-foot yachts getting set to contest the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race is proving a popular draw for people in London who have…

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Clipper Ventures statement

14 October 2008

Reports in the media have suggested that the Hull Teaching Primary Health Care Trust is planning to purchase a yacht in order to improve the health and life chances of…

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Visit Qingdao in London this week

13 October 2008

What will you be doing this time next year? Twelve months ago crews on the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race were making offerings to Neptune as they crossed the…

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Clipper fleet refit begins

09 October 2008

The clock is ticking down to the start of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race from the Humber in the north east of England and, with a little…

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Clipper crew become Yachtmasters with Clipper Training

03 October 2008

This week has seen the completion of Clipper Training’s first Yachtmaster course.  Designed specifically to build on the knowledge already gained by the Clipper crews during their participation in the…

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Clipper crew member selected for Volvo Ocean Race

25 September 2008

A crew member onboard Qingdao in Clipper 05-06 has been selected to take part in this year’s Volvo Ocean Race. Guo Chuan, from Qingdao, competed in Leg 4 of Clipper…

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Hunt on for Australian & US crew for Clipper 09-10

22 September 2008

The search for crew members for Clipper 09-10 is going global over the next weeks with recruitment events in Australia and California. Crew Recruitment Manager for the Clipper Round the…

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Visit Hull & Humber at the Southampton Boat Show

18 September 2008

Hull & Humber is taking pride of place at the Southampton Boat Show until Sunday 21 September.

The 68-foot ocean racing yacht is one of the fleet of…

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363 days and counting

15 September 2008

There is now officially less than one year to go until the start of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. On 13 September 2009 tens of thousands of…

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