The Clipper 09-10 Race is a ten-month event during which the fleet of ten identical racing yachts will cross all the world's major oceans and visit ports on six continents during the 35,000-mile race around the planet.
The speed of the boats is at the mercy of the wind and tides
This is where we will be publishing updated race schedules, including estimated arrival and departure times for the fleet in each port.
The speed of the boats is at the mercy of the wind and tides and racing yachts, unlike cruise liners, have destinations rather than arrival times. Our experience of running six global yacht races in the Clipper series, as well as those in the VELUX 5 OCEANS single-handed event, allows us to provide you with our best estimate of when the fleet is likely to arrive in each port. We cannot, however, guarantee these arrival dates will be achieved.
These dates are provided to help you with your travel planning but we always advise you to book flexible fares.
Leg 1
Race start from the Humber, UK: 13 September 2009
La Rochelle, France: ETA 18-20 September, depart 22 September
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: ETA 18-20 October
Leg 2
Rio de Janeiro: depart 27 October
Cape Town, South Africa: ETA 14-16 November
Leg 3
Cape Town: depart 22 or 23 November
Geraldton-Greenough, Western Australia: ETA 14-18 December
Leg 4
Geraldton-Greenough: depart 3 January 2010
Singapore: arrive 23 January, depart 2 February
Qingdao, China: ETA 19-22 February
Leg 5
Qingdao: depart 2 March
California: ETA 1-5 April
Leg 6
California: depart 11 April
Panama: ETA 4-7 May, ETD 12 May
Port Antonio, Jamaica: ETA 16-18 May
Leg 7
Jamaica: depart 22 May
New York: ETA 3 June, depart 6 June
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada: ETA 11-13 June, depart 19 June
Cork/Kinsale, Ireland: ETA 1-4 July, depart 9 July
Ijmuiden, Netherlands: ETA 13-14 July, depart 15 or 16 July
The Humber: Race finish 17 July 2010