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The Clipper 2025-26 Edition is starting soon! Are you ready?

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Portsmouth, Ready to Race!

The Clipper Race returns to Portsmouth to kick start another lap of the globe.

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Clipper 2025-26 Race

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The world's greatest ocean adventure

The countdown is on to the 14th Edition of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

Our 2025-26 Race Crew from around the world are training and getting ready for the race of their life, crossing the start line Sunday 31 August 2025.

The race route is being finalised. Stay updated and don't miss out on upcoming destination announcements.

Our Training Team are also busy equipping the crew with the skills to take on this adventure right up until Race Start and beyond.

Do you have what it takes? There's still time.

Host Ports Announced

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Race Start

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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Host Port

Tongyeong, South Korea

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Host Port

Qingdao, China

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Home Coming

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

ONE GLOBAL CIRCUMNAVIGATION

Race Route

The Clipper 2025-26 Race will mark the 14th edition and circumnavigation of our 30 year history.

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From novice to ocean racer, there's still time to train for this race edition.

Clipper 2025-26 Race News

Don't miss a beat of the action

The Race, Partners

GRA to lead the way in ultimate offshore challenge

  • 19/03/25
  • 2 mins read

The Race, Partners

Bottoms up! Coppercoat extends its partnership with the Clipper Race

  • 18/03/25
  • 2 mins read

Partners, The Race

Marlow Ropes returns as Official Supplier for Clipper 2025-26 Race

  • 14/03/25
  • 2 mins read

Partners, The Race

Spinlock returns as an Official Supplier of the Clipper 2025-26 Race |…

  • 11/03/25
  • 2 mins read

Partners, The Race

Sta-Lok signs as Official Supplier for the Clipper 2025-26 Race | Clip…

  • 10/03/25
  • 2 mins read

Circumnavigator Stories, The Race

America: Are you ready to race around the world? We’re headed state si…

  • 07/03/25
  • 3 mins read

The Race

International Women's Day 2025 | Celebrating our Clipper Race women in…

  • 07/03/25
  • 4 mins read

The Race, The Route

Cape Town… we’re coming back! | Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

  • 07/03/25
  • 3 mins read

Circumnavigator Stories, The Race

Celebrating our Circumnavigators | Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

  • 06/03/25
  • 3 mins read

The Race, Partners

Hyde Sails returns as an Official Supplier for the Clipper 2025-26 Rac…

  • 18/11/24
  • 2 mins read
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40,000nm. 5 Oceans. 1 Circumnavigation. See you on the start line.

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