Team Qingdao
- Skipper
- Philip Quinn
- First mate
- Amy Smith
- Position
- 6
- Points
- 41
Team and Host Port Partner
Qingdao
China’s Sailing City
China’s Sailing City of Qingdao has maintained a longstanding legacy with the Clipper Race since its debut year of working together in 2005. Now on the ninth edition and 18th year of partnership as a team entry and Host Port, Clipper Ventures is reflecting on some of the key pillars of the relationship and the Clipper 2023-24 Race so far.
Team Leadership
Skipper
Philip Quinn
Nationality: Irish
Location: County Down, Northern Ireland
“I’M VERY EXCITED TO BE CHOSEN AS A CLIPPER RACE SKIPPER AND TO BE BACK, THIS TIME TO BUILD AND LEAD A TEAM FROM THE START OF THE 2025-26 EDITION.”
First Mate
Amy Smith
Somerset, UK
Amy began sailing at eleven and has logged over 22,000 nautical miles, including an Atlantic crossing. A former Chief Instructor at an RYA school, she brings strong coaching skills to her role as Clipper Race First Mate, where she’s excited to embrace offshore racing and develop leadership towards skippering a global circumnavigation.
Leg 1 Race Crew
Race Start
Slipping Lines
The Stage
