Team Qingdao

Skipper
Hannah Brewis
First mate
Amy Smith
Position
7
Points
59

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

Hannah Brewis

Nationality: UK 

Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire

Hannah Brewis, 29, from Grantham will lead Team Qingdao for Stage 11: The Pan-American Race to Washington, DC. Whilst young in years, Hannah has sailed her whole life, and amassed over 90,000nm through offshore racing and instructing on both the Clipper Race and around Europe, and taking part in the Clipper Race as both First Mate and Skipper.  

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

Crew Allocation