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  • Leg 21: Race 1 - Portsmouth, United Kingdom - Puerto Sherry, Spain
  • Leg 2: Race 2 - Punta Del Este, Uruguay - Cape Town, South Africa
  • Leg 21: Race 2 - Puerto Sherry, Spain - Punta del Este, Portugal
  • Leg 3: Race 3 - Cape Town, South Africa - Fremantle, Australia
  • Leg 22: Race 3 - Punta del Este, Uruguay - Cape Town, South Africa
  • Leg 4: Race 4 - Fremantle, Australia - Sydney, Australia
  • Leg 23: Race 4 - Cape Town, South Africa - Fremantle, Australia
  • Leg 24: Race 5 - Fremantle, Australia - Newcastle, Australia
  • Leg 4: Race 6 - Hobart, Australia - Whitsundays
  • Leg 25: Race 6 - Newcastle, Australia - Whitsundays, Australia
  • Leg 25: Race 7 - Whitsundays, Australia - Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam
  • Leg 25: Race 8 - Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam - Zhuhai, China
  • Leg 26: Race 9 - Zhuhai, China - Qingdao, China
  • Leg 7: Race 10 - Seattle, USA - Panama
  • Leg 26: Race 10 - Qingdao, China - Seattle, USA
  • Leg 27: Race 11 - Seattle, USA - Panama
  • Leg 8: Race 12 - New York, USA - Derry-Londonderry, NI
  • Leg 27: Race 12 - Panama - Washington DC, USA
  • Leg 28: Race 13 - Washington DC, USA - Oban, Scotland
  • Leg 28: Race 14 - Oban, Scotland - Portsmouth, United Kingdom
  • Leg 28: Race 15 - SPARE RACE

28 Feb 2022

​Behind the scenes: victualling for an ocean race

A warm, nourishing meal after beating through a storm is one of the most uplifting, morale-boosting elements during a difficult passage. Race Crew are currently preparing for their Refresher Training…

10 Oct 2019

Behind the Scenes: Behind the Lens

Ever wondered who films and shoots the incredible vision and photos on board the Clipper 70s? Let us introduce you to the people behind the lens. IMAGE: OBR Daniela Devine during the North Pacific crossing the Clipper 2017-18 Race. For the second consecutive edition of the Clipper Race, it’s an all-female media team on board the yachts; Cherie Bridges, who will…

27 Dec 2018

​Behind the Scenes: Clipper 2019-20 Race Training

As 2018 draws to a close and focus shifts towards the next edition of the Clipper Race, we caught up with the training team which has spent the winter preparing…

30 Jun 2017

Behind the Scenes: Prepping for ‘Punta’

On 20 August the matched fleet of twelve Clipper 70-foot yachts will begin the 40,000 nautical mile ocean odyssey, taking eleven months to complete the entire circumnavigation which will see 710 non-professional crew members cross six oceans and as many continents. Planning for such a large-scale race is no simple task, and the Clipper Race management team have been working tirelessly…

25 Feb 2015

Race Team: Rob Carter

This summer, more than 650 adventurers will take to the high seas on board our matched fleet of twelve ocean-racing yachts. The teams will race 40,000 nautical miles around the…

11 Feb 2015

Capturing the Action: USA

As we continue our look behind the scenes at Race HQ, we hear from San Francisco-based photographer Abner Kingman who first worked with the race back in 2009. “Each stopover is…

28 Jan 2015

Capturing the Action: Qingdao

As part of our Behind the Scenes series, here at Race HQ we decided to take a look at the people who capture the action and emotion of the race:…

21 Jan 2015

Red sky at night, sailors delight

The saying, “Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning,” is often thrown around when discussing the weather and sailing; if only forecasting was that easy! “Getting the forecast right is always a big challenge. It’s a very important job as skippers will use the predictions I give them to make decisions on their team’s tactics,…

14 Jan 2015

Search for 2015-16 Race Skippers enters final stages

After a great attendance at Crew Brief, preparations are continuing at Race HQ ahead of the start of the Clipper 2015-16 Race, now confirmed for Sunday 30 August, 2015. The search…