31 Dec 2018

2018: A Year in Review

This year has been one to remember here at the Clipper Race. Records were broken, oceans crossed, and hundreds of people from all over the world completed what is one of the toughest ocean endurance challenges on the planet. Before we begin the new year, one which will see the start of a new race – the twelfth in history,…

18 Dec 2018

​Hometown Honour for Winning Skipper

The accolades keep coming for history making Clipper Race Skipper Wendy Tuck, who has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Western Sydney. The Australian university selected Wendy…

6 Sep 2018

Visit Seattle Clipper 2017-18 Race Highlights

There’s no doubt about it, the second placed Visit Seattle certainly ‘sailed with style’ throughout the Clipper 2017-18 Race. Led by Nikki Henderson, the youngest Skipper in the race’s history,…

3 Sep 2018

Qingdao Clipper 2017-18 Race Highlights

This was the seventh consecutive Clipper Race as both a Host Port and Team Partner for China’s Sailing City of Qingdao and the 2017-18 edition proved to be one to…

30 Aug 2018

Garmin Clipper 2017-18 Race Highlights

Garmin was a team that went from strength to strength with every Leg of the Clipper 2017-18 Race, and the hard work was well rewarded with a fourth place overall finish in Liverpool. You always knew when Garmin was coming. Nicknamed early on as his Pirates by Skipper Gaetan Thomas, the Garmin crew would regularly break into song, with the…

28 Aug 2018

PSP Logistics Clipper 2017-18 Race Highlights

PSP Logistics finished a highly impressive fifth overall in the Clipper 2017-18 Race, making it the best result for the Team Partner in its three editions, an especially impressive effort…

17 Aug 2018

Liverpool 2018 Clipper 2017-18 Race Highlights

As we continue to look back at Clipper 2017-18 Race team highlights, today we are shining the spotlight on Liverpool 2018 which claimed ninth place overall. The bright pink Liverpool 2018 team yacht, affectionately nicknamed the Pink Panther, was a very fitting home for the lively team that quickly grew a reputation as being the fun boat. The team fully…

15 Aug 2018

HotelPlanner.com Clipper 2017-18 Race Highlights

Hotelplanner.com made its debut in the Clipper 2017-18 Race and it didn’t take long to see that Skipper Conall Morrison and his team of 57 crew, which included 15 different…

13 Aug 2018

​Nasdaq Clipper 2017-18 Race Highlights

As each of the 712 Clipper Race crew members begin to adjust back to life on land, the memories and successes of the past eleven months are far from forgotten.…

30 Apr 2018

Family Connections in Seattle

The Clipper Race stopover in Seattle, USA, was an unforgettable one for crew and supporters alike, with an action paced timetable of events and some glorious weather showcasing the very…

16 Feb 2018

Race 7 Day 17: Light Winds Hamper Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint

Half of the Clipper Race fleet has begun its Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint but a fickle breeze and upcoming wind holes could result in changes in the standings on Day…

2 Feb 2018

​Qingdao Celebrates Long Term Clipper Race Partnership

The Qingdao Municipal Government has celebrated its thirteen-yearlong partnership with the Clipper Race during a press conference held in the city yesterday. The Clipper Race, which will be the opening…

28 Jan 2018

Skipper Thoughts Ahead of Forever Tropical Paradise Race to Sanya

The Clipper Race Skippers are relaxed and well rested after a break in the Whitsundays but it’s time to get back to work, and start Race 7: The Forever Tropical…

22 Jan 2018

Clipper Race Crew Catch-up: Novice to Watch Leader

The last time we caught up with HotelPlanner.com round the worlder Roseann McGlinchey was June, 2017, and her total sailing experience only consisted of three levels of Clipper Race training.…

18 Jan 2018

​Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Mia Showell-Woodsmith

Name: Mia Showell-Woodsmith Age: 33 Occupation: Lawyer Nationality: Australian Legs: All-Australian Leg 4 and Asia Pacific Leg 5 Team: Garmin Spending Christmas and New Year racing around Australia’s coastline wouldn’t…

4 Jan 2018

Race 6 Preview: The Wondrous Whitsundays Race

After a thrilling Sydney Hobart campaign for the Clipper Race fleet, teams have been using the New Year period to prepare to head back on the water for Race 6:…

26 Dec 2017

​TIGHT RACING IN FIRST NIGHT OF SYDNEY HOBART

PSP Logistics is still leading the Clipper Race fleet after the first night of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, but there is little separating it from the other ten…

24 Dec 2017

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Briefing

For most of the world, December 24 is Christmas Eve and a time to relax and celebrate. But for 102 Skippers, including the eleven Clipper Race Skippers, today means one…

11 Dec 2017

Meet the Clipper Race Supporters: Bronwen Vearncombe

The Clipper Race is not only the race of their lives for crew, but for the many supporters who wake at all times of night to check the Race Viewer,…

8 Dec 2017

Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Jackie Patton

Name: Jackie Patton Age: 56 Nationality: British Legs: The All-Australian Leg 4 Team: Nasdaq The first few days of any new leg of the Clipper Race are interesting, as all…

7 Dec 2017

​Race 4 Day 5: Tight Racing in Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint

The Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint is in full swing on day 5 of Race 4: The ClipperTelemed+ Tasman Test, and the racing remains as close as ever. Qingdao has continued…

2 Dec 2017

Australian Skipper Has Brilliant Start in Race Home to Sydney

The Clipper Race fleet has left Fremantle, bound for Sydney, and Sanya Serenity Coast Skipper Wendy Tuck clearly can’t wait to be home, with her team dominating race start for…

1 Dec 2017

​OLYMPIAN INSPIRES FUTURE AUSTRALIAN HOCKEY STARS

Two-time Olympian and GREAT Britain crew member Hannah Macleod arrived in Fremantle earlier this week ahead of joining her crew to take on the upcoming All-Australian Leg 4 of the…

26 Nov 2017

FULL FLEET IN FREMANTLE

All the Clipper Race teams are once again in the same place, after HotelPlanner.com completed the arrivals for Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race to Fremantle, Australia. HotelPlanner.com crossed…

25 Nov 2017

TWO OUT OF THREE FOR PSP LOGISTICS

PSP Logistics wrapped up the podium positions tonight for Race 3, arriving into Fremantle in third place, meaning the team has finished in the top three twice out the three…

25 Nov 2017

Race 3 Day 25: Thrilling Finish to Emotionally Charged Race

After 25 days and almost 4,800 nautical miles of racing across the Southern Ocean, the finish positions for Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race from Cape Town, South Africa,…

25 Nov 2017

​Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Trevor Taylor

Name: Trevor Taylor Age: 64 Nationality: Australian Home Town: Rockingham, Western Australia Occupation: Retired Drainage Contractor Legs: Full Circumnavigation Team: PSP Logistics As the Clipper Race fleet enters the final…

24 Nov 2017

50 Days Until the Whitsundays Clipper Race Carnival

It is now just 50 days to go until the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race reaches the halfway point of the 2017-18 race and arrives in the beautiful Whitsundays.…

24 Nov 2017

​Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Dianne Andary

Name: Dianne Andary Age: 65 Nationality: Australian Legs: All-Australian Leg 4 Team: PSP Logistics The Fremantle Stopover has been one that Di Andary has been waiting for for some time,…

13 Nov 2017

Race 3 Day 13: Winds Frustrate Across Fleet

A waiting game has descended over the Clipper Race fleet, with all the teams waiting on the wind to decide their fates heading into the second half of Race 3:…

11 Nov 2017

Race 3 Day 11: Sanya Serenity Coast Triumphs in Scoring Gate

The first points of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race have gone to Sanya Serenity Coast , who crossed the Scoring Gate in first place overnight. Sanya Serenity Coast…

10 Nov 2017

Race 3 Day 10: Race to the Scoring Gate

PSP Logistics remains in top spot on the leader board for Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race to Fremantle, Australia, but the real race at the moment is who…

9 Nov 2017

Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race crew: Ann Marie Davis and Michael Fahy

NAME: Ann Marie Davis and Michael Fahy AGE: 54 and 50 OCCUPATION: MD Global Financial Operations and IT Director NATIONALITY: American and British LEGS: 1,2, 8 and 1,2 TEAM: HotelPlanner.com…

5 Nov 2017

​HotelPlanner.com Departs Port Elizabeth Following Diversion

UPDATE - SUNDAY 05 NOVEMBER HotelPlanner.com has departed Port Elizabeth after a successful medevac of round the world crew member, Greg Adams (59), who had a suspected fractured arm. The…

3 Nov 2017

Race 3 Day 3:Welcome to the Southern Ocean

The last 24 hours has brought about a dramatic change for the Clipper Race fleet as it experiences the true conditions of the Southern Ocean for the first time on…

30 Oct 2017

The Dell Latitude Rugged Race 3 Preview

After an amazing stopover in Cape Town, South Africa, the Clipper Race crew are now preparing to leave on Tuesday 31 October for Race 3, to Fremantle, Australia, which will…

27 Oct 2017

Clipper Race Officially Enters Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

It’s official – the Clipper Race is returning to contest the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for a third time. Entries for the 73 rd edition of the Sydney Hobart Yacht…

26 Oct 2017

Race 2 Day 22: Wind Woes for PSP Logistics

PSP Logistics remains on track for a Saturday arrival into Cape Town, but the final few days of what has already been a hard Race 2: The Stormhoek Race to…

24 Oct 2017

Racing Towards the Whitsundays Clipper Race Carnival

During the upcoming exhilarating and chilly Southern Ocean Sleighride, the Clipper Race fleet may feel a world away from the tropical Coral Sea of the Whitsundays, but each nautical mile…

20 Oct 2017

Race 2 Day 16: And Then There Were Two

With ten Clipper Race teams now arrived into Cape Town, South Africa, all eyes are now on Unicef and PSP Logistics , as they work to complete Race 2: The…

19 Oct 2017

​Nasdaq Claims Eighth Place

Nasdaq has won the ‘Most Improved Award’ for Race 2: Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms. The team has finished in eighth place, after crossing the finish line in…

18 Oct 2017

Race 2 Day 14: Photo Finish on the Cards

After 14 days of exhilarating competition, frontrunners Greenings and Dare to Lead are locked in an intense sprint to the Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms finish line, which…

16 Oct 2017

Race 2 Day 12: Positions and Points Up for Grabs

Despite having raced close to 3,000 nautical miles across the South Atlantic Ocean, most positions remain up for grabs in the final days of Race 2: Stormhoek Race to the…

15 Oct 2017

​Race 2 Day 11: Battle at the Top

We are just days out from the first estimated arrival into Cape Town, and two teams are fighting hard for the honour of taking first place in the Race 2:…

10 Oct 2017

PSP Logistics to Resume Racing

PSP Logistics has slipped lines in Piriapolis, Uruguay, after spending the past five days receiving repairs for rudder damage sustained during Leg 2 of the Clipper Race from Punta del…

8 Oct 2017

Race 2 Day 4: Race to the Scoring Gate Hots Up

Whilst the Finish Line in Cape Town remains the ultimate goal for the Clipper Race fleet in the Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms, at least three teams currently…

5 Oct 2017

​Race 2 Day 1 Daily Update: Tight Racing Out of Uruguay

The Clipper Race fleet has enjoyed its first night of sailing in Race 2: The Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms, though the teams remain tightly bunched on the…

3 Oct 2017

​Time to Race: The Virtual Regatta is Now Live!

Wish you could be out on the start line at Punta Del Este, Uruguay, for Race 2 to Cape Town, South Africa? Well, now you can, virtually, from the comfort…

3 Oct 2017

​Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Graham Hill

Name: Graham Hill Age: 58 Occupation: Pilot Nationality: British Home Town: St Brelade, Channel Islands Legs: Full Circumnavigation Team: HotelPlanner.com IMAGE: Graham Hill at the helm of HotelPlanner.com. The Clipper…

29 Sep 2017

Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Nathan Harrow

Name: Nathan Harrow Age: 43 Occupation: Healthcare Worker Nationality: British Legs: Full Circumnavigation Team: Unicef Nathan Harrow is finally back on dry land, after spending the last five weeks at…

24 Sep 2017

Daily Update Race 1 Day 35 – Winds Frustrate Nasdaq

The fans and supporters in Punta del Este are now just waiting on one final arrival, with Nasdaq in the final stages of its 6,400 nautical mile race from Liverpool,…

23 Sep 2017

​Race 1 Day 34: Greenings Pushing For Victory

Only Greenings and Nasdaq remains at sea following the arrival of Visit Seattle late on Friday night, Punta del Este time. Currently, Greenings is 55.04 nautical miles from the Finish…

22 Sep 2017

HotelPlanner.com, Garmin, and Liverpool 2018 Join Fleet in Punta del Este

The latest arrivals fought a close battle during the last stretch into Punta del Este, Uruguay with HotelPlanner.com crossing the line in fifth place, Garmin in sixth, and Liverpool 2018…

20 Sep 2017

Race 1 Day 31: Wind Returns For Final Push

After a frustrating 24 hours languishing in a wind hole off the southern coast of Brazil, most of the Clipper Race fleet is on the move again. Sanya Serenity Coast…

18 Sep 2017

Race 1, Day 29: Mixed Results From Stealth Mode Tactics

As several teams have re-emerged from Stealth Mode, the leader board is looking a little clearer and Sanya Serenity Coast remains in the lead. More than half the teams in…

10 Sep 2017

Race 1, Day 21: Fleet Enters the Southern Hemisphere

Visit Seattle remains on top of the leader board for a second consecutive day, leading the Clipper Race fleet over the Equator and into the Southern Hemisphere for the first…

9 Sep 2017

Race 1, Day 20: Change at the Top

For the first time in 13 days, there has been a change at the top of the Atlantic Trade Winds Leg 1 Leader Board. Visit Seattle has moved into first…

8 Sep 2017

Race 1, Day 19: Sanya Serenity Coast Goes Stealth

All twelve Clipper Race teams are now in the Doldrums Corridor, but in the latest surprise of the Atlantic Trade Winds Leg 1, Sanya Serenity Coast has elected to employ…

7 Sep 2017

Race 1, Day 18: Heating up in the Doldrums Corridor

Most of the Clipper Race Fleet is now deep into the Doldrums Corridor, with all ten teams who have so far crossed the northern gate electing to motor-sail for the…

5 Sep 2017

​Daily Update Race 1 Day 16: Into The Doldrums

A milestone was reached overnight when leading team, Qingdao, entered the Doldrums Corridor. Skipper Chris Kobusch formally notified the Clipper Race Office that Qingdao would motor-sail for exactly 6° of…

4 Sep 2017

Race 1 Day 15: The Approaching Doldrums

The Doldrums Corridor is fast approaching and with current weather predictions favouring teams towards the back of the fleet, it will be tactically fascinating to watch over the coming days.…

25 Aug 2017

Race 1, Day 5: Tactics Time

Unicef remains in the lead for the fourth consecutive day of this opening race but the next 24 to 48 hours could be telling, with distinctly different strategies now in…

19 Aug 2017

Chinese Connections

The strong relationship and connection between the Clipper Race and China will strengthen even further when the eleventh edition begins in Liverpool on Sunday 20 August. The Clipper 2017-18 Race…

13 Aug 2017

​Clipper Race Fleet Approaching Liverpool

Anticipation is growing in Liverpool, ahead of the arrival of the Clipper Race fleet on Monday. Tomorrow, the twelve matched Clipper 70 foot ocean racing yachts will return to Liverpool…

9 Aug 2017

Destination: Liverpool

After months of planning, training and preparation, the Clipper Race fleet is on its way to Liverpool. All twelve 70-foot ocean racing yachts slipped lines this morning, and won’t return…

30 Jul 2017

Vicky Song Wishes Ambassadors Well

The Clipper 2017-18 Race will be a historic one, as it includes two Chinese stopovers for the first time. And no one is more excited about that than Vicky Song.…

28 Jul 2017

PSP Logistics Skipper Revealed

We are excited to reveal that Roy Taylor, 47, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, will lead the PSP Logistics team entry in the Clipper 2017-18 Race, which sets sail from Liverpool…

27 Jul 2017

Gaëtan Thomas to Skipper Garmin Team

The Garmin yacht will once again be racing across the world’s oceans, after the Global GPS Navigation and Wearable Technology company re-signed as a Team Partner for the Clipper 2017-18…

25 Jul 2017

PSP Logistics Returns as Team Partner

The successful relationship between the Clipper Race and PSP Logistics is set to continue for a third consecutive race. We are very happy to announce that the global freight forwarder…

23 Jul 2017

Hyde Sails Delivery Day

The twelve Clipper Race 70-foot yachts are a step closer to being ready for their 40,000 nautical mile adventure across the world’s oceans following the delivery of new sails today.…

17 Jul 2017

Clipper Race Hosts Royal Navy

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and members of the Clipper Race Team have been busy from preparing for Race Start in Liverpool but took time out to touch base with Portsmouth neighbours…

13 Jul 2017

​Tough Technology for Toughest Ocean Challenge

The Clipper Race is one of the toughest ocean challenges on the planet, which makes it a perfect fit for world leading technology brand Dell, which has come on board…

6 Jul 2017

HotelPlanner.com Skipper Announced

"It’s really exciting to be named as the Skipper for the HotelPlanner.com team,” says Conall Morrison, who has today been announced as the HotelPlanner.com Skipper for the Clipper 2017-18 Race.…

30 Jun 2017

Fourth and Final Round With Dan Hardy

Congratulations on making it through to week four and Dan Hardy has made sure we will finish with a bang! The former UFC athlete took part in the opening leg…

28 Jun 2017

HotelPlanner.com Announced as Team Partner

We are excited to reveal HotelPlanner.com, a leading online group hotel bookers, will make its debut as a Team Partner in the upcoming Clipper 2017-18 Race. The HotelPlanner.com yacht will…

18 Jun 2017

Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Crew: David Wilson

NAME: David Wilson AGE: 56 NATIONALITY USA OCCUPATION: Retired Air Traffic Controller TEAM: Team Roy LEGS: full circumnavigation The Clipper Race is an adventure of a lifetime but it does…

16 Jun 2017

Round Two with Dan Hardy

Alright crew it’s time for Episode 2! Just like with the first episode , Former Ultimate Fighting Championship athlete and Clipper 2015-16 Race crew member Dan Hardy has designed the…

9 Jun 2017

Dan Hardy’s Plan for Clipper Race Success

Being physically fit is all in a day’s work for former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Dan Hardy, but he had to adapt his training for a very different challenge…

7 Apr 2017

Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Crew: Adam and Ian Cristol

NAME: Adam Cristol AGE: 31 OCCUPATION: world traveller NATIONALITY: UK LEGS: The Atlantic Trade Winds Leg 1 and The South Atlantic Leg 2 TEAM: Team Conall NAME: Ian Cristol AGE:…

4 Apr 2017

Meet Clipper 2017-18 Race Skipper Rob Graham

Already a familiar face to many, Rob Graham first became involved in the Clipper Race when his partner completed the full circumnavigation in the 2009-10 edition. Eight years on, it’s…

3 Apr 2017

Meet Clipper 2017-18 Race Skipper David Hartshorn

Looking at his qualifications and experience, many would be surprised to learn sailing is a second career for David Hartshorn. David, 52, was born and raised in Wales and spent…

21 Feb 2017

Meet the 2017-18 Crew: Greg Schey

NAME: Greg Schey AGE: 27 OCCUPATION: Doctor NATIONALITY: UK LEGS: Round the World TEAM: Qingdao “I’ve always wanted to sail around the world. Since I was knee high to a…

5 Oct 2015

Unicef continues as Official Race Charity for 2017-18

We are pleased to announce that we are extending our partnership with the Official Race Charity, Unicef, to include the 2017-18 edition of the race. This will be the second…