7 Jul 2022

Course extension announced for Race 14

The Clipper Race Committee has announced there will be a course extension in Race 14. Due to the fast progress the fleet has been making since its departure from New York, the fleet was projected to arrive too early into Derry~Londonderry. The earliest the yachts are allowed to arrive into the city is from 1200LT on 13 July. Therefore, the…

11 Apr 2022

​Crossing the International Date Line

In the coming days, the Clipper Race fleet is set to tick off the next big Race 10 milestone - crossing the International Date Line. Whilst it has no technical…

9 Jul 2019

CLIPPER RACE CONFIRMS HOST PORTS FOR ITS FINAL LEGS

Host Port destinations that will form the penultimate ‘US Coast-to-Coast’ leg of the Clipper 2019-20 Race along with its momentous ‘Atlantic Homecoming’ Leg have been revealed today. Firm race route…

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…

23 Jul 2018

Race 13 Day 1: Snakes and Ladders Start to Final Race

The final race of the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race got underway yesterday following a spectacular stopover and send off from Derry-Londonderry. The start line, positioned between Greencastle and Magilligan Point was tightly contested. First to cross was Dare To Lead , shortly followed by Unicef and the two teams battling it out for the overall title, Sanya…

16 Jul 2018

Tight at the Top

The race points on the overall Clipper Race leaderboard have been updated for the final time before Race Finish and the fight for a podium in Liverpool is going to…

15 Jul 2018

Festival Off to a Great Start

The Clipper Race crew sure know how to draw a crowd, with the people of Derry-Londonderry turning out in force to see the fleet on the successful opening day of the Foyle Maritime Festival. After the festival officially opened at midday on Saturday, 32,000 people arrived to take in the spectacular sight of the fleet, as well as enjoy the…

14 Jul 2018

Supporters Steal the Show at LegenDerry Prize Giving

The Clipper Race party in Derry-Londonderry has officially begun, with 600 crew and supporters gathering together at the city’s stunning Guildhall for the Race 12: The LegenDerry Race Prize Giving.…

14 Jul 2018

​The Clipper Race Welcomes the Irish Tánaiste to Derry-Londonderry

The Irish Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and Foreign Minister Mr Simon Coveney has congratulated the Clipper Race crew on their achievements after visiting the yachts whilst in Derry-Londonderry. After arriving…

13 Jul 2018

CHAMPAGNE CELEBRATIONS FOR COMPETITIVE AUSSIE COUPLE

A half a world away from the sandy shores of Newcastle, Australia, Peter Hartigan and Louise Costello are celebrating after crossing the mighty North Atlantic Ocean as part of the…

12 Jul 2018

​Full House

The full Clipper Race fleet has arrived in Derry-Londonderry, with the crew now ready to enjoy an action-packed fortnight and the award-winning Foyle Maritime Festival. After what has been a…

11 Jul 2018

Sir Robin Praises Derry-Londonderry

Legendary sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has praised Derry-Londonderry as the Northern Irish city embraces the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race for a fourth consecutive visit. IMAGE: Sir Robin, Ralph…

10 Jul 2018

​LegenDerry Welcome for HotelPlanner.com

After almost eleven months and 40,000 nautical miles, Derry-Londonderry born Clipper Race Skipper Conall Morrison and Round the World Crew Member Roseann McGlinchey have returned home. The pair and their…

10 Jul 2018

PSP Logistics Kicks Off Second Day of Arrivals

It was a very warm welcome for PSP Logistics as the team arrived into Derry-Londonderry despite the grey skies and light drizzle in the air. The team completed Race 12…

9 Jul 2018

First day of LegenDerry Arrivals Complete

Qingdao is still in the running to finish on the overall Clipper Race podium after finishing fourth in Race 12 to Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland - the penultimate race of the…

9 Jul 2018

​Unicef Laughing After Playing Joker

Unicef’s decision to play its Joker Card for Race 12 to Derry-Londonderry has certainly proved to be a good one with the team due to shoot up the overall Leaderboard…

9 Jul 2018

Visit Seattle Takes Third Win

Visit Seattle has made it’s claim for the overall Clipper Race victory by winning the penultimate race into Derry-Londonderry. Visit Seattle was given a hero's welcome in Derry-Londonderry, with people…

9 Jul 2018

Estimated Time of Arrivals into Derry-Londonderry

ETAs shown in local time (UTC+1) across the Finish Line for Race 12: The LegenDerry Race. Please note that the ETAs are to the finish line which is off the…

7 Jul 2018

​Race 12 Day 11: The Sprint Is On

After an intense eleven days of racing across the North Atlantic Ocean, the mood across the fleet is that the sprint is very much on for both the Elliot Brown…

5 Jul 2018

Race 12 Day 9: Full Steam Ahead

It’s full steam ahead for the fleet on the ninth day of racing. Boat speeds are back in double figures after a frustrating day and night moving from one high…

4 Jul 2018

Race 12 Day 8: Scoring Gate Gamble

It may be the 4th of July but it’s not so much independence day for the Clipper Race fleet as they are still racing in two fairly tight packs. Five…

2 Jul 2018

​Race 12 Day 6: To Scoring Gate or not to Scoring Gate?

After nearly a week at sea racing around the clock in Race 12: The LegenDerry Race, the majority of the Clipper Race fleet is separated by just 55 nautical miles…

1 Jul 2018

Race 12 Day 5: Fog Descends

Heavy fog is making visibility tough for the Clipper Race teams in the middle of the North Atlantic, but the racing remains close as the majority of the teams continue…

29 Jun 2018

​Race 12 Day 3: Gulf Stream Gamble

With three days and hundreds of nautical miles already under their belts in Race 12: The LegenDerry Race, conditions out on the North Atlantic have picked up, bringing the gentle…

24 Jun 2018

​Race 12: The LegenDerry Race Preview

After ten months and more than 36,000 nautical miles, there are just two races remaining in the Clipper 2017-18 Race Circumnavigation. And kicking off The Atlantic Homecoming Leg 8 is…

25 May 2018

​50 Days Until Derry-Londonderry!

There are just 50 days to go until the Clipper Race returns to the shores of the Foyle for the much-anticipated Derry-Londonderry Stopover. After leaving New York and racing some…

5 Apr 2018

100 DAYS UNTIL FOYLE MARITIME FESTIVAL

The Clipper Race fleet may well be in the North Pacific Ocean but this hasn’t stopped one Skipper and his crew marking a special milestone as the 100-day countdown to…

11 Aug 2017

Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Nessa Maloney

NAME : Nessa Maloney AGE : 39 OCCUPATION : Naval Service Executive Branch Officer, Irish Defence Force NATIONALITY : Irish LEGS : The Southern Ocean Leg 3 TEAM: Visit Seattle…

9 Jun 2017

Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race crew: Roseann McGlinchey

NAME: Roseann McGlinchey AGE: 23 NATIONALITY: Irish OCCUPATION: Marketing Officer LEGS: Full circumnavigation TEAM: Team Conall For Roseann McGlinchey, her love affair with the Clipper Race began six years ago…

14 Mar 2017

‘LegenDerry’ city Derry- Londonderry returns as Clipper 2017-18 Race Host Port

A firm favourite with Clipper Race crews and their supporters, we are excited to reveal that the ‘LegenDerry’ city of Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, will once again feature as a Host…

7 Mar 2017

LATEST INSIGHTS INTO PARTNERS’ WINNING WAYS

The Clipper Race is without equal, a fierce blend of intense competition and stirring human endeavour, but the results don’t stop with its crew: this unique global event provides an…

16 Jul 2016

Live Stream: The Voyage of Sunniva

The River Foyle will be transformed into a magical, mythical stage tonight as the Clipper Race fleet takes the lead role in the theatrical finale to the Foyle Maritime Festival…

15 Jul 2016

Jean-Christophe Novelli Cooks up a Storm at Clipper Race Kitchens

Waves the size of houses and hurricane force winds make the Clipper Race one of the toughest endurance challenges on the planet, but for some crew it’s life below deck,…

13 Jul 2016

Get on board our open boats in Derry-Londonderry

Join us today at Foyle Marina and step on board the Clipper 70 yachts to receive a free personal yacht tour from crew members who have competed in this unique…

10 Jul 2016

Visitors flock to the 2016 Foyle Maritime Festival on opening weekend

Thousands of people have been descending on the banks of the River Foyle to mark the opening of the Foyle Maritime Festival which runs until 17 July, with the colourful…

8 Jul 2016

ETAs into Derry-Londonderry

The Clipper Race fleet is closing in on Derry-Londonderry ahead of the start of the Foyle Maritime Festival. The finish line to the LegenDerry Finale is approximately a 3 hour…

6 Jul 2016

LMAX Exchange wins the LegenDerry Finale

LMAX Exchange has claimed its sixth victory of the Clipper 2015-16 Race by winning Race 12, the LegenDerry Finale. At 1043 UTC, Skipper Olivier Cardin and his crew crossed the…

4 Jul 2016

Race 12 Day 14: Frustrations kick in with easing winds

After setting a blistering pace across the Atlantic, some of the teams in the LegenDerry Finale have found themselves all but grind to a halt in the light winds off…

3 Jul 2016

UPDATE: Race 12 Course Extension

UPDATE 2230UTC SUNDAY 3 JULY 2016 Due to planned missile firing tests by the Navy the mark at St Kilda has been removed and a new one inserted at Rathlin…

23 Jun 2016

Youth worker sailing home retraces route of ancestors

Among those crew sailing home to Derry-Londonderry after a long wait for the Atlantic Homecoming Leg to start from New York is 40 year old Danny Bryce. Having dedicated his…

20 Jun 2016

The LegenDerry Finale starts today

Race 12, the LegenDerry Finale to Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, starts today from New York. The crew depart Liberty Landing Marina this morning local time on the first of three races…

15 Jun 2016

The LegenDerry Finale awaits Crew

On Monday 20 June the Clipper Race fleet will set sail for three-time Host Port Derry-Londonderry in Northern Ireland in the 3120 nautical mile LegenDerry Finale from New York. The…

20 May 2016

‘LEGENDERRY’ WELCOME AWAITS IN 50 DAYS

Today marks 50 days until the Clipper Race fleet arrives in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, to conclude a 3-race, 6-year, relationship which has seen its transformation as the UK’s first City…

31 Mar 2016

100 Days till Derry-Londonderry

When the Clipper Race teams set sail for the Pacific Ocean, for many crew members they finally felt they were heading for home, and waiting for them at the end…

22 Jun 2015

Local heroes awarded race places on Derry~Londonderry~Doire

Two local heroes from Derry-Londonderry are joining the Derry~Londonderry~Doire crew after being awarded bursary places for their work in the community. Shane Brunker, 56, and Danny Bryce, 39, have both…

26 May 2015

Derry-Londonderry to Nominate Local Heroes for Race Place

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has announced today that Derry City and Strabane District Council has been gifted a unique opportunity for two community workers or volunteers to win a place on…

18 May 2015

Derry-Londonderry Scoops Top Tourism Award                                                                            

Derry-Londonderry has scooped a prestigious travel industry award for an outstanding contribution to tourism by creating a highly successful week-long festival which attracted over 140,000 visitors and generated a £3m…

30 Apr 2015

Scottish skipper Daniel Smith to lead Derry~Londonderry~Doire team

At the official Derry~Londonderry~Doire yacht naming ceremony today, attended by the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Elisha McCallion, Sir Robin revealed Daniel Smith, the 31 year old…

11 Aug 2022

​The Clipper Race once again celebrates a LegenDerry stopover

The Derry~Londonderry stopover is a highly anticipated port of call during the Clipper Race, and for good reason. Each time the fleet arrives in the Northern Irish city, it receives…