15 Jan 2016

Celebrations at Henri Lloyd Hobart to Whitsundays Prize Giving

The excellent hospitality shown by Abell Point Marina and its Yacht Club continued this evening at the Henri Lloyd Hobart to Whitsundays Race Prize Giving. Podium winning teams LMAX Exchange , GREAT Britain and Garmin were officially presented with their prizes at new club HQ ‘Lure’, as crew and supporters enjoyed food, plentiful supplies of rum, and a stunning fireworks…

11 Jan 2016

Mission Performance arrives into Airlie Beach to complete fleet

The Clipper Race fleet is all now safely berthed at Abell Point Marina in the Whitsundays Airlie Beach following the arrival of twelfth place Mission Performance this morning, which crossed…

9 Jan 2016

​RACE 6 DAY 7: FIGHT TO THE FINISH

The Henri Lloyd Hobart to Whitsundays Race has been a week-long ‘sprint’ of tight unrelenting match racing over 1600 nautical miles which is going down to the wire with GREAT…

9 Jan 2016

LMAX Exchange wins Henri Lloyd Hobart to Whitsundays Race ahead of GREAT Britain

The tightest, most thrilling battle of the Clipper 2015-16 Race so far came right down to the final miles as LMAX Exchange claimed an incredibly narrow victory over constant rival…

9 Jan 2016

Clipper Race teams arrive to tropical welcome in Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

ELEVEN TEAMS NOW OVER THE FINISH LINE: ARRIVAL QUOTES The podium may be decided but the close finishes continued over night and this morning in Race 6: The Henri Lloyd Hobart to Whitsundays Race as the next nine teams arrived steadily into Airlie Beach's Abell Point Marina. Da Nang - Viet Nam became the fourth team to cross the line…

9 Jan 2016

Mission Performance ETA 0830 Monday

UPDATE: MISSION PERFORMANCE DUE TO BERTH ABLE POINT MARINA 0830 LOCAL (2230 UTC) MONDAY 11 JANUARY 2016 Eleven teams have arrived at Abell Point Marina, Airlie Beach. The remaining yacht…

8 Jan 2016

Race 6 Day 6: Close racing makes for nail biting finale

The Henri Lloyd Hobart to Whitsundays Race is shaping up to a tense and dramatic finish, as once again in the last 24 hours, the lead has changed hands. As the teams yoyo up and down the leaderboard, two thirds of the fleet is now within 300 nautical miles of the finish line. If the favourable winds forecast materialise and…

6 Jan 2016

​Race 6 Day 4: Offshore tactics pay off as Derry~Londonderry~ Doire takes the lead

With eleven of the twelve strong Clipper Race fleet making the tactical decision to sail close to the eastern Australian coast, Derry~Londonderry~Doire’s plan to remain further offshore has seen the…

5 Jan 2016

Race 6 Day 3: Da Nang – Viet Nam leads charge into Ocean Sprint but drops into second place

The last 24 hours in the Henri Lloyd Hobart to Whitsundays Race have seen the fleet getting a bit of a battering from a developing low with unstable and unpredictable…

4 Jan 2016

Race 6 Day 2: GREAT Britain clinches three points at Scoring Gate

The fleet is flying along in Day 2 of Race 6: The Henri Lloyd Hobart to Whitsundays Race. The front runners are just over a thousand nautical miles from the…

3 Jan 2016

Race 6 Day 1: Split tactics as teams aim for extra points over positions

The New Year has brought a new determination to the Clipper Race fleet which, after a short stopover in Hobart, is back racing and charging across the Bass Strait in…