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- Leg 1: Race 1 - Portsmouth, United Kingdom - Puerto Sherry, Spain
- Leg 1: Race 2 - Puerto Sherry, Spain - Punta del Este, Portugal
- Leg 2: Race 3 - Punta del Este, Uruguay - Cape Town, South Africa
- Leg 3: Race 4 - Cape Town, South Africa - Fremantle, Australia
- Leg 4: Race 5 - Fremantle, Australia - Newcastle, Australia
- Leg 5: Race 6 - Newcastle, Australia - Whitsundays, Australia
- Leg 5: Race 7 - Whitsundays, Australia - Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam
- Leg 5: Race 8 - Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam - Zhuhai, China
- Leg 6: Race 9 - Zhuhai, China - Qingdao, China
- Leg 6: Race 10 - Qingdao, China - Seattle, USA
- Leg 7: Race 11 - Seattle, USA - Panama
- Leg 7: Race 12 - Panama - Washington DC, USA
- Leg 8: Race 13 - Washington DC, USA - Oban, Scotland
- Leg 8: Race 14 - Oban, Scotland - Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- Leg 8: Race 15 - SPARE RACE
10 Nov 2023
Cape Town, South Africa, ETAs
Please note that these are the best estimates based on the latest weather and average speeds of the fleet. Weather and tidal conditions will cause these times to change. For more information on Cape Town, visit the Host Port page here . Track the fleet using the Race Viewer.
3 Nov 2023
The Clipper Race is returning to Cape Town, bringing home two South African Skippers and multiple South African crew
Image: The epic Table Mountain that overlooks Cape Town After the action-packed stopover in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the fleet is now closing in on Cape Town, taking on the…
25 Oct 2023
Weather update: A challenging 24 hours for the Clipper Race fleet
The South Atlantic is living up to its expectations of unpredictable weather. Over the first few days of Race 3: TIMEZERO South Atlantic Showdown the fleet has had to manage…
25 Oct 2023
Punta del Este beach clean // Eco Kermesse in aid of UNICEF
Beach cleans are always an important event in the Clipper Race stopover calendar, and the recent beach clean in Punta del Este saw a large number of Race Crew join…
23 Jun 2023
Punta del Este to host its third Clipper Race stopover
The Clipper Race fleet will be sailing into Punta del Este this October, as the finishing port for the first leg of the global yacht race. The fleet is expected to arrive between 12-16 October ready for a packed programme of events for Race Crew and locals. Host Port Partner Yacht Club Punta del Este will welcome Race Crew to…
27 Feb 2023
Spotlight: Leg 2 - The South Atlantic Challenge
Race length : Approx 4,000nm Air temperature : 10-30 c One individual race Days racing: 15-23 days (port dependent) Where? South America to South Africa The South Atlantic Challenge, otherwise…
13 Nov 2020
Crew Perspective - Battling the Waves On Race to Cape Town
For New Zealander Susie Blair, a round-the-world crew member on WTC Logistics , her race down to Cape Town saw big sea states and high wind speeds. During the Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown, Susie's team was one of the yachts that travelled the furthest south, at one point, dipping into the Southern Ocean. In her blog, written in the midst…
9 Nov 2020
Leg 2 - The South Atlantic Challenge
The second leg of the Clipper Race circumnavigation, the South Atlantic crossing from South America to South Africa, is known for being an exhilarating and closely fought leg. Stormy conditions…
14 Oct 2020
One Year On: Memories of Punta del Este arriving into home port
This time last year, despite the cold evening and late hour, hundreds of local spectators, supporters and Yacht Club Punta Del Este representatives, lined the marina to welcome the Punta…
26 Sep 2020
Meet the Crew: Ian Wang
“This is probably the most extreme thing I will ever do in my entire life!” Says Ian Wang a 43-year-old, Software architect, from Cardiff, who traded computers for sailing spending…
28 Aug 2020
Meet the Crew: Kiki Kettunen
Finnish born Kiki Kettunen first heard about the Clipper Race 12 years ago but it took life and work to align and the sight of a billboard ad on the…
11 Nov 2019
Race 3 Prizegiving
Following a tough 3,555 nautical mile race across the South Atlantic, the teams came together at the Shimmy Beach Club to celebrate the successes and achievements made during Race 3:…
9 Nov 2019
Arrivals continue into Cape Town
Updated 09/11/2019 20:15 A beautiful sunset welcomed in local boy David ‘Wavy’ Immelman and his team GoToBermuda as they crossed the finish line at 17:26:58 in ninth place. In honour…
8 Nov 2019
Punta del Este Scoops Second Place into Cape Town as Unicef Takes Third
Punta del Este secured second place in the nail biting closing stages of Race 3 as the team held off Unicef and Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam in the tussle…
8 Nov 2019
Race 3 Day 16: Wind hole to slow finish?
It is day 16 of racing the second stage of the Clipper 2019-20 Race, and the aptly named Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown is drawing to a close. Qingdao has taken…
7 Nov 2019
Race 3 Day 15: The Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint Results Announced!
On Day 15 of Race 3: The Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown, the results of the fleet’s efforts to cover the 335 nautical mile Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint in the…
5 Nov 2019
Race 3 Day 13: Surfing through the Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint
The majority of the fleet in The Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown, is speeding through the Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint. It’s a closely fought bonus point battle and with still…
4 Nov 2019
Race 3 Day 12: The Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint Begins
On Day 12 of The Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown, the fleet are recovering from intense weather conditions as they gear up for a chance to gain extra points in the…
31 Oct 2019
Race 3 Day 8: South Atlantic Low
On Day 8 of Race 3: The Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown the fleet is in the throws of a South Atlantic low as it races towards Cape Town. Seumas Kellock,…
29 Oct 2019
Race 3 Day 6: Charge for the Scoring Gate
The battle to claim the first points of Race 3: The Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown is raging with six of the eleven teams making their way to the scoring gate.…
27 Oct 2019
Race 3 Day 4: North South Divide
The early stages of Race 3: The Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown have been dominated by the decision of which route to take to Cape Town; the most direct, via the…
25 Oct 2019
Race 3 Day 2: Surf’s up
The fleet has been ticking of the miles in the first 48 hours of Race 3: Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown, with the two South African skippers leading the charge to…
24 Oct 2019
Race 3 Day 1: East or south east, that is the question
Race 3: The Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown from the Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este to Cape Town, South Africa, is in its opening stages and already it is clear…
23 Oct 2019
Race 3: The Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown
After an incredible stopover in Punta del Este , crew are making their final preparations ahead of Race 3. The teams will depart Yacht Club Punta del Este today (Wednesday…
28 Nov 2017
RACE 2 PENALTY POINTS
The Clipper Race Committee has finalised the list of penalty points to be given to the teams following the assessment of damages and repairs needed after the fleet’s race from…
28 Oct 2017
PSP Logistics Arrives into Cape Town
24 days after Race 2, the Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms, started from Punta del Este, including an unscheduled return to Uruguay after sustaining severe damage from a…
28 Oct 2017
Race 2 Day 24: Land In Sight
It’s the final day of a long and eventful Leg 2 for PSP Logistics but the end is finally in sight in Race 2: The Stormhoek Race to the Cape…
22 Oct 2017
A Prize Giving With A Difference
The Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms Prize Giving Treasure Hunt had the Race Crew and 150 Race Crew Supporters buzzing with excitement as they revelled in the hunt,…
22 Oct 2017
UNICEF ARRIVES INTO CAPE TOWN AFTER CHALLENGING RACE
Unicef crossed the line at 23:19:27 local South African time (21:19:27 UTC) on Saturday evening, having sailed over 3500nm, resulting in an eleventh placed finish in the Stormhoek Race to…
19 Oct 2017
Visit Seattle pips Liverpool 2018 to fourth place
After some fast and furious sailing across the South Atlantic Ocean, Visit Seattle managed to edge out Liverpool 2018 to claim fourth place in the closing stages of the Stormhoek…
18 Oct 2017
GREENINGS CLAIMS NARROW LINE HONOURS INTO CAPE TOWN FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE CLIPPER RACE VICTORY
The Greenings team claimed victory this evening in a thrilling finale to the Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms, which saw the top two teams finish approximately two miles…
17 Oct 2017
ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIMES INTO CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
The leading teams of the Clipper Race fleet have made good progress in the Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms and are currently predicted to arrive slightly ahead of…
12 Oct 2017
Nominations open for Race 2 Stormhoek Social Spirit Award
As the teams battle it out in the South Atlantic Ocean, it is time for everyone on dry land to start nominating for the Stormhoek Social Spirit Award in this…
12 Oct 2017
Race 2 Day 8: FAST AND FURIOUS SAILING FOR CLIPPER RACE FLEET
Many of the teams in the Clipper Race fleet have been setting their own boat speed records during some fast and furious sailing on Day 8 of the Stormhoek Race…
11 Oct 2017
Race 2 Day 7: PSP LOGISTICS BACK AT SEA AS LEADERS APPROACH HALFWAY POINT
PSP Logistics slipped lines from Piriapolis (Uruguay) yesterday evening to bring the Clipper Race fleet back to its full complement as the leaders approach the halfway point to Cape Town…
10 Oct 2017
RACE 2 DAY 6: QINGDAO SECURES TOP SCORING GATE POINTS FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE RACE
All eyes have been firmly fixed on the Race Viewer during the sixth day of racing as the twelve Clipper Race teams battled it out to reach the Scoring Gate.…
7 Oct 2017
Race 2 Day 3: CLOSE-FOUGHT BATTLE CONTINUES
PSP Logistics safely arrived into Piriapolis, Uruguay, yesterday afternoon (local time), to repair rudder damage , as the rest of the fleet continued in a closely-fought contest towards Cape Town.…
4 Oct 2017
Skippers share their thoughts ahead of Leg 2: The South Atlantic Challenge
The twelve Clipper Race Skippers have been checking the latest weather reports and are ready to go for Leg 2: The South Atlantic Challenge after experiencing a fantastic time in…
3 Oct 2017
Clipper 2017-18 Race Preview: Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms
Following a fantastic first stopover in Punta del Este, Uruguay, crew are preparing to depart the first-time Host Port on Wednesday 04 October for Race 2, to Cape Town, South…
2 Oct 2017
Meet the Clipper 2017-18 Race Crew: Sarah Addison
NAME: Sarah Addison AGE: 31 NATIONALITY: Scottish LEGS: Leg 2, the South Atlantic Challenge and Leg 7, the USA Coast-to-Coast Leg TEAM: Garmin Sarah Addison, 31, an Engineer from Aberdeen,…
13 Sep 2017
Andy Woodruff Named as Interim Greenings Skipper
Following the medevac of Greenings’ Skipper David Hartshorn early in Race 1, we can today announce that Andy Woodruff will be taking over leadership of the team until David is…
15 Oct 2015
Unicef in South Africa: HIV prevention
Leg 2: The South Atlantic Challenge takes the race teams from South America towards the distant shores of Africa, ending with a warm welcome in Cape Town, South Africa. Unicef…