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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
15 Dec 2023
An epic prizegiving down under
A balmy Perth summers evening was the perfect backdrop to celebrate the achievements of Leg 3 Race Crew and the epic crossing of the Roaring Forties at the Race 4: Marlow Roaring Forties Challenge Prizegiving. With the last of the fleet arriving just a few hours before the festivities began, the smiling faces descending on Fremantle Sailing Club were case…
6 Dec 2023
Clipper Race heading to Fremantle, WA
The Clipper Round the World Yacht race and its intrepid crew members are set to arrive in Fremantle from 9 December following an epic race from Cape Town, South Africa,…
18 Nov 2023
Race 4: Marlow Roaring Forties Challenge - thoughts from the fleet
The eleven Clipper Race Skippers have had their final briefing ahead of Race 4: Marlow Roaring Forties Challenge from Cape Town, South Africa to Fremantle, Australia. Following a busy week…
9 Dec 2020
Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride
With the Vendée Globe fleet battling the Southern Ocean we thought we'd share more of what was captured as the Clipper Race faced its mighty force last year. This footage…
7 Dec 2020
One Year On: Top Three Teams arrive into Fremantle after challenging race across Southern Ocean
The 4,750 nautical mile Southern Ocean stage of the Clipper 2019-20 Race is a true test of physical and mental fortitude. Marking the quarter-way point of the circumnavigation, the race route provides some of the most extreme and exhilarating sailing in the world. The Southern Ocean is infamous for its grueling conditions and crew experience everything that Mother Nature cares…
4 Dec 2020
Race Crew Reflections: Helming in the Southern Ocean
Clipper Race Crew are encouraged to blog about their on the race experiences so followers back at home can live vicariously through their adventures. One such blog was sent back…
3 Dec 2020
Skipper Snapshot: Cape Town to Fremantle
On day 12 of the race from Cape Town to Fremantle, Skipper Josh Stickland, on board Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam reported on the team's racing action. Skipper Blog: Josh Stickland (and Hugo Picard) Team: Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam Date: 3 December 2019 ‘ello folks, Well finally! We have the kite up after 11 days of white sails, eight…
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…
24 Jul 2020
Meet the Crew: Abdelhamid Abouyoussef
“I found the answer to a long unanswered question.” Said Abdelhamid Abouyoussef about taking part in the Clipper Race. Like many who apply Abdelhamid, a Managing Director, from Egypt, has…
26 Jun 2020
Meet the Crew: Terri Fisher
Terri lives in the Northern Irish city of Derry-Londonderry and is affectionately known to her teammates as ‘Terri From Derry’. Her road to joining the Clipper Race was a short…
20 Dec 2019
Final three start their arrival into Fremantle
Unicef completes the fleet into Fremantle Unicef has arrived into Fremantle this evening, crossing the finish line at 12:24:46UTC. This race has been a rollercoaster ride which took just 30…
18 Dec 2019
Race 4 Day 31: Planning ahead
The three remaining Clipper Race teams are in the final days of the Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride, the distance now to finish is under 500nm to Fremantle for each.…
16 Dec 2019
Race 4 Day 29: Reflecting On The Race
The yellow, blue and orange colours represent the three remaining Clipper Race teams on the Race Viewer, as they sail to Fremantle. Punta del Este, Unicef and Visit Sanya, China…
14 Dec 2019
Golden Hour Honours
On a balmy summer’s evening, the Clipper Race teams who have arrived into Western Australia and a large number of supporters came together on Fremantle Sailing Club’s Sunset Deck to…
14 Dec 2019
Race 4 Day 27: Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint concludes
“The crew has been loving this intense sailing against time, looking at the weather forecast, our progression in the routing systems, trimming the sails every five minutes and keeping the…
13 Dec 2019
Race 4 Day 26: High Winds and High Spirits
Race 4: The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride continues for the trio of teams who are eagerly anticipating being reunited with the rest of the fleet in Fremantle. The experience…
12 Dec 2019
Olympian Mary King swaps saddles for sails
“There was a joke on the boat about me wearing my pearls, but you have to keep up standards!” said British Champion and Olympian-turned-Ocean-Racer Mary King. Mary, 58, who has…
12 Dec 2019
ARRIVALS CONTINUE INTO FREMANTLE
Update: 11 December 22:30 UTC Seattle completed Race 4, arriving into Fremantle on Wednesday 11 December, after 24 days at sea, crossing the finish line at 06:26:50UTC in eighth place.…
11 Dec 2019
Race 4 Day 24: Milestones achieved and a new arrival into Fremantle
Dare To Lead has crossed the finish line into Fremantle this morning at 10:07 UTC and the team to claim seventh place in Race 4: Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride.…
10 Dec 2019
Race 4 Day 23: Great minds think alike
Another day brings another new arrival into Fremantle, Australia. This morning it was Zhuhai’s turn to feel the exhilarating rush of crossing the finish line. Completing Race 4 in sixth…
9 Dec 2019
Race 4 Day 22: Race within a Race
And then there were six! Following the nail-biting race for Race 4 podium positions over the weekend, arrivals continued into Fremantle overnight with GoToBermuda taking fourth place and WTC Logistics…
8 Dec 2019
Race 4 Day 21: The Race to Fremantle continues
The Clipper Race has seen its first three arrivals into Fremantle but eight teams continue to navigate their way through their localised battles to the finish line. Each in a…
8 Dec 2019
Nail-biting finale sees Qingdao clinch narrow victory in fourth race
After a three-week game of cat and mouse across the Southern Ocean, between the two leading Clipper Race teams, it was Qingdao which clinched a narrow victory. The team, flying…
7 Dec 2019
Race 4 Day 20: The Sleighs fly towards Fremantle
Day 20 of Race 4: The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride has thrown the fleet a mixed bag of conditions as they push forwards in the marathon to Fremantle. The…
4 Dec 2019
Race 4 Day 17: Stealth, the name of the game?
Front runner Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam, in its quest to win The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride has today gone into Stealth Mode*. This follows the trend set by…
1 Dec 2019
Race 4 Day 14: A New Leader
After two weeks at sea, Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam has retaken the lead from close rival Qingdao in Race 4: the Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride. 18 nautical mile…
30 Nov 2019
Race 4 Day 13: Sprint or a stroll in the sunshine?
Lighter winds and sunshine greeted the teams towards the front of the pack on the thirteenth day of racing in The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride. It is time to…
29 Nov 2019
THANKSGIVING CELEBRATED IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
“I’d really enjoy the warmth of a crackling wood fire right now,” Seattle-born crew member Mitchell Sundt exclaimed as he wrote his daily blog, thousands of miles from home. Mitchell…
29 Nov 2019
Race 4 Day 12: 50 Shades of Grey
“The sky is grey, the sea is grey, the squalls are grey.” Reports Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam Skipper Josh Stickland, on the twelfth day of racing from Cape Town…
28 Nov 2019
Race 4 Day 11: Happy Thanksgiving
The Clipper Race teams have many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, on the racing front; a slight break in the tough squally conditions that they have been facing…
25 Nov 2019
Race 4 Day 8: Bonus Points
Leading the charge to Fremantle, for a fourth consecutive day, Qingdao held off Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam to cross the Scoring Gate first and stake a claim on the…
24 Nov 2019
Race 4 Day 7: Sunshine and Anticipation
One week into the Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride and the racing fleet has experienced a slight lull as a high pressure system moves over the fleet. It is bringing…
23 Nov 2019
Race 4 Day 6: Joining the ‘Roaring’ Forties Club
On the sixth day of Race 4: The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride, the racing teams are all within 280 nautical miles of each other as they power up towards…
22 Nov 2019
Race 4 Day 5: Teams feel the effects as they approach the Roaring Forties
On the fifth day of Race 4: The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride, Qingdao has taken over the role of frontrunner from Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam , as the…
21 Nov 2019
Race 4 Day 4: Close Racing at the Top of the Leaderboard
“I feel we have poked the angry red dragon, Qingdao, and now I can feel them breathing down our necks!” This is what Josh Stickland, Skipper of Ha Long Bay,…
20 Nov 2019
Race 4 Day 3: Conditions Liven up as the Race Remains Tight
On the third day of Race 4: The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride, the upwind slam has subsided for most of the Clipper Race Crews, but whilst the fleet is…
18 Nov 2019
Race 4 Day 1: The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride gets Underway
Race 4: The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride, a 4,750 nautical mile ocean crossing from Cape Town, South Africa to Fremantle, Australia is underway. Yesterday the fleet left the V&A…
17 Nov 2019
CLIPPER RACE EMBARKS ON SOUTHERN OCEAN LEG
The highly-anticipated 4,750 nautical mile Southern Ocean stage of Clipper 2019-20 Race started in Cape Town today as the only global sailing race for non-professionals passes its quarter-way mark. Race…
16 Nov 2019
Race 4: Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride
Basking in the shadow of Table Mountain, the Clipper Race fleet makes its final preparations ahead of Race 4; a 4,750 nautical mile ocean crossing from Cape Town, South Africa…
8 Jan 2018
Update on 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 Race 3, Race 4…
25 Nov 2017
ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIMES INTO FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA (Updated at 25/11/17 0730 UTC / 1530 Local)
Team finish times and ETAs, shown in local Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+8 ) across the Finish Line for Race 3 are as follows: (Be aware that these are best…
24 Nov 2017
HOTELPLANNER.COM AWARDED REDRESS FOR RACE 3: DELL LATITUDE RUGGED RACE
The Race Committee has announced today that HotelPlanner.com has been awarded redress totalling 1 hour and 30 minutes for the time spent in facilitating six new Greenings crew joining the…
24 Nov 2017
Race 3 Day 24: NEW RACE LEADERS REVEALED AFTER STEALTH MODE
It’s shaping up to be an incredibly close finish to Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race with less than 70 nautical miles separating the top seven teams. PSP Logistics…
22 Nov 2017
Race 3 Day 22: ELLIOT BROWN OCEAN SPRINT RESULTS ANNOUNCED
In the past 24 hours, HotelPlanner.com was the final boat to cross the finish line of the Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint and, after all boat times were calculated, was declared…
21 Nov 2017
Race 3 Day 21: SUPPORT STREAMS IN AS TEAMS COUNT DOWN TO FREMANTLE
As the Clipper Race teams look ahead to arriving in to Fremantle later this week, Skippers from across the fleet have expressed their gratitude on behalf of the crew for…
17 Nov 2017
Garmin Medevac Crew Member Erik Hellstrom
24 November 2017 Update ( 0100 UTC 0900 Local) Garmin (CV22) Crew Member Erik Hellstrom has arrived safely in Australia and has been successfully transferred to hospital where he is…
16 Nov 2017
Race 3 Day 16: TEAMS AWAIT A WIND SHIFT
It has been a pleasant day for the leading teams on Day 16 of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race but teams are eagerly waiting for the stronger westerlies,…
15 Nov 2017
Race 3 Day 15: FAST DOWNWIND CONDITIONS REPLACED BY SHIFTING WINDS
Day 15 of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race has seen mixed conditions for the Clipper Race fleet with fast downwind conditions being replaced by shifting winds and lighter…
15 Nov 2017
Nominations Open for Race 3 Stormhoek Social Spirit Award
It has been an eventful start to Race 3: the Dell Latitude Rugged Race and there has been plenty of social spirit on display already with the Clipper Race family…
14 Nov 2017
UNICEF AWARDED REDRESS FOR RACE 3: DELL LATITUDE RUGGED RACE
The Race Committee has announced today that, following an official request from Unicef , the team has been awarded redress totalling 2 hours and 33 minutes for the time spent…
14 Nov 2017
Race 3 Day 14: Spinnakers Emerge as Westerlies Fill in
The westerly winds that the Clipper Race fleet has been waiting for finally arrived for many of the teams as they pass the halfway mark of Race 3: The Dell…
9 Nov 2017
RACE 3 DAY 9: SAILING THE UNFAVOURABLE TACK
PSP Logistics has moved into pole position on Day 9 of the Dell Latitude Rugged Race to Fremantle. Sticking to the more southerly route, it has taken a 32 nautical…
8 Nov 2017
Race 3 Day 8: FLEET CONTINUES TO BATTLE UPWIND
Life continues at a lean for many teams during the eighth day of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race as the fleet slogs it out in tough upwind conditions.…
7 Nov 2017
Race 3 Day 7: BACK TO LIFE AT A HEEL
A wind hole held up the leading pack of the Clipper Race fleet on Day 7 of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race with the teams now back beating…
6 Nov 2017
Race 3 Day 6: Squalls Test Fleet
Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race is known to serve up some of the most exhilarating and testing conditions of the entire circumnavigation and, over the last 24 hours,…
5 Nov 2017
HOTELPLANNER.COM RESUMES RACING AFTER PORT ELIZABETH DIVERSION
HotelPlanner.com has resumed racing after diverting to Port Elizabeth to drop off round the world crew member, Greg Adams (59), who had a suspected fractured arm. The team was met…
4 Nov 2017
RACE 3 DAY 4: CALM AFTER THE STORM
It has been a testing 24 hours for the Clipper Race fleet as it made its way through relentless upwind storm conditions yesterday. Sanya Serenity Coast has retained its lead…
4 Nov 2017
SIX GREENINGS CREW TO JOIN HOTELPLANNER.COM FOR LEG 3
With HotelPlanner.com making good speed towards Port Elizabeth to drop off injured crew member, Greg Adams, arrangements are currently being made for Greenings crew members, who are wanting to resume…
1 Nov 2017
GREENINGS PARTIALLY UNDER WATER AFTER RUNNING AGROUND
UPDATE 01 NOVEMBER 1720 UTC (1920 local time) Following careful analysis of the situation and state of the Clipper Race Yacht CV24 the Clipper Race office has confirmed that the…
31 Oct 2017
SKIPPERS THOUGHTS AHEAD OF DELL LATITUDE RUGGED RACE 3
With two previous races now under their belts, each of the twelve Clipper Race Skippers are preparing lead their respective teams in the Dell Latitude Rugged Race 3 from Cape…
27 Oct 2017
MEET THE CLIPPER 2017-18 CREW: JAN BANFIELD
NAME: Jan Banfield AGE: 62 OCCUPATUON: Retired Nurse NATIONALITY: British LEGS: Leg 3: The Southern Ocean Leg TEAM: Unicef With crew changeover taking place today, a fresh batch of leggers…
18 Nov 2017
Race 3 Day 18: RACE LEADERS BEGIN ELLIOT BROWN OCEAN SPRINT
Leaderboard standings across the fleet have stayed consistent over the last 24 hours as the leading teams began their Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint. Race leaders, Sanya Serenity Coast , crossed…
6 Nov 2015
Unicef in Australasia: Malaria prevention
As the fleet takes on the Roaring Forties of the Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride towards Australia, Unicef is working in many countries across this region to keep children safe. One…
26 Oct 2015
Meet the Crew: Olympian Bill Lucas
Today, Tuesday 27 October, marks Crew Changeover day for the Southern Ocean Leg to Albany, Western Australia. This is the day that the new joining crew officially join their teams…