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10 Jul 2019
The Clipper Race Welcomes Back the Emerald City
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has announced it will be bringing its event back to Seattle in spring 2020. This follows Seattle’s second place victory in the previous edition of the global sailing race, with the city returning as a team entry too. This will be the third consecutive edition Seattle has been a Host Port and Team…
5 Jul 2018
Leg 7 Penalty Points
After no points were issued for any teams for Race 9 (Leg 6), the Clipper Race Committee has finalised the penalty points to be given to teams following the assessment…
29 Jun 2018
The Mighty Pacific Ocean – Episode 5 of Race of Their Lives
The award-winning Race of Their Lives – the documentary showcasing the incredible achievements of the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race crew – is set to return for the…
23 Apr 2018
RACE 9 PRIZE GIVING: A TASTE OF SEATTLE’S WATERFRONT
After completing the toughest stage of the Clipper 2017-18 Race so far, which included hurricane strength winds and Phenomenal sea states of over 14m in height, each of the teams…
21 Apr 2018
Heroes Welcome for Home Team in Seattle
After almost a month at sea, the Visit Seattle team arrived into its home at the Port of Seattle today, Saturday 21 April, to a heroes welcome. Arriving in brilliant sunshine, the team was cheered in by locals, supporters and members of Visit Seattle including President and CEO Tom Norwalk. The team crossed the finish line at 20:30 UTC on…
12 Apr 2018
Race 9 Day 20: Clipper Race Fleet Fends Off Hurricane Force Winds
Very few professional sailors can say they have sailed in hurricane force winds and a phenomenal sea state with waves greater than 14 metres, but at 1800 yesterday this was…
12 Apr 2018
Nominations Open For Race 9 Stormhoek Social Spirit Award
Seattle may still seem very far away for the Clipper Race fleet at the moment as it crosses the mighty Pacific Ocean but Race 9: The Race to the Emerald City is hotting up and it is time to open up nominations for the Stormhoek Social Spirit Award! The Stormhoek Social Spirit Award celebrates the team spirit of the crew…
10 Apr 2018
Race 9 Day 18: International Date Line Dilemma
The Clipper Race fleet ticked off another significant race milestone during Day 18 when it crossed the International Date Line. Teams are now sailing west of the prime meridian and…
9 Apr 2018
Race 9 Day 17: Close Racing as Date Line Approaches
The Clipper Race fleet has reached the approximate halfway point of the 5,600 nautical mile race across the North Pacific Ocean to Seattle, and in a sign of how competitive…
8 Apr 2018
Race 9 Day 16: Heavy Weather Balancing Act
After the forecasted textbook North Pacific weather delivered some of Race 9’s fastest, most furious and thrilling conditions, with reports of gusts heading well into the 50 knot range overnight,…
5 Apr 2018
Race 9 Day 13: Pacific Delight As Scoring Gate Nears
Speed records for Race 9 tumbled for a second successive day as the Clipper Race fleet made fantastic progress over the last 24 hours in the Race to the Emerald…
4 Apr 2018
Race 9 Day 12: Preparing For The North Pacific Low
The stronger winds and big surfs that the Pacific Ocean is renowned for have finally arrived. The Clipper Race teams recorded some of their best speeds towards Seattle over the…
3 Apr 2018
Race 9 Day 11: The Pacific Playground
A mixed bag of weather conditions has kept each of the eleven Clipper Race teams busy through the night, and any big tactical moves at bay, as a ridge of…
1 Apr 2018
Race 9 Day 9: Time For Reflection As Open Ocean Awaits
The Mandatory Gate Haller lies between the Japanese islands of Hachijō and Aogashima and for the Clipper Race fleet it marks the edge of the open Pacific Ocean. As the…
31 Mar 2018
Race 9 Day 8: Blue Skies And Calm After Lumpy Seas
The Clipper Race fleet remains compressed as the teams attempt to position themselves ahead of another ridge of high-pressure. The challenging sea state has eased as the teams choose their…
29 Mar 2018
MARRIOTT HOTELS OF SEATTLE TO HOST CLIPPER RACE
With less than a month to go until the Clipper Race fleet reaches the West Coast of the USA, preparations are well underway to ensure that the stopover in Seattle…
29 Mar 2018
Race 9, Day 6: Positive Mental Attitude as Teams Round Japan
The positive news today is the wind finally arrived as forecast, allowing boat speeds and progress to pick up, though on the downside it’s still patchy and the weeds are…
25 Mar 2018
Race 9 Day 2: From Pea Soup Fog to Glorious Sunshine
Things are starting to look up for the Clipper Race fleet on Day 2 of Race 9; glorious sunshine has emerged after a challenging 24 hours for the teams trying…
24 Mar 2018
Race 9, Day 1: Cat and Mouse Start Amidst Obstacles
Race 9, from Qingdao, China, to Seattle, USA, is officially underway after the thick fog cleared and the wind picked up sufficiently to allow for the delayed Le Mans start…
22 Mar 2018
Race 9 Preview: Race to the Emerald City
There is just one sleep remaining until the Clipper Race teams bid farewell to their Chinese hosts and embark on the ‘Race to the Emerald City’. Known as the big…
14 Jan 2018
A FIREFIGHTER’S COUNTDOWN TO SEATTLE
Nottinghamshire Firefighter Rebecca ‘Bex’ Sims is preparing to swap the extreme heat for the cold water after being selected as an Elliot Brown Ambassador for the North Pacific Leg 6,…
3 Aug 2015
Young sailors complete training for life changing race experience
Following nominations from all over the UK last year, Charlie Stannard, 19, from Tower Hamlets, London, and Heather Thomas, 18, from Otley, West Yorkshire, won the life-changing opportunity to experience…