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 inspiring stage which translates into a powerful business opportunity for official partners and suppliers who share similar ambition to push boundaries and go beyond expectation. Clipper Race CEO and Co-Founder…

8 Dec 2016

From tackling the world’s oceans to tackling illiteracy in Africa

Twenty-two-year-old Mency Madolo could never have imagined she would be stepping onto a 70-foot yacht to sail from San Francisco to New York as part of the crew for the…

27 Oct 2016

Changing lives through sailing

The race experience itself is a test, but what difference does it make when you get home? Over the last 20 years the Clipper Race and our crew have worked…

4 Jul 2016

“I have learnt a lot about responsibility”

After ten months of anticipation and having never sailed before training for the race, South Africans Siphamandla ‘Superman’ Ngcobo (23) and Sakhile ‘King’ Makhanya (22) are now racing more than…

28 May 2016

“I want to grow and have an impact on someone’s life” Meet Lerato Masombuka

Lerato ‘Bridgette’ Masombuka grew up in a small township of Zithobeni situated in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Brought up by her grandmother and then later her aunt, Lerato was raised in a community where young people often dropped out of school. With a desire to further her education and study languages, Lerato started a reading club for younger children in…

24 Apr 2016

From South Africa to Seattle in the battle against HIV/AIDS

“It is great to be here and have the opportunity to tell my story,” says 23-year-old Boitumelo ‘Charlotte’ Malia, an orphan who lost her parents when she was a child.…

26 Mar 2016

“You must face challenges for you to grow”

“I think this experience will have a big impact on me and my community when I get back home. I think it will show that you can achieve and stand up for yourself and your future, take one opportunity at a time. I want to show people that in life, not all things come easy, you must face challenges for…

7 Mar 2016

“There are some things I will never forget in my life” 

What more unique a way to celebrate your birthday than on board a 70-foot ocean racing yacht racing from Australia to Vietnam, having never sailed before. That’s what 24-year-old Khulekani…

16 Jan 2016

​Competitive streak runs through Asian Pacific Challenge Ambassadors

There are six new crew members from different ends of the earth boarding five Clipper Race boats to represent their individual Team Sponsor for the Asian Pacific Challenge, and there…

14 Jan 2016

​Ambassadors bid emotional farewell after life-changing journey

Taking themselves out of their comfort zone is a trait shared by all Clipper Race crew, and many find that the mental and physical challenge provided through ocean racing helps…

24 Dec 2015

Making waves: The Sapinda Rainbow Foundation in Sydney

Thulisile ‘Thuli’ Lekalake had never been on a boat before joining the Clipper Race as an ambassador for the Sapinda Rainbow Foundation. Now, the 22 year-old from Mpumalanga, South Africa…

22 Oct 2015

IchorCoal celebrates finish into ‘home port’

South African sponsored IchorCoal is celebrating its arrival into ‘home port’ Cape Town at 0917 UTC (1117 local time), with an elapsed time of 351 hours 17 minutes. Sponsored by…

8 Oct 2015

Countdown to Cape Town

The countdown has already started to a host of exciting events in South Africa now that Race 2 is underway: the Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms from Rio…

19 Aug 2015

Young South Africans take to the water for fleet delivery

The Clipper Race fleet and its international crew is currently on its way to London for the highly anticipated tenth edition Race Start on 30 August, and on board IchorCoal…

26 Jun 2015

​Meet the Crew: Emma Dixey

Emma Dixey is a General Practitioner from Newport, Isle of Wight who recently completed her Level 3 training week. She’s been telling us about why she cannot wait to sail…

18 May 2015

Young South Africans complete intensive UK training

Ten young South Africans, some of whom have never seen the ocean before, are celebrating the completion of all four levels of Clipper Race training. The group was shortlisted to…

2 Mar 2015

Young South Africans selected to take part in Clipper Race adventure

Eight young South Africans have been selected to take part in a life changing experience and compete in this year’s race following a tough three day training weekend. The Sapinda…

27 Jan 2015

Young South Africans shortlisted for Clipper Race adventure

In a month’s time, thirty young hopefuls from across South Africa will discover if they will be one of the final eight who will be chosen to participate in the…

17 Dec 2014

Sir Robin to mentor young South African with ambition to become first black Clipper Race skipper

22 year old South African Nqoba Mswazi, who participated in the tough Pacific Ocean leg of the Clipper Race earlier this year with the Sapinda Rainbow project, has revealed a…

28 Nov 2014

‘Sbu’ goes back to school and needs your support

A year ago, 21 year old Masibulele Liyaba, known as ‘Sbu’ from Orkney, South Africa, was preparing to fly to Australia to join the Invest Africa entry in the 2013-14…

4 Nov 2014

Call for young South Africans to participate in global challenge

In Johannesburg, South Africa, today, eight young South Africans from Townships across the country have come together for the first time since their epic journey in the last edition of…