28 Jul 2020

Breaking Records and Barriers

Becoming a trailblazer was not Wendy Tuck’s intention when she signed up to be a Skipper in the Clipper 2018-17 Race - the Australian simply wanted to go sailing. But that all changed on July 28, 2018, when she made history and became the first female Skipper to win a round the world yacht race. The news of her achievement…

7 Mar 2019

Clipper Race Celebrates International Women’s Day

Over the past 23 years and eleven editions of the Clipper Race, thousands of women from all over the world have been introduced to sailing and trained to be ocean…

18 Dec 2018

​Hometown Honour for Winning Skipper

The accolades keep coming for history making Clipper Race Skipper Wendy Tuck, who has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Western Sydney. The Australian university selected Wendy…

15 Oct 2018

Voting Open For Rolex World Sailor of the Year

Following the nomination of Clipper 2017-18 Race Skipper Wendy Tuck for Rolex World Sailor of the Year, public voting has officially opened today, Monday 15 September. The public vote, which…

3 Oct 2018

CLIPPER RACE SKIPPER NOMINATED FOR ROLEX WORLD SAILOR OF THE YEAR

It has today been announced that winning Clipper 2017-18 Race Skipper Wendy Tuck from Sydney, Australia, has been nominated for Rolex World Sailor of the Year. Wendy Tuck, Skipper of Sanya Serenity Coast, arriving into Qingdao, China. Open to public vote, Wendy, who became the first female Skipper to win a round the world yacht race when she led Chinese…

5 Sep 2018

​Historic win inspires more women to consider a life at sea

History was made this summer when Wendy Tuck became the first woman to win a round the world yacht race and her sailing success has already inspired more women to…

12 Sep 2017

Race 1 Day 23: Female skippers lead fleet into Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint

The two female skippers continue to dominate the leader board with the teams led by Nikki Henderson and Wendy Tuck in the top two positions as they begin the first Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint of the Clipper 2017-18 Race. Visit Seattle declared first, crossing the start latitude of 5°S at 1117 UTC yesterday but this does not guarantee the win.…

23 Mar 2017

Meet Clipper 2017-18 Race Skipper Wendy Tuck

For Wendy ‘Wendo’ Tuck, one race around the world was never going to be enough. And as a result, she’s set to make history in the Clipper 2017-18 Race as…

3 Feb 2017

Wendy Tuck Re-joins Clipper Race Australia

We are very pleased to welcome back former skipper Wendy ‘Wendo’ Tuck to the Clipper Race family, after being appointed to the role of Chief Instructor and Principal of our…

23 Dec 2016

Sydney Hobart Race Success - Twelve Months On

Not many sailors know the treacherous 630 nautical mile Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race like Sydney sider Wendy ‘Wendo’ Tuck, who will embark on her 10 th blue water classic…

14 Dec 2015

Da Nang Viet Nam Skipper Wendy Tuck leads another night of Sydney arrivals

Australian Skipper Wendy Tuck has arrived home into Sydney, with a fleet of five supporter yachts accompanying her team Da Nang Viet Nam through Sydney Harbour and into the marina…

27 Mar 2015

Meet Race Skipper Wendy Tuck

After two Australian race victories, Wendy Tuck is hoping to add to her nations accolades by becoming Australia’s first female Clipper Race winner. The fifty year old from Sydney is…