- All Dates
- Last 7 Days
- Last 14 Days
- Last 30 Days
- Last 90 Days
- All Teams
- Dare To Lead
- GoToBermuda
- Ha Long Bay, Viet nam
- Imagine your Korea
- Punta del Este
- Qingdao
- Seattle
- Unicef
- Visit Sanya, China
- WTC Logistics
- Zhuhai
- All Races
- Leg 1: Race 1 - London, United Kingdom - Portimão, Portugal
- Leg 1: Race 2 - Portimão, Portugal - 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 - Whitsundays, Australia
- Leg 5: Race 6 - Whitsundays, Australia - Sanya, China
- Leg 5: Race 7 - Subic Bay, Philippines - Subic Bay, Philippines
- Leg 5: Race 8 - Subic Bay, Philippines - Zhuhai, China
- Leg 6: Race 9 - Subic Bay, Philippines - Subic Bay, Philippines
- Leg 6: Race 10 - Qingdao, China - Seattle, USA
- Leg 7: Race 11 - Seattle, USA - Panama
- Leg 7: Race 12 - Panama - New York, USA
- Leg 8: Race 13 - New York, USA - Bermuda
- Leg 8: Race 14 - Bermuda - Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland
- Leg 8: Race 15 - Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland - London, United Kingdom
6 Aug 2020
A return to sailing: China gets back on the water
Sporting events around the world have been affected by the global outbreak of Covid-19. Sailing has not been immune to the impact from the pandemic with both major international events and local sailing postponed, including the Clipper 2019-20 Race which is set to resume in February 2021. However, governments around the world have started to relax lockdown measures and move…
20 Jul 2020
Zhuhai Ambassador Crew reflections one year on from completing training
A year on from completing their Clipper Race training programme, the Zhuhai Ambassador Crew members share their memories, photos and videos. They reflect on what they have already achieved and…
15 Jun 2020
Harnessing the wind
Hyde Sails has powered the Clipper Race fleet for over a decade and on Global Wind Day we are celebrating with some of our favourite images of the sailmaker's craftmanship…
4 Mar 2020
Race 7: The Lakewood Hills, Zhuhai Race - Arrivals Continue
After the sought-after positions on the podium were taken by Qingdao, Unicef and Imagine your Korea respectively, the remaining positions have been announced. Punta del Este scooped fourth position, crossing…
4 Mar 2020
First Teams Complete Race 7: The Lakewood Hills, Zhuhai Race
Qingdao retains its place at the top of the overall leaderboard with its fourth win of the Clipper 2019-20 Race so far. The team will also collect an impressive six bonus points from the Scoring Gates, during this highly tactical Race 7: The Lakewood Hills, Zhuhai Race. Qingdao held off stiff competition, crossing the finish line at 19:05:37UTC on 4…
3 Mar 2020
Race 7 Day 9: Sailing towards glory
The past 24 hours of Race 7 has produced some stunning tactical team successes with victories won across the pack leaders. The opportunity to collect additional Scoring Gate points spurred…
1 Mar 2020
Race 7 Day 7: A Fleet Reshuffle?
Now that all eleven Clipper Race teams have rounded the Japanese Ryukyu Islands, concentration is firmly focussed on the second half of the race, with the Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint South, two Scoring Gates and the finish line all providing point scoring opportunities. Race 7: The Lakewood Hills, Zhuhai Race has seen Qingdao and Unicef retain a steady lead.…
28 Feb 2020
Race 7 Day 5: Headsails, tactics and hard work
The teams are hard at work striving to attain those all important points as they enter the fifth day of Race 7: The Lakewood Hills, Zhuhai Race. Qingdao is currently…
27 Feb 2020
Race 7 Day 4: Back in action
It’s been some time since the Race Viewer has depicted the combined Clipper Race fleet as achieving a speed over ground of more than five knots, but the fourth day…
26 Feb 2020
Race 7 Day 3: Upwind but still upbeat
Three days into Race 7: The Lakewood Hills, Zhuhai Race, the fleet has been beating upwind and heading north towards Virtual Mark Massey, named after Qingdao’s First Mate Rhiannon. It’s…
25 Feb 2020
Race 7 Day 2: In the Lee of the Land
“The last few days have been some of the closest and most interesting fleet racing since leaving London.” Says Unicef Skipper Ian Wiggin. The second day of Race 7: The…
21 Feb 2020
Lakewood Hills and the Bank of China revealed as new Team Supporters for Zhuhai
The Clipper Race is delighted that Zhuhai has announced Lakewood Hills and the Bank of China as new Team Supporters for Zhuhai’s team entry in the Clipper 2019-20 Race. The…
11 Jan 2020
Zhuhai Arrives into the Whitsundays, the Heart of the Great Barrier Reef
Zhuhai crossed the finish line at 10:54:19UTC on 12 January 2020 and became the eighth team to join the fleet in the Coral Sea Marina Resort, Airlie Beach. It was…
19 Nov 2019
Race 4 Day 2: Early Pressure for Leading Team
“All lined up like little tin soldiers” is how the fleet has been described. Check out the Race Viewer and you’ll see that a neat formation on Clipper 70s in…
12 Nov 2019
And then there were eleven - Zhuhai arrives into Cape Town
And then there were eleven. Zhuhai is the final team to arrive into Cape Town, meaning the fleet is now complete at the V&A Waterfront. Huge applause broke out as…
28 Oct 2019
Race 3 Day 5: The calm before the storm
As forecast, the Clipper Race fleet is experiencing much lighter conditions on the fifth day of Race 3:The Spinlock South Atlantic Showdown. The leaderboard continues to fluctuate and sees V…
11 Sep 2019
Meet the Crew: Ina Baum
Meet the Clipper 2019-20 Race Crew Name: Ina Baum Age: 53 Occupation: Business Consultant Hometown: Koln Leg: Circumnavigation Team: Zhuhai It’s been over six months since we first met Ina…
6 Sep 2019
Race 1 Day 4: Chinese Teams Claim First Scoring Gate Points
Teams talk tactics as they approach the Bay of Biscay Scoring Gate on the fourth day of racing and it was great news for the Chinese team which claimed the…
21 May 2019
China Yachting Association Visits Clipper Race Training Centre
The special relationship between the Clipper Race and China is continuing to strengthen and grow, with the UK training hub playing host to the China Yachting Association. The President of…
29 Apr 2019
TRIO TO LEAD CHINESE TEAMS REVEALED
The Clipper 2019-20 Race is set to be the biggest yet in terms of Chinese involvement and with Crew Allocation just around the corner, it’s time to meet the Skippers…
15 Mar 2019
Ambassadors chosen to represent the city of Zhuhai in global sailing race
Eighteen brave adventurers, including a professor, engineer and student, have been chosen to represent the city of Zhuhai as ocean racers in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race.…
7 Mar 2019
Zhuhai, The City of Islands
Eyes will be turning to the Chinese city of Zhuhai in the spring of 2020, when the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race makes its debut visit. Recently voted one…
12 Dec 2018
Zhuhai seeking adventurers to represent city in global sailing race
The Chinese city of Zhuhai has today announced an Ambassador Crew programme which will enable local people to take part in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race. Residents…
30 Jul 2018
Zhuhai to debut in Clipper 2019-20 Race
The Clipper Race has revealed that the ‘Islands and Sailing’ city of Zhuhai, China, is to become a Host Port and Team Partner following a multi-million pound three edition deal.…
21 Jan 2020
OBR Cherie Bridges Blogs
Leg 5 - Race 6 - Visit Sanya, China Tuesday 21 January 2020 So the start of Leg 5 was a little anticlimactic, with the fleet being postponed an extra…
13 Oct 2019
Crowds Gather as More Teams Race into Punta del Este
Hundreds of locals lined the walls of Yacht Club Punta del Este today to welcome in the next five teams to race into the Uruguayan city. Dare To Lead took…