Clipper Round the World Race News and Updates
Round Ireland Race Introduces Fresh Angle On Sail Training, And Brings The Great Alexis Loison On Board
9th May 2026 Round Ireland
What goes round, come round. Way back in 1972 we were doing a very leisurely family cruise with a Galion 22 in West Cork (small family then), and went in company with Dermod Kennedy and his ketch Richard of Baltimore…
A Dublin sailor has helped secure a landmark victory in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, as Team Tongyeong won the stage into its Korean home port. First Mate Brian Uniacke of the National Yacht Club was part of…
Clipper Ventures has opened its first Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Sailing Academy in China, marking its first training base outside the UK. The new academy in Qingdao follows a 20-year partnership between Clipper Ventures and the coastal city, built through…
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has unveiled the Clipper RX, a new 72‑foot ocean racing yacht design. The design is based on 30 years of race experience and feedback from more than 7,000 past crew members. A 12‑yacht…
A fundraising evening in aid of UNICEF will bring Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to Dun Laoghaire Harbour this February. The event, titled An Evening With Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, takes place on Friday, 20 February 2026, at the Royal Marine Hotel. It…
Brand Scotland and Oban Distillery (Diageo) have teamed up to launch a Team Scotland entry in the upcoming Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. The biennial event, founded in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox‑Johnston, covers 40,000 nautical miles around the…
On 31 August, twenty sailing professionals will depart from Portsmouth for the Clipper Round the World Race. Notably, 55% of the leaders are women, setting a record for the event. The Clipper Race is unique in training individuals from diverse…
Irish sailors Brian Uniacke and Lorraine O'Hanlon, have been selected to help lead a team of non-professionals around the globe in the upcoming edition of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. The duo will both take on the role…
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will return to Oban, Scotland in the 2025-26 edition. The West Coast town aims to attract global visitors and investors. In the summer of 2026, the Clipper Race fleet of eleven yachts will…
Irish Sailor Philip Quinn Leads Clipper Race Team Again, Second Irish Skipper Racing Too
27th March 2025 Clipper Race
A professional sailor from Ireland is set to take on one of the toughest jobs in sailing for a second time. Philip Quinn, who lives in County Down, Northern Ireland, has been selected to lead a team of non-professionals around…
Connemara Sailor Paddy Moran On Winning Yacht in 2023-2024 Clipper Round World Race
31st July 2024 Clipper Race
Irish sailor Paddy Moran was on board the winning yacht for a “nail-biting finish” to the 2023-2024 Clipper Round the World Race. Moran is one of the crew of Ha Long Bay Vietnam which secured the overall win of the…
Chinese Teams Dominate in Seventh Stage of Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
22nd February 2024 Clipper Race
Chinese sailing teams from the cities of Qingdao and Zhuhai grabbed the top two spots in the seventh stage of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. The nail-biting race, stretching over a marathon of 4,000 nautical miles from Airlie…
Clipper Race Postpones Departure from Australia Due to Incoming Cyclone
23rd January 2024 Clipper Race
The next leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has been postponed as a tropical cyclone approaches the Queensland coast. The fleet of eleven racing yachts has been enjoying a stopover in Airlie Beach as part of its…
Clipper Race "One of the Most Remarkable Challenges" for a "Rank Amateur" - Connemara Participant
28th December 2023 Clipper Race
Spare a thought for the Clipper Race participants who spent Christmas Day at sea and hope to make it to Newcastle, Australia for New Year’s Day. “Rewarding, but really, really tough” is how Connemara sailor Paddy Moran (34), on board…
County Down Sailor Steps in to Skipper Qingdao in Clipper Round the World Race
20th December 2023 Clipper Race
Philip Quinn has been chosen as the new Skipper of Qingdao in the Clipper Round the World Race. He will join from Airlie Beach in Queensland, Australia, at the start of a long stint of about 26000 miles to the…
Five Scottish Race Crew Cross Atlantic Ocean – the first major ocean crossing of the Clipper 2023-24 Race
24th October 2023 Clipper Race
Five Scottish nationals have successfully completed the first major ocean crossing of the Clipper 2023-24 Race. The group of Race Crew members were part of over 200 participants from across the globe who had gathered in Punta Del Este, Uruguay,…
