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As January progresses, the news starts to zip back from the finishes in the Caribbean of the Transatlantic rowing races from the Canaries, and last year it was a Wicklow team that successfully hit the headlines. This year it’s a somewhat more convoluted process, but it emerges that half of the crew were Irish on board Out of the Blue, the entry from the highly-regarded Delft Technological University in The Netherlands, whose alumni include Ireland’s distinguished maritime polymath Hal Sisk.

 Transatlantic oarsman Amir Anwar-Hameed of Bray formerly specialized in aerospace engineering, but at Delft he is transitioning to design and strategic innovation Transatlantic oarsman Amir Anwar-Hameed of Bray formerly specialized in aerospace engineering, but at Delft he is transitioning to design and strategic innovation

Amir Anwar-Hameed of Bray was one of the Out of the Blue foursome from Delft that placed second overall in a very competitive field, and so too was Mark Bolger. He is best known for his Baltimore Sailing Club links, but before that he was active in college racing, and was twice awarded the Irish Universities Sailing Association “Sailor of the Year” title.

Delft post-grad student Mark Bolger has a home address in Sandymount in Dublin, but in sailing in Ireland he is best known for his links to Baltimore and university team racingDelft post-grad student Mark Bolger has a home address in Sandymount in Dublin, but in sailing in Ireland he is best known for his links to Baltimore and university team racing

Published in Sailor of the Month

About the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is undoubtedly one of the greatest ocean adventures on the planet, also regarded as one of its toughest endurance challenges. Taking almost a year to complete, it consists of eleven teams competing against each other on the world’s largest matched fleet of 70-foot ocean racing yachts.

The Clipper Race was established in 1996 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail solo, non-stop, around the world in 1968-69. His aim was to allow anyone, regardless of previous sailing experience, the chance to embrace the thrill of ocean racing; it is the only event of its kind for amateur sailors. Around 40 per cent of crew are novices and have never sailed before starting a comprehensive training programme ahead of their adventure.

This unique challenge brings together everyone from chief executives to train drivers, nurses and firefighters, farmers, airline pilots and students, from age 18 upwards, to take on Mother Nature’s toughest and most remote conditions. There is no upper age limit, the oldest competitor to date is 76.

Now in its twelfth edition, the Clipper 2019-20 Race started from London, UK, on 02 September 2019.