Clipper Round the World Race News and Updates

Wendy Tuck is all smiles during the Derry-Londonderry stopover just days before her victory was confirmed in Liverpool

Wendy Tuck Is First Woman Skipper To Win Round-The-World Yacht Race

28th July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - History has been made as Australian sailor Wendy Tuck becomes the first woman to ever win a round-the-world yacht race after clinching the overall victory in the 2017-18 edition of the Clipper Race yesterday (Friday 27 July). And in…

Liverpool 2018 was second into its home city this morning

Qingdao Wins Final Clipper 2017-18 Race In Liverpool

27th July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - Qingdao claimed victory in Race 13 of the 2017-18 Clipper Race when they crossed the line at Liverpool this morning (Friday 27 July) at 10:04:04 UTC (11.04am local time). The Chinese team’s second win of the current circumnavigation…

Qingdao keeps a close eye on the competition off Ireland’s West Coast

Too Close To Call As Clipper Race Fleet Nears Fastnet Mark

25th July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - The 13th and final stage of the 2017-18 Clipper Race remains anyone’s, with the fleet still tightly packed as the upwind beat down the western Irish coast continues. And with now less than 36 hours left until the…

Nikki Henderson and Wendy Tuck are in the running to be the first female winner of a round-the-world yacht race

Final Test Under Way For Clipper Race Fleet

22nd July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - Since leaving Liverpool almost a year ago, the 11 teams in the 2017-18 Clipper Race have battled each other in 12 races, experiencing everything from frustrating wind holes to “phenomenal” sea states, boat speeds up to 35 knots,…

The Clipper Race fleet moored at Foyle Port Marina

Tight At The Top As Clipper Race Fleet Prepares For Final Stage

20th July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - The race points on the overall Clipper Race leaderboard have been updated for the final time before the final stage to Liverpool, and the fight for the podium is going to be fierce. Despite finishing eighth in Race…

Full House In Derry-Londonderry As Liverpool 2018 Completes Clipper Race Arrivals

13th July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - The full Clipper Race fleet has arrived in Derry-Londonderry, with the crews now ready to enjoy an action-packed fortnight and the award-winning Foyle Maritime Festival. After what has been a thrilling race full of tactical, close racing, incredible…

Derry-Londonderry born Clipper Race Skipper Conall Morrison and Round the World Crew Member Roseann McGlinchey have returned home on Hotelplanner.com

Clipper Race Homecoming for Northern Irish Skipper & Crew

11th July 2018 Clipper Race

After almost eleven months and 40,000 nautical miles, Derry-Londonderry born Clipper Race Skipper Conall Morrison and Round the World Crew Member Roseann McGlinchey have returned home. Although there is still one more race to go in the Clipper Round the…

HotelPlanner.com has a largely Irish crew for this penultimate state of the 2017-18 Clipper Race

Battle To The Finish As Hometown Skipper Leads Remaining Clipper Race Fleet Foyleside

10th July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - With 13 nautical miles to go as of 9am this morning (Tuesday 10 July), Conall Morrison’s HotelPlanner.com leads the five Clipper Race boats still battling to the finish of Race 12: The LegenDerry Race. Yesterday’s arrivals were completed…

The race tracker positions as of 9am on Monday 9 July

Pressure Remains On For Clipper Race Teams Still En Route To Derry-Londonderry

9th July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - While the battle for the Race 12 podium was settled earlier this morning by victorious Visit Seattle, second-placed Unicef and Garmin in third, the pressure remains on for the rest of the Clipper Race fleet as teams push…

Visit Seattle crossed the finish line in an area north east of the entrance to Lough Foyle at 00:21:57 UTC on Monday 9 July

Youngest Ever Clipper Race Skipper Wins Race to Derry-Londonderry

9th July 2018 Clipper Race

Nikki Henderson, 24, from Surrey, UK, has led her Visit Seattle team to an impressive victory in Race 12 to Derry-Londonderry, the penultimate race of the 40,000 nautical mile Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race. Visit Seattle crossed the…

Sanya Serenity Coast’s crew hard at work on deck on Day 12 of Race 12: The LegenDerry Race

Battle To Win Clipper Race To Derry-Londonderry Hots Up

8th July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - With just 100 nautical miles remaining for the Clipper Race leaders, Race 12: The LegenDerry Race is playing out for the podium and certainly living up to its name as a tense battle, which could finish today. Visit…

Sweating up a sail on board Sanya Serenity Coast

Clipper Race Fleet Faces Ocean Sprint & Changing Winds

6th July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - The first few Clipper Race teams have commenced the Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint as of this morning (Friday 6 July) but with two boats in Stealth Mode and some tricky weather conditions, it’s an edge-of-the-seat kind of sprint…

Scoring Gate Gamble For Clipper Race Fleet

4th July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - It may be the 4th of July but it’s not so much independence day for the Clipper Race fleet, as they are still racing in two fairly tight packs. Five teams went for the Scoring Gate but with…

Dare to Lead is racing in second place a week into Race 12: The LegenDerry Race

Clipper Race Fleet Splits At Halfway Point Towards Ireland

3rd July 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - A split is starting to divide the fleet as if Tuesday 3 July as the Clipper Race teams make their Scoring Gate decisions. But with only 21 nautical miles (nm) separating first and fifth, it’s still anyone’s race.…

Clipper Race Fleet Rides The Gulf Stream Rollercoaster

30th June 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - It’s been a bumpy time for many of the Clipper Race teams as they braced themselves for a second day on the ‘rollercoaster’ Gulf Stream. The competition remains tight on Saturday 30 June, day four of Race 12:…

Current Race 12 leaders Garmin at full sail in the North Atlantic

Racing Remains Tight For Ireland-Bound Clipper Race Fleet

29th June 2018 Clipper Race

#ClipperRace - There’s been plenty of movement on the leaderboard, but none of the Clipper Race teams have broken away amid the tight racing conditions on Day 2 of Race 12 from New York to Derry-Londonderry, Thursday 28 June. The…

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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.