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  1. SAILING YACHT OCEAN RACING ROUND THE WORLD CIRCUMNAVIGATION RACES EVENTS

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  2. The Whitbread round the world race

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  3. Clipper Round The World Yacht Race 2007/08

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  4. Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 2023-24

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  5. Biggest Round The World Yacht Race Departs for Liverpool

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  6. Portsmouth to host race start and finish of Clipper Round the World

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  1. Route Map

    Clipper 2025-26 Race ports, race route, estimated days racing and additional information will be confirmed at a future date. Explore the Legs Full Circumnavigation 1 The Atlantic Trade Winds Legg 32 2 The South Atlantic Challenge Leg

  2. About the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race

    The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other. With no previous sailing experience necessary, before signing up for the intensive training programme, it's a record-breaking 40,000 nautical mile race around the world on a 70-foot ocean racing yacht. The next edition will be the ...

  3. The Ocean Race

    The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. ... The route for the 2008-2009 race was altered from previous years to include stopovers in India and Asia for the first time. The 2008-09 route covered nearly 39,000 nmi (72,000 km), took over nine months to complete, and reached a cumulative TV ...

  4. Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

    The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is a biennial sailing race that takes paying amateur crews on one or more legs of a circumnavigation of the globe in 11 specially-designed identical yachts owned by Clipper Ventures. ... the Clipper Race route follows the prevailing currents and winds and uses lighter, faster boats. The current fleet of 11 ...

  5. Clipper Round The World Race

    In places where the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race site asks for login information (such as crew areas) cookies may store your login name and password on your hard drive to eliminate the need for you to enter this information every time it is needed. Clipper Ventures Plc also uses cookies to understand site usage and patterns.

  6. The Ocean Race: Everything you need to know about the race

    The course for The Ocean Race has a new first stopover mid-Atlantic at the Cape Verdes, before an extra long Southern Ocean leg of 12,750 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, to Itajai, Brazil ...

  7. IMOCA Route

    The start of the 14th edition of The Ocean Race will follow the Reyes holiday period in Spain, and sees the foiling IMOCA fleet departing on a 32,000 nautical mile (60,000 km) race around the world. The first leg is a 1,900 nautical mile sprint from Alicante to Cabo Verde, the first time the Race has stopped at the African archipelago.

  8. The Ocean Race 2022-23

    The Ocean Race 2022-23 was the 14th edition of the round-the-world The Ocean Race. It started in Alicante, Spain. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the organizers to delay the race planned for 2021-22. ... Route. The route and stopover dates for the 2023 edition have been announced in December 2021.

  9. Ocean Globe Race

    Starting in Southampton in September 2023, the OGR is a 27,000-mile sprint around the globe, spread across four legs, taking in the Southern Ocean and the three Great Capes. Stopovers will include Cape Town, Auckland and Punta del Este, before finishing back in the UK in April 2024. To win the OGR challenge is to be first in class or handicap ...

  10. RACE ACROSS THE

    Crew come from all walks of life and nations around the world to tackle one or multiple legs of the record-breaking circumnavigation. Train from novice to become an ocean racer as part of a team onboard a 70-foot ocean racing yacht. ... CHAIRMAN | CLIPPER ROUND THE WORLD YACHT RACE +44 (0) 2392 526000 . 1A Granary & Bakery Building Royal ...

  11. History

    The history of the race known as - Whitbread Round the World Race (1973-2001) - Volvo Ocean Race (2001-2019) - The Ocean Race (Upcoming in 2021-2022) Sir Peter Blake, winner of the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Race on Steinlager II, holding the Whitbread Trophy aloft. In 1969 Robin Knox-Johnston won The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and ...

  12. Full Circumnavigation

    The route shown is indicative. Clipper 2025-26 Race ports, race route, estimated days racing and additional information will be confirmed at a future date. ... The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the only event of its type. Anyone, even if they have never stepped on a boat before, can join the adventure. 8 Legs. 11 Races. 2°C - 35°C ...

  13. Final stage for the 2023-24 Clipper Race

    The fourteenth and final race of the epic 40,000nm Clipper 2023-24 Round the World Yacht Race got underway July 21 from Oban, Scotland. The 11 teams got underway in the forecasted 12-14 knot ...

  14. The Whitbread round the world race

    It is over 40 years since the first crewed round the world race, the Whitbread Round the World Race, now now the Volvo Ocean Race. Barry Pickthall remembers the early days. Sailing pioneers ...

  15. List of Clipper Round the World Yacht Race results

    Results[edit] The race was won by Wendy Tuck, who was the first female skipper to win a round the world yacht race. In second place came Nikki Henderson, to date the youngest skipper of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. [29] The results of the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race were announced as follows: [30] Clipper 2017-18 Results.

  16. Clipper Round the World Yacht Race set to visit trio of Australian

    The 2023-24 race edition will mark the fifth time Fremantle has made an appearance on the race route and will see a fourth visit to Airlie Beach. Making its debut as a Host Port will be Newcastle, which will be the second stop for yachts as they navigate around Australia. Mark Light, Race Director at Clipper Ventures, said "We are really happy ...

  17. We are sailing! We are sailing! Mail Sport takes to the sea for a ...

    Mail Sport takes to the sea for a taste of the incredible Clipper Round the World race as it returns to the UK ... The end result is more than 20 crew members per yacht, with a mix of talent and ...

  18. Leg 1

    Leg 1. The Atlantic Trade Winds. The first ocean crossing - the Atlantic - sees the crew at sea for four weeks. After experiencing the emotions of saying goodbye to loved ones, there is a huge range of conditions to battle - the doldrums, Trade Wind spinnaker sailing, the first Atlantic crossing and celebrating South American style.

  19. Clipper 2023-24 Round the World Yacht Race

    In 2023-24, I will spend 11 months at sea in a crew of around 20 at any one time, on a 70ft yacht, as part of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Leading up to, during, and after the race, I will share my journey and lessons learnt, including: the importance of living for today and going beyond your comfort zone.

  20. Vendée Globe

    The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, held in 1968-1969, the first round-the-world yacht race. The BT Global Challenge, was a race held every four years and followed the westward route. The Race, was a race held in 2000, involving multihulls. The Oryx Quest, held in 2005, starting from Qatar. Other speed sailing records. Speed sailing record

  21. The most boats ever will compete in the 100th Bayview Yacht Club race

    Billed on its website as the "world's longest continuously run long-distance freshwater yacht race," the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race is set to start Saturday.. A record-setting 334 boats ...

  22. Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust

    The Chicago Yacht Club Race to MackinacⓇ is one of the world's largest annual offshore regattas, drawing top-notch sailing talent from around North America and the world. Known as 'The Mac' to everyone in the region, the ultimate test of Great Lakes navigation starts each July just off Chicago's famous Navy Pier.

  23. Portsmouth to host Race Start and Finish of Clipper Round the World

    The only event which trains people from all walks of life to become ocean racers, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will see its fleet depart from Gunwharf Quays on 3 September. A Solent spectacular is planned for Clipper Race crew as they commence the 40,000 nautical miles circumnavigation, a feat that will take eleven months to complete.

  24. Sunday Times Golden Globe Race

    The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race was a non-stop, single-handed, round-the-world yacht race, held in 1968-1969, and was the first round-the-world yacht race. The race was controversial due to the failure of most competitors to finish the race and because of the apparent suicide of one entrant; however, it ultimately led to the founding of ...

  25. The most expensive travel experiences in the world

    Thanks to TCS World Travel, you can go on a 24-day tour around the world. Flying on a Boeing 757 jet, stops include Rio de Janeiro, the Galápagos Islands, and Rwanda. Couples pay US$194,000 per ...

  26. 1989-1990 Whitbread Round the World Race

    The 1989-90 Whitbread Round the World Race was run from Southampton to Southampton in 1989-90. It was run with several classes of yacht. Steinlager 2 skippered by Peter Blake won the race easily. For the first time since 1981-82 (when the race comprised just four legs), the victor won every leg in their division (albeit closely chased by both Grant Dalton's Fisher & Paykel NZ and Pierre ...