There was a joke, of sorts, in the Clipper Round the World Race, that in the over two decades of racing around the world, only one boat has ever sunk. It was the boat least likely to sink, at least … Continue reading
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Yesterday, we posted about signing aboard as trainee crew on the square rigged barque Picton Castle, to sail all or part of the way around the world. But what if you want to sail in a globe girdling ocean race instead of … Continue reading
The Clipper Round the World Race is a race around the world held every two years sailed with a professional captain and paying amateur crews. In nine races starting in 1996, the contests were sailed without loss of life. That tragically changed … Continue reading
Terrible news. A second sailor has died in the Clipper Round the World Race. On 1127 UTC on Friday, Sarah Young, 40, was swept over the side of the IchorCoal boat (CV21) in the Pacific Ocean by a series of … Continue reading
A week ago, we posted about the corpse of a German sailor aboard the yacht SAYO, a Jeanneau Sun Magic 44, which was found adrift off the Philippines on around the end of February. The body was described as “mummified,” … Continue reading
Terrible news from the Clipper Round the World Race. On the fourth day of the race, Andrew Ashman, 49, a paramedic from Orpington, Kent was injured and died while reefing the main sail on the racing yacht IchorCoal (CV21), approximately 120 nautical miles off … Continue reading
Today, the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race began from St Katherine’s Docks, London. Twelve teams are competing in the world’s longest ocean race of 40,000 nautical miles. While the captains of the twelve boats are all professionals, the 700 crew members … Continue reading
Andrew Taylor, 46, from London, a crew member on Derry~Londonderry~Doire yacht, racing in the Clipper Round the World Race, went overboard in the Pacific at 23.43 UTC Sunday night in rough weather. He was sighted again at 00.55 UTC before … Continue reading
Gareth Glover, the skipper of the yacht New York, was good enough to sit down yesterday and provide a glimpse of sailing in the Clipper Round the World Race. Clipper Round the World Race – Interview with Skipper Gareth Glover [iframe: width=”580″ … Continue reading
The crews sailing in the Clipper Round the World Race represent over 40 nationalities. You can get a sense of the international makeup of the fleet by the banners and flags that they fly now that they have arrived in port. Here … Continue reading
The ten boat fleet of the Clipper Round the World Race will officially and formally arrive in New York harbor on Sunday, June 3rd to coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. As Sir Robin Knox-Johnston sails the Suhaili, the 32ft yacht on which he became … Continue reading
Yesterday we posted the Clipper Round the World 68′ racer, Geraldton Western Australia, which was struck by a large wave in a storm in the Pacific. The wave sheared off the boat’s steering pedestal, damaged electronics and injured four crew, who were … Continue reading