List of Clipper Round the World Yacht Race results
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The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race was conceived in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston[1] and together with William Ward (CEO), founded Clipper Ventures, a company that would run the race. The race takes paying amateur crews on one or more legs of a circumnavigation of the globe in specially designed yachts owned by Clipper Ventures. Three different classes of yacht have been used throughout the race, the Clipper 60, Clipper 68 and Clipper 70s. The race ran every two years between 1996 and 2002, and then skipped a year, with subsequent races beginning in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019.[2]
Clipper 1996[edit]
Route[edit]
The first race took a route starting from Plymouth and then sailing to Madeira, Fort Lauderdale, Panama, Galapagos, Hawaii, Yokohama, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seychelles, Durban, Cape Town, Salvador (Brazil), the Azores and back to Plymouth.
Results[edit]
| Position | Boat | Skipper | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariel | Ras Turner | 24 |
| 2 | Mermerus | Jim Thom | 47 |
| 3 | Taeping | Adrian Faiers | 61 |
| 4 | Chrysolite | Colin de Mowbray | 64 |
| 5 | Blackadder | Andrew Spedding | 77 |
| 6 | Serica | Bluey Neale | 82 |
| 7 | Thermopylae | Mervyn Wheatley | 91 |
| 8 | Antiope | Charlie Osborne | 93 |
The overall scores were calculated based on the number of points awarded for each race, with first place scoring one point, second scoring two points and so on.
Clipper 1998[edit]
Fleet[edit]
Seven boats raced, with Blackadder not competing.
Route[edit]
The route was largely the same as the '96 race, but called briefly at Nassau in the Bahamas before going to Marina Hemingway, five miles to the west of Havana, a direct course between the USA and Cuba being impossible.
Results[edit]
The race was won, convincingly, by Alex Thomson, who was the youngest skipper to win a round the world yacht race at just 24. Thomson used the win to springboard him into the international racing scene on his Open 60 Hugo Boss.
| Position | Boat | Skipper | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariel | Alex Thomson | 24.5 |
| 2 | Antiope | Keith Harris | 50 |
| 3 | Chrysolite | Tim Hedges | 58.5 |
| 4 | Mermerus | Barney Sollars | 67 |
| 5 | Taeping | Nick Fleming | 71.5 |
| 6 | Serica | Rupert Dean | 76 |
| 7 | Thermopylae | Malcolm Todd | 82.5 |
The Times Clipper 2000 Race[edit]
This was the only race to have a title sponsor, with the UK daily broadsheet The Times sponsoring the race and trophy.
Fleet[edit]
All eight Clipper 60 yachts took part, and were renamed after cities in the UK (Portsmouth, Plymouth, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Jersey and Liverpool), with the crews, where possible, drawn from the city their boat was named for.
Route[edit]
The race started and finished in Portsmouth harbour. The stop in the Azores was replaced by one in New York City and to compensate for the extra distance the Seychelles to Durban to Cape Town leg was reduced to Mauritius to Cape Town.
The race attempted to make it from Yokohama to Shanghai but a fierce storm east of Tokyo Bay in March 2001 caused damage to several of the boats and by the time they had returned to Japan for repair, the entry visas to China had lapsed. Instead, the fleet raced from Yokohama to Naha, the capital of the Japanese island, Okinawa.
Another diversion took place in May 2001 when mechanical problems to Bristol Clipper’s generator meant the fleet spent two days in Christmas Island and the crews got an unexpected Australian stamp in their passports.
In another modification to the Clipper ‘96 and Clipper ‘98 route, stops were included in Vilamoura (Portugal), Singapore and Mauritius with the penultimate race going from New York to the Channel Island port of St. Helier.
Results[edit]
The point scoring method was altered, with the races now scoring 8 points for a win, 7 for second and so on.
| Position | Boat | Skipper | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol | Bob Beggs | 97.4 |
| 2 | Jersey | Paul de la Haye | 96 |
| 3 | London | Stuart Gibson | 82 |
| 4 | Liverpool | Rupert Dean | 77 |
| 5 | Plymouth | Matt Baker | 75 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | Martin Clough | 72 |
| 7 | Leeds | Simon Rowell | 40 |
| 8 | Glasgow | Ed Green | 38 |
Clipper 2002-03 Race[edit]
Fleet[edit]
This was to be the fourth and final circumnavigation for the Clipper 60 fleet. Three of the boats were renamed, and international cities were now added to the race, Hong Kong, Cape Town and New York.
Route[edit]
The start point was moved to Liverpool, and an estimated 40,000 spectators came to see the boats off despite a 24-hour delay due to storms in the Irish Sea. 100 mph (160 km/h) gusts turned the local waters into a boiling maelstrom and the start was postponed from the Sunday until the next day.
The race continued to go westwards. As in 2000, the attempt to race into Shanghai failed – this time thanks to the promised berthing facilities being withdrawn. Further along the route, the fleet was challenged by the SARS virus and the yachts were forced to find an alternative location close to Singapore. The popular Indonesian island of Batam provided the facilities and the stop proved so popular, it was a catalyst for Singapore to enter a yacht in the next running of the race.
Results[edit]
| Position | Boat | Skipper | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jersey | Johnathan Brockhouse / Ed Green / Simon Rowell[3] | 97.5 |
| 2 | Bristol | Richard Butler | 95.5 |
| 3 | Liverpool | Adam Kyffin | 74 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | Justin Taylor | 71 |
| 5 | Glasgow | Rupert Parkhouse | 65 |
| 6 | London | Rory Gillard | 57.5 |
| 7 | New York | Sam Fuller / Ross Daniel[4] | 55 |
| 8 | Cape Town | Roger Steven-Jennings | 30 |
Clipper 2005–06 Race[edit]
Fleet[edit]
The 2005 race was the first to feature the larger Clipper 68 yachts.
After the initial three international boats from the 2002 race, the race was made fully international, with boats sponsored by Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Qingdao, Durban, New York City, Singapore and Western Australia as well as the home teams of Liverpool, Glasgow, Cardiff and Jersey.
Route[edit]
The 2005 race was the first to circumnavigate from east to west. The route was altered to take account of the faster boats, and to take in stopovers at many of the sponsoring cities. For the first time there was a leg across the Southern Ocean between Durban and Fremantle, and a leg across the North Pacific between Qingdao and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
The race schedule was significantly altered when Glasgow Clipper reported keel problems in the South China Sea, and diverted to Subic Bay in the Philippines, followed by the rest of the fleet that were showing symptoms, causing an enforced 6 week stopover. The revised schedule dropped the planned stopover in Yokohama from the route, and moved the Caribbean stopover from Curaçao to Jamaica.
Results[edit]
| Start | Liverpool | Cascais | Salvador | Durban | Fremantle | Singapore | Subic Bay | Qingdao | Victoria | Panama | Jamaica | New York | Jersey | Holyhead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End | Cascais | Salvador | Durban | Fremantle | Singapore | Subic Bay | Qingdao | Victoria | Panama | Jamaica | New York | Jersey | Holyhead | Liverpool | |
| CV1 | Liverpool '08 | 1 | 2 | Jt. 5 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| CV2 | Glasgow: Scotland with Style | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 (-1) | 9 | - | 8 | 8 (-2) | 8 (-4) | 10 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| CV3 | Uniquely Singapore | 4 | 6 | Jt. 5. | 9 | 6 | - | 4 (-1) | 9 (-1) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| CV4 | westernaustralia.com | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| CV5 | Jersey | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | - | 10 (-2) | 10 (-1) | 10 (-4) | 7 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| CV6 | Durban | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 (-1) | 1 | - | 3 | 2 (-1) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| CV7 | New York | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - | 6 | 7 (-1) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| CV8 | Qingdao | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | - | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| CV9 | Victoria | 8 | 8 (-1) | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 (-1) | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| CV10 | Cardiff | 5 | 3 (-1) | 3 | 8 | 10 | - | 5 (-1) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Races score first = 10 points, second = 9 points, etc. However, Race 1 (Liverpool to Cascais) and Race 13 (Holyhead to Liverpool) were scored at half points. In addition, the race committee did sometimes apply points penalties, invariably for excessive sail damage. The penalty points are shown in brackets after the result.
The original race 6, from Singapore to Qingdao was abandoned when the fleet diverted to Subic, and no points were awarded.
Liverpool and Singapore were awarded a tie in Race 3, after Liverpool had a GPS failure, and could not confirm its finish time with sufficient accuracy to determine whether it was ahead or behind Singapore. 5.5 points were awarded to each boat.
| Position | Boat | Skipper | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | westernaustralia.com | Dave Pryce/Mark Preedy | 94.5 |
| 2 | Durban | Craig Miller | 85.0 |
| 3 | New York | Joff Bailey | 82.0 |
| 4 | Liverpool '08 | Tim McGee (Sam Fuller Jamaica->New York) | 80.5 |
| 5 | Uniquely Singapore | Richard Falk | 68.5 |
| 6 | Victoria | Ewan Hind | 65.0 |
| 7 | Qingdao | Danny Watson | 59.0 |
| 8 | Cardiff | Conor Fogherty (Mervyn Wheatley Victoria->Panama) | 51.5 |
| 9 | Jersey | Mark Taylor/Simon Rowell/Richard Franklin/Mervyn Wheatley[5] | 25.5 |
| 10 | Glasgow: Scotland with Style | Graeme Johnston/Rory Gillard[6] | 23.5 |
Clipper 2007–08 Race[edit]
The Clipper 07–08 race started on 16 September 2007 in Liverpool.
Fleet[edit]
Once again, 10 Clipper 68s took part. There were some changes to the lineup with Victoria, Jersey and Cardiff replaced by Jamaica, Hull & Humber and Nova Scotia.
Route[edit]
The race had some changes compared to the 05–06 route. La Rochelle was the first stop, replacing Cascais, and the route for Leg 5 changed, with the race leaving Qingdao and heading to Santa Cruz, California via Hawaii, eliminating the stopovers in Yokohama and Victoria. The final leg also changed, with an extra stop in Halifax, and the final pitstop in Cork, rather than Jersey and then finished in Liverpool in July 2008.
Results[edit]
| Start | Liverpool | La Rochelle | Salvador | Durban | Fremantle | Singapore | Qingdao | Hawaii | Santa Cruz | Panama | Jamaica | New York | Halifax | Cork | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End | La Rochelle | Salvador | Durban | Fremantle | Singapore | Qingdao | Hawaii | Santa Cruz | Panama | Jamaica | New York | Halifax | Cork | Liverpool | |
| CV1 | Liverpool '08 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| CV2 | Glasgow: Scotland with Style | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| CV4 | Uniquely Singapore | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| CV3 | westernaustralia2011.com | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | RTD | DNC | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| CV5 | Jamaica | RTD | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| CV6 | Durban 2010 and Beyond | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | DNC | RTD | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| CV7 | Hull & Humber | 1 | 5 | 4* | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| CV8 | Qingdao | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| CV9 | New York | 8 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| CV10 | Nova Scotia | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
- In Race 3, Hull and Humber crossed the line first, but had a four-hour penalty applied for using her motor during a casualty evacuation near the start of the race. As New York were six minutes behind, and Liverpool and Glasgow also finished within four hours, Hull and Humber dropped to fourth place in that race.
- In Race 8, Western Australia and Durban did not compete after losing their masts in Race 7. The race committee awarded them points for the race based on their average position in races 1–7. Durban got 7 points, Western Australia got 5.
RTD = Retired, DNC = Did not compete
| Position | Boat | Skipper | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | Jerry Crew/Duggie Gillespie | 103.5 |
| 2 | Hull & Humber | Danny Watson | 98.0 |
| 3 | Glasgow: Scotland with Style | Hannah Jenner | 87.0 |
| 4 | Qingdao | Marcus Cholerton-Brown | 77.5 |
| 5 | Liverpool '08 | Ben Galloway | 75.5 |
| 6 | Durban 2010 and Beyond | Ricky Chalmers | 70.0 |
| 7 | Uniquely Singapore | Mark Preedy | 69.0 |
| 8 | westernaustralia2011.com | Martin Silk | 65.0 |
| 9 | Nova Scotia | Rob McInally | 50.5 |
| 10 | Jamaica | Simon Bradley | 40.5 |
Where two teams are equal on points, their relative position is determined using the countback rule. That is, the team with the most first-place finishes is placed higher; if those are equal, look at second-place finishes, and so forth.
Points have been deducted for sail damage: Glasgow & Hull and Humber 4, Nova Scotia & Jamaica 3, Liverpool 1.
Race 1 was for half points.
Clipper 2009–10 Race[edit]
The Clipper 2009–10 race started from Kingston upon Hull on the Humber Estuary on 13 September 2009.[7] The race was won by Spirit of Australia on 17 July 2010, when the yachts returned to Hull Marina for a gala celebration.
Fleet[edit]
The same fleet of Clipper 68s took part. The yachts were named Hull and Humber, Qingdao, Uniquely Singapore, Cape Breton Island, Spirit of Australia, California, Edinburgh Inspiring Capital, Jamaica Lightning Bolt, Team Finland and Cork.
On 15 January 2010, Cork Clipper ran aground on the Gosong Mampango reef in the Java Sea[8][9] at 3°35.1195′S 109°10.9′E / 3.5853250°S 109.1817°E. In 1992 it was reported that the reef and its associated light lie 0.9 nmi (1.7 km) east of their charted positions.[10] The crew successfully evacuated the yacht and were aided by competitors Team California and Team Finland. Cork Clipper was abandoned a few days later after the decision was made that any attempt to salvage her would be uneconomical.[11][12] A Challenge 67' yacht Aurora of London was chartered and prepared and re-branded as Cork in Antigua.[13] She rejoined the race in Panama in May 2010, where she was skippered by Hannah Jenner - former 07/08 skipper of Glasgow - Scotland With Style. The Cork yacht was able to finish the race in style as they achieved line honours into their home port of Kinsale, and won the final race from IJmuiden to Hull; winning a second coveted yellow pennant.
Results[edit]
For this race, stealth mode was introduced along with scoring gates.
| Start | Hull | La Rochelle | Rio de Janeiro | South Africa | Western Australia | Singapore | Qingdao | California | Panama | Caribbean | New York | Cape Breton Island | Cork | IJmuiden | Gate Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End | La Rochelle | Rio de Janeiro | South Africa | Western Australia | Singapore | Qingdao | California | Panama | Caribbean | New York | Cape Breton Island | Cork | IJmuiden | Hull | Gate Points | |
| CV1 | Edinburgh Inspiring Capital | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| CV2 | Jamaica Lightning Bolt | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| CV3 | Uniquely Singapore | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| CV4 | Cork | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| CV5 | Team Finland | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8.3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| CV6 | Qingdao | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| CV7 | Cape Breton Island | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| CV8 | Hull & Humber | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| CV9 | Spirit of Australia | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| CV10 | California | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Position | Boat | Skipper | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spirit of Australia | Brendan Hall[14] | 128 |
| 2 | Team Finland | Eero Lehtinen / Rob McInally[permanent dead link] | 105.3 |
| 3 | Cape Breton Island | Jan Ridd | 104 |
| 4 | Hull & Humber | Piers Dudin / Justin Taylor[permanent dead link] | 98 |
| 5 | Jamaica Lightning Bolt | Pete Stirling | 98 |
| 6 | Uniquely Singapore | Jim Dobie[permanent dead link] | 76 |
| 7 | Qingdao | Chris Stanmore-Major | 74 |
| 8 | Cork | Richie Fearon / Hannah Jenner[permanent dead link] | 56.8 |
| 9 | Edinburgh Inspiring Capital | Matt Pike | 53 |
| 10 | California | Pete Rollason[permanent dead link] | 42 |
Clipper 2011-12 Race[edit]
The fleet departed from Ocean Village on 31 July 2011 and the race started in the Solent.[15] The race lasted a full year and covered an estimated 40,000 nautical miles (74,000 km).
Fleet[edit]
In this edition of the race the fleet included a newly built Clipper 68 to replace the yacht lost at sea.[16] The race saw several yachts suffering steering gear failures, the most severe causing Singapore to retire during the leg to New Zealand. During race 9 from Qingdao to California, an incident on the Geraldton Western Australia yacht made international headlines when the US Coastguard Cutter Bertholf rescued two of the four injured crew from the yacht.[17][18]
Route[edit]
The route was again modified with yachts visiting Eastern Australia and New Zealand for the first time before sailing up to Singapore.
Results[edit]
Scoring gates and stealth mode were again features of the 11-12 race.
| Start | Southampton | Madeira | Rio de Janeiro | Cape Town | Western Australia | New Zealand | Eastern Australia | Singapore | Qingdao | California | Panama | New York | Nova Scotia | Londonderry | Netherlands | Gate Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End | Madeira | Rio de Janeiro | Cape Town | Western Australia | New Zealand | Eastern Australia | Singapore | Qingdao | California | Panama | New York | Nova Scotia | Londonderry | Netherlands | UK | ||
| CV2 | New York | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 (-2) | 3 (-1) | 4 | 4 | 8 (-2) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| CV3 | Welcome to Yorkshire | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 (-2) | 7 (-1) | 2 | 2 | 6 (-1) | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| CV5 | Gold Coast Australia | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 (-5) | 10 (-2) | 9 | 10 | 8 (-2) | 10 (-5) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| CV6 | Geraldton Western Australia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 (-1) | 5 | 7 | 4 (-3) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| CV8 | De Lage Landen | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 (-1) | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| CV10 | Derry-Londonderry | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 (-1) | 1 | 9 | 5 (-1) | 7 (-2) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| CV1 | Edinburgh Inspiring Capital | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 (-1) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 (-1) | 1 | 6 (-2) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| CV7 | Uniquely Singapore | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 (-1) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| CV9 | Qingdao | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| CV11 | Visit Finland | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 (-2) | 10 | 3 | 6 (-1) | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Position | Boat | Skipper | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Coast Australia | Richard Hewson | 151 |
| 2 | Visit Finland | Oli Osborne | 103 |
| 3 | Singapore | Ben Bowley | 101 |
| 4 | De Lage Landen | Mat Booth / Stuart Jackson | 99 |
| 5 | Welcome to Yorkshire | Rupert Dean | 86 |
| 6 | New York | Gareth Glover | 77 |
| 7 | Geraldton Western Australia | Juan Coetzer | 77 |
| 8 | Derry-Londonderry | Mark Light | 62 |
| 9 | Qingdao | Ian Conchie | 58 |
| 10 | Edinburgh Inspiring Capital | Gordon Reid / Flavio Zamboni[19] / Piers Dudin[20] | 40 |
Clipper 2013-14 Race[edit]
Fleet[edit]
For this edition, the fleet was expanded to 12 brand new identical Tony Castro designed Clipper 70 yachts. In a break from tradition, 5 of the yachts are sponsored by companies rather than cities or countries.
Route[edit]
The race set off from London's St. Katherine Docks on Sunday 1 September, with the start taking place offshore at Southend[21] the following morning. The fleet then raced to Brest and onwards to Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Albany, Sydney, Hobart, Brisbane, Singapore, Qingdao, San Francisco, Panama, Jamaica, New York, Derry/Londonderry, and Den Helder, before finishing back in London.
Skippers[edit]
On 10 April 2013, the skippers for the Clipper 13-14 Round the World Yacht Race were announced as follows:[22]
| Name | Nationality | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Parnham | Australian (East Coast) | 48 |
| Pete Stirling | British (Hampshire) | 47 |
| Patrick van der Zijden | Dutch (Vogelenzang) | 43 |
| Simon Talbot | British (Essex) | 43 |
| Gareth Glover | British (Manchester) | 36 |
| Chris Hollis | Australian (East Coast) | 33 |
| Eric Holden | Canadian (Vancouver) | 33 |
| Sean McCarter | Irish (Derry) | 31 |
| Vicky Ellis | British (Bristol) | 30 |
| Oliver Cotterell | British (Hampshire) | 27 |
| Richard Gould | British (Hampshire) | 26 |
| Matt Mitchell | British (Berkshire) | 26 |
Clipper 13-14 Results[23]
| Placing | Boat No. | Boat Name | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CV21 | Henri Lloyd | Eric Holden |
| 2 | CV26 | Great Britain | Simon Talbot |
| 3 | CV20 | One DLL | Olly Cotterell |
| 4 | CV30 | Derry Londonderry Doire | Sean McCarter |
| 5 | CV24 | Switzerland | Vicky Ellis |
| 6 | CV29 | Old Pulteney | Patrick Van der Zijden |
| 7 | CV22 | Qingdao | Gareth Glover |
| 8 | CV31 | Jamaica | Pete Stirling |
| 9 | CV28 | PSP Logistics | Chris Hollis |
| 10 | CV27 | Garmin | Damian Parnham/Jan Ridd |
| 11 | CV25 | Invest Africa | Rich Gould |
| 12 | CV23 | Mission Performance | Matt Mitchell |
Clipper 2015-16 Race[edit]
Fleet[edit]
The 2015-16 edition of the race featured the same matched fleet of twelve Clipper 70 yachts as took part in the 2013-14 Race. GREAT Britain, Derry-Londonderry-Doire and Qingdao return as sponsors, with other the sponsors announced during 2015 being (in order of announcement): ClipperTelemed+, Mission Performance, Unicef, IchorCoal, Garmin, Da Nang - Viet Nam, LMAX Exchange, PSP Logistics, and Visit Seattle.[24]
Route[edit]
The 2015-16 edition of the race set sail on Sunday 30 August 2015, once again from London's St Katharine Docks, with the actual start of the first race taking place offshore at Southend at 1230 BST on Monday 31 August. The fleet will race to Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Albany, Sydney, Hobart, the Whitsunday Islands, Da Nang, Qingdao, Seattle, Panama, New York, Derry/Londonderry, and Den Helder, before finishing back in London.
Skippers[edit]
On 18 March 2015, the skippers for the Clipper 15-16 Round the World Yacht Race were announced as follows:[25]
| Hull # | Team | Name | Nationality | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV20 | Garmin | Ashley Skett | British (Newquay) | 31 |
| CV21 | IchorCoal | Darren Ladd | British (Somerset) | 49 |
| Rich Gould | 29 | |||
| CV22 | PSP Logistics | Max Stunell | British (Portsmouth) | 34 |
| CV23 | Visit Seattle | Huw Fernie | British (Falmouth) | 31 |
| CV24 | LMAX Exchange | Olivier Cardin | French (Saint Aubin sur Mer) | 45 |
| CV25 | Da Nang - Viet Nam | Wendy Tuck | Australian (Sydney) | 50 |
| CV26 | ClipperTelemed+ | Diane Reid | Canadian | 42 |
| Matt Mitchell | British | 28 | ||
| CV27 | GREAT Britain | Peter Thornton | British (Gorran Haven) | 36 |
| CV28 | Qingdao | Igor Gotlibovych | Ukrainian/German | 27 |
| Bob Beggs | British | 55 | ||
| CV29 | Derry-Londonderry-Doire | Daniel Smith | British (West Kilbride) | 31 |
| CV30 | Unicef | Jim Prendergast | British (Sheffield/Gosport) | 40 |
| Paul Atwood | British/Australian | 60 | ||
| Martin Clough | British (Lancashire) | 58 | ||
| CV31 | Mission Performance | Greg Miller | British (Gosport) | 39 |
Results[edit]
On 29 July 2016, the winners of the Clipper 2015-16 Round the World Yacht Race were announced as follows:[26]
| Placing | Boat No. | Boat Name | Skipper | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CV24 | LMAX Exchange | Olivier Cardin | 152 |
| 2 | CV29 | Derry-Londerry-Doire | Dan Smith | 145 |
| 3 | CV27 | GREAT Britain | Pete Thornton | 126 |
| 4 | CV20 | Garmin | Ash Skett | 125 |
| 5 | CV28 | Qingdao | Bob Beggs | 79 |
| 6 | CV31 | Mission Performance | Greg Miller | 78 |
| 7 | CV25 | Da Nang - Viet Nam | Wendy Tuck | 77 |
| 8 | CV23 | Visit Seattle | Huw Fernie | 76 |
| 9 | CV26 | ClipperTelemed+ | Matt Mitchell | 74 |
| 10 | CV30 | Unicef | Martin Clough | 65 |
| 11 | CV21 | IchorCoal | Rich Gould | 54 |
| 12 | CV22 | PSP Logistics | Max Stunell | 45 |
Clipper 2017-18 Race[edit]
Fleet[edit]
The 2017-18 edition of the race featured the same matched fleet of twelve Clipper 70 yachts as took part in the 2015-16 Race. CV24, Greenings, retired from the race entirely when it ran aground on October 31, 2017 off the coast of Cape Town.[27]
Route[edit]
The 2017-18 edition of the race set sail on Sunday 20 August 2017, Liverpool’s Albert Dock. This was the fourth time Liverpool has hosted the Clipper race, making it the most frequented Clipper Race stopover port. The fleet raced to Punta del Este, Cape Town, Freemantle, Sydney, Hobart, the Whitsunday Islands, Sanya, Qingdao, Seattle, Panama, New York, Derry/Londonderry, before finishing back in Liverpool on Saturday, July 28, 2018.[28]
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]
| Placing | Boat No. | Boat Name | Skipper | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CV27 | Sanya Serenity Coast | Wendy Tuck | 143 |
| 2 | CV26 | Visit Seattle | Nikki Henderson | 139 |
| 3 | CV29 | Qingdao | Chris Kobusch | 135 |
| 4 | CV28 | PHP Logistics | Matt Mitchell | 125 |
| 5 | CV22 | Garmin | Gaetan Thomas | 121 |
| 6 | CV25 | Dare To Lead | Dale Smyth | 108 |
| 7 | CV21 | Unicef | Bob Beggs | 106 |
| 8 | CV30 | Great Britain | David Hartshorn | 90 |
| 9 | CV20 | Liverpool 2018 | Lance Shepherd | 79 |
| 10 | CV23 | Hotelplanner.com | Conall Morrison | 69 |
| 11 | CV31 | Nasdaq | Rob Graham | 61 |
| 12 | CV24 | Greenings | David Hartshorn | retired |
Clipper 2019-20 Race[edit]
Route[edit]
The race started at London and continued to Portimao, Punta del Este, Cape Town, Fremantle, Whitsundays and Subic Bay. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the organisers to cancel visits to Chinese ports and suspend the remaining legs.[31] The race resumed in March 2022,[32] when the sailors parted from Subic Bay and travelled to Seattle, Panama, Bermuda, New York, Derry and finally back to London.[33]
Results[edit]
| Placing | Boat | Name | Points[34] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CV30 | Qingdao | 145 |
| 2 | CV25 | Punta del Este | 135 |
| 3 | CV26 | Ha Long Bay, Vietnam | 127 |
| 4 | CV23 | WTC Logistics | 121 |
| 5 | CV31 | Unicef | 117 |
| 6 | CV29 | Visit Sanya, China | 107 |
| 7 | CV21 | GoToBermuda | 104 |
| 8 | CV20 | Imagine Your Korea | 79 |
| 9 | CV28 | Zhuhai | 74 |
| 10 | CV22 | Seattle | 65 |
| 11 | CV27 | Dare To Lead | 64 |
Clipper 2023-24 Race[edit]
Route[edit]
- Leg 1 (3-9 September): Portsmouth, United Kingdom - Puerto Sherry, Spain
- Leg 2 (15 September - 12 October): Puerto Sherry, Spain - Punta del Este, Uruguay
- Leg 3 (22 October - 6 November): Punta del Este, Uruguay - Cape Town, South Africa
- Leg 4 (16 November - 8 December): Cape Town, South Africa - Fremantle, Australia
- Leg 5 (19 December - 1 January): Fremantle, Australia - Newcastle, Australia
- Leg 6 (10-16 January): Newcastle, Australia - Whitsunday Islands, Australia
- Leg 7 (22 January - 16 February): Whitsundays, Australia - Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
- Leg 8 (27 January - 2 March): Ha Long Bay, Vietnam - Zhuhai, China
- Leg 9 (9-18 March): Zhuhai, China - Qingdao, China
- Leg 10 (25 March - 19 April): Qingdao, China - Seattle, United States
- Leg 11 (2-27 May): Seattle, United States - Panama City, Panama
- Leg 12 (5-17 June): Panama City, Panama - Washington, D.C., United States
- Leg 13 (25 June - 16 July): Washington, D.C., United States - Oban, United Kingdom
- Leg 14 (21 July): Oban, United Kingdom - Portsmouth, United Kingdom
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
- www.clipperroundtheworld.com Clipper Race Official Website
- www.clipper-ventures.com Clipper Ventures Plc Official Website
- Past race results at the Wayback Machine (archived December 21, 2008)