25.11.2017 Start AAR West: Lanzarote- Hamburg: Sanfter Start, heiße erste Nacht Die Anspannung unter den Teilnehmern der ersten Etappe der Atlantic Anniversary Regatta (AAR) war am Morgen des 25. November 2017 mit Händen zu greifen. Nach Monaten der Vorbereitung, des Trainings und der Planung war es an der Zeit für die Teilnehmer, Farbe zu bekennen….
25.11.2017 Prior to the start of the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race you could feel the apprehension amongst the 200 competitors taking part. After months of planning and preparation, it was time for the record fleet of 23 yachts from nine different countries to cast off lines and take on the challenge of the Atlantic Ocean….
RACE 2 DAY 13: LIGHT AIRS HINDER FLEET 17 OCTOBER 2017 With less than two days before the fleet is scheduled to start descending upon the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, light wind conditions are bringing last minute frustrations for the majority of the fleet, with leader board positions still very much up for grabs….
RACE 2 DAY 11: BATTLE AT THE TOP 15 OCTOBER 2017 We are just days out from the first estimated arrival into Cape Town, and two teams are fighting hard for the honour of taking first place in the Race 2: Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms. Greenings has emerged from Stealth Mode in…
RACE 2 DAY 8: FAST AND FURIOUS SAILING FOR CLIPPER RACE FLEET 12 OCTOBER 2017 Many of the teams in the Clipper Race fleet have been setting their own boat speed records during some fast and furious sailing on Day 8 of the Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms. Leader of Race 2, Greenings,…
RACE 2 DAY 6: QINGDAO SECURES TOP SCORING GATE POINTS FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE RACE 10 OCTOBER 2017 All eyes have been firmly fixed on the Race Viewer during the sixth day of racing as the twelve Clipper Race teams battled it out to reach the Scoring Gate. Following a fierce battle with Liverpool 2018 and…
RACE 2 DAY 3: CLOSE-FOUGHT BATTLE CONTINUES 7 OCTOBER 2017 PSP Logistics safely arrived into Piriapolis, Uruguay, yesterday afternoon, local time, to repair rudder damage, as the rest of the fleet continued in a closely-fought contest towards Cape Town. With less than 10nautical miles separating the top five teams, over the last 24 hours, the…
RACE 2 DAY 1: TIGHT RACING OUT OF URUGUAY 5 OCTOBER 2017 The Clipper Race fleet has enjoyed its first night of sailing in Race 2: The Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms, though the teams remain tightly bunched on the leader board after a windy and wild start to the race. At the…
https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ RACE 2 DAY 1: TIGHT RACING OUT OF URUGUAY 5 OCTOBER 2017 The Clipper Race fleet has enjoyed its first night of sailing in Race 2: The Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms, though the teams remain tightly bunched on the leader board after a windy and wild start to the race. At…