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…
RACE 1 DAY 34: GREENINGS PUSH FOR VICTORY 23 SEPTEMBER 2017 Only Greenings and Nasdaq remains at sea following the arrival of Visit Seattle late on Friday night, Punta del Este time. Currently, Greenings is 55.04 nautical miles from the Finish Line, and Relief Skipper and Deputy Race Director Dan Smith says: “The final part…
RACE 1 DAY 30: WIND HOLES UNSETTLE THE FLEET 19 SEPTEMBER 2017 Sanya Serenity Coast has extended its lead in the closing stages of the race to Punta del Este, with the majority of the fleet caught out by wind holes. PSP Logistics and GREAT Britain have moved up to second and third respectively, having…
RACE 1 DAY 26: WAITING ON A WIND ANGLE 15 SEPTEMBER 2017 Visit Seattle continues to lead the Clipper Race, maintaining clear water in front of Sanya Serenity Coast, in second, and Unicef in third. Now, just off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, the leaders are on the cusp of being able to re-hoist…